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Oscar Piastri has shared his thoughts on Charles Leclerc's aggressive move and the inconsistencies in McLaren's deployment after finishing P5 at the 2026 F1 Belgian GP

Piastri comments on Leclerc’s aggressive defence, the damage sustained, and deployment discrepancies after 2026 F1 Belgian GP

Senjuti Jash2 weeks ago2 weeks ago08 mins

McLaren F1 driver Oscar Piastri opened up about how his damaged MCL40 impacted his race stints, Charles Leclerc’s aggressive defence, the inexplicable loss of straight-line speed, if there are short-term solutions for the deployment discrepancies, and whether it’s concerning that even Mercedes HPP have been unable to remedy the issue so far following his fifth-place…

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Ahead of the F1 British GP, Shintaro Orihara has confirmed that Honda seek to bring Aston Martin's first engine upgrade for 2026 in Zandvoort

Orihara reveals Honda target to have Aston Martin’s first F1 engine upgrade in 2026 ready for Zandvoort

Senjuti Jash1 month ago1 month ago06 mins

As F1 gears up for the 2026 British GP weekend, Shintaro Orihara has shed more light on how Honda are striving to improve the AMR26’s engine, when the new upgrade package is arriving, how much horsepower gain they are anticipating, the dyno programmes they are running, and whether they are expecting Aston Martin to be…

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Andrea Stella has discussed following the Austrian GP how much drag and power unit exploitation have caused McLaren to lag behind Mercedes so far in the 2026 F1 season

Stella on the impact drag and power unit exploitation have on McLaren’s deficit to Mercedes in 2026 F1 season

Senjuti Jash1 month ago1 month ago05 mins

Following a haul of 18 points at the 2026 Austrian GP, Team Principal Andrea Stella shed more light on why McLaren are still lagging behind in comparison to Mercedes and whether they are surprised that power unit exploitation continues to be a factor eight rounds into the 2026 F1 season. Although Stella came forward to…

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Andrea Stella, F1, McLaren, Mercedes, Monaco GP, Mercedes HPP

Stella refuses to put sole blame on Mercedes HPP after F1 Monaco GP issues

Darshan Chokhani2 months ago2 months ago04 mins

Andrea Stella is not pinning down all the McLaren reliability problems to Mercedes HPP after another setback in F1 Monaco GP, as he notes of ongoing review and discussions. McLaren’s F1 2026 season has been derailed by reliability issues so far. They have had double DNS in China along with retirements for Lando Norris in…

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Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli driving the W16 during the F1 Singapore GP

Kimi Antonelli “a bit disappointed” after P5 finish at F1 Singapore GP but happy with improvements to W16

Senjuti Jash10 months ago10 months ago04 mins

Mercedes rookie Kimi Antonelli has opened up about the factors that undermined his race and his feeling in the W16 following his P5 finish at the F1 Singapore GP on Sunday. Despite showing promising pace in the final hour of practice and the first two segments of qualifying, Antonelli’s best lap in Q3 was only…

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Wolff views McLaren F1 title win as a Mercedes success

Rohit Bhaskar2 years ago2 years ago04 mins

McLaren beat Ferrari at the Abu Dhabi GP by 15 points to claim their first Constructors’ Championship since 1998. The team have been powered by Mercedes since 2021 and their title campaign has shattered the long-held notion that customer teams could never outshine their works counterparts. Toto Wolff, the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 team principal, however,…

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“That was a mistake” — Mercedes TD James Allison rues Hamilton’s alternate tyre strategy as he addresses their “disappointing” result at F1 Singapore GP

Senjuti Jash2 years ago2 years ago010 mins

A podium seemed to be on the cards for Mercedes at the Singapore Grand Prix after they managed to lock out the second row on the grid in an interrupted qualifying session. However, certain missteps on the part of the pit wall in terms of splitting strategies and subpar race pace compromised their performance massively….

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Wolff “can’t wait for 2026 to come and see the different levels of performance of the power units” as he hits back at F1 rival Horner

Karishma Persad2 years ago2 years ago04 mins

Over the Miami Grand Prix weekend, Team Principal and CEO of Red Bull Racing, Christian Horner, responded to comments from Mercedes and McLaren which suggested that the team would be weakened by the departure of their Chief Technology Officer, Adrian Newey, with McLaren CEO Zak Brown stating that he believed that Newey “won’t be the…

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“I would be a bit more worried about the 220 than maybe one or two CVs” — Horner on Red Bull F1 taking hundreds of Mercedes HPP employees

Melis Öktür2 years ago02 mins

Christian Horner, who recently admitted that Red Bull powertrains has hired 220 Mercedes staff members, claims he is unconcerned about other teams trying to poach big names of his. A number of important Red Bull employees, including long-term team manager Jonathan Wheatley, were the focus of rival teams’ attention during the Miami Grand Prix weekend….

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