McLaren F1 driver Lando Norris pictured at the Australian GP, later reflected on McLaren’s difficult 2026 Chinese GP and outlined plans for recovery.
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Norris backs McLaren to recover after tough start to 2026 F1 season

The 2026 campaign has had a rough start for McLaren, with serious issues from the season’s opening. At the Australian Grand Prix, Oscar Piastri failed to start after crashing into the barriers on a reconnaissance lap to the grid. He had finished third in the 2025 Drivers’ Championship, narrowly missing out on the title. Meanwhile,…

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Andrea Stella at the 2026 F1 Chinese GP
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Stella: Learnings taken for McLaren from watching 2026 F1 Chinese GP

The 2026 Chinese GP was a disaster for team principal Andrea Stella and the entire McLaren F1 team. Neither of the consecutive Constructors’ Champions’ cars were able to start the race. Reigning World Driver’s Champion Lando Norris could not even leave his garage. His teammate Oscar Piastri was pushed back into the pits just before…

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Stella addresses McLarens performance at the 2026 F1 Chinese GP
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Stella more concerned about missing out on points than data after double McLaren DNS at 2026 F1 Chinese GP

At the 2026 F1 Chinese GP, both McLaren drivers failed to start the race. The team left with a double DNS and two disappointed drivers. Initially, it was Lando Norris’s car that ran into issues. The Brit failed to leave the garage when the pit lane opened. Shortly after this, Oscar Piastri’s car was taken…

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Piastri's qualifying result saw him claim P5 for the F1 Chinese GP, 0.486s off pole, as the McLaren driver admitted the team still lacks grip.
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Piastri: McLaren is “half a second off” as team struggles in 2026 F1 Chinese GP qualifying

Oscar Piastri’s 2026 F1 Chinese GP qualifying session ended in P5 at the Shanghai International Circuit. The Australian set a best lap of 1:32.550, finishing 0.486 seconds behind pole-sitter Kimi Antonelli. Speaking after the session in the print media pen, Piastri acknowledged some operational improvement from McLaren. However, he admitted the car still lacked the…

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Lando Norris, McLaren, during F1 Sprint Qualifying 2026 at Shanghai International Circuit.
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McLaren duo satisfied with first F1 Sprint Qualifying performance in 2026

The Chinese GP marks the first F1 Sprint weekend of this season. The current Constructors’ Champions, McLaren, set solid times during the first F1 Sprint Qualifying in 2026. Lando Norris will be starting P3 behind polesitter George Russell on Saturday. Teammate Oscar Piastri set the fifth-fastest time at the Shanghai International Circuit. It is the…

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Oscar Piastri heads into the 2026 F1 Chinese GP looking to complete his first racing lap(s) following a sighting lap crash in Melbourne.
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Piastri confident McLaren will be “a lot closer” to Mercedes at 2026 F1 Chinese GP

Oscar Piastri heads into the 2026 F1 Chinese GP looking to complete his first racing lap(s) of the season following a sighting lap crash at his home race in Melbourne last weekend. The large gap to Mercedes at the F1 Australian GP In qualifying last Saturday, Oscar Piastri was almost 0.9s off the pole time…

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