Andrea Stella has said that the brake issue faced by Lando Norris at the F1 Chinese GP is unacceptable for McLaren from a reliability standpoint
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“Not acceptable from a reliability point of view” — Stella on brake issue that Norris experienced at F1 Chinese GP

Team principal Andrea Stella has addressed the late brake issue that Lando Norris encountered at the Shanghai International Circuit as McLaren secured their first 1-2 finish of the season at the F1 Chinese GP.  After aborting his final flying lap in Q3 due to a couple of mistakes and starting from third on the grid…

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Stella: Piastri’s F1 Chinese GP win shows he “improved his racecraft, speed” over the winter

McLaren team principal Andrea Stella believes Oscar Piastri’s calm and collected win from pole position at the 2025 F1 Chinese GP showed just much the Australian improved his racecraft and general speed over the off-season. Piastri’s commanding victory on Sunday in Shanghai was the perfect way to bounce back after a disappointing home race last…

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Lando Norris (right) congratulates his race-winning teammate at the 2025 Chinese Grand Prix.
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Norris on surviving brake “nightmare” at the F1 Chinese GP to take P2

After “genuinely struggling” in qualifying where he took third, McLaren’s Lando Norris finished second behind teammate Oscar Piastri at the F1 Chinese GP. But near the end, he had to survive a late scare of nursing his failing brake pedal as George Russell closed in, which he called a “nightmare.” Tough race with plenty of…

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Norris: McLaren is “definitely quickest” but “tricky” to drive in F1 Chinese GP qualifying

Lando Norris qualified third for tomorrow’s F1 Chinese GP, one-and-a-half tenths adrift of team-mate Oscar Piastri on pole position, who he claims just did a better job in handling a McLaren that is “definitely” the quickest car, but “tricky” to handle over the course of a full lap around Shanghai. Norris bounced back in qualifying…

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Hamilton for Ferrari in the F1 Sprint Race Chinese GP
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F1 | Chinese GP | Sprint Race | Hamilton takes his and Ferrari’s first Sprint win

It’s time for the first F1 Sprint Race of the 2025 season in the Chinese GP ! Will Lewis Hamilton manage to snatch his first win with Ferrari after yesterday’s pole position, or will Verstappen prevail? All drivers will sport medium tyres, saving two sets of  hards for the full length race. Nico Hulkenberg will…

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Piastri: “Good discussions” took place with McLaren on team orders after F1 Australian GP

In his print media session ahead of the F1 Chinese GP, Oscar Piastri says good discussions happened with McLaren following the team orders that got briefly put in place at the Australian GP last Sunday involving him and teammate Lando Norris. What happened at the Australian GP involving McLaren, Piastri, Norris and team orders As…

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Oscar Piastri at Parc Ferme after placing P3 at the 2025 Chinese Grand Prix Sprint Qualifying
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Piastri is “confident to fight” for a win after P3 in F1 Chinese GP Sprint Qualifying

McLaren were the quickest team during FP1, with Lando Norris placing first and Oscar Piastri third at the F1 Chinese GP. This momentum only carried on into the early sessions of Sprint Qualifying where they continued to top the charts. However in SQ3, they ultimately missed out on pole. The team had made the decision…

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