Led by Andrea Stella, two-time defending F1 Constructors’ World Champions McLaren had a tough start to 2026 at the Australian GP in Melbourne. Lando Norris finished a distant P5, while home hero Oscar Piastri crashed on a sighting lap to the grid. Coming into the season, the Italian engineer felt McLaren would be a step…
Team Principals James Vowles and Andrea Stella commented on the Mercedes power unit performance following the 2026 F1 Australian GP. In 2026, Mercedes-AMG High Performance Powertrains are being utilised by four teams: Mercedes, McLaren, Williams, and Alpine. While many expected to see the Mercedes-powered teams have an advantage over the rest of the field, only…
Lando Norris opened his 2026 F1 campaign with a hard-fought but underwhelming fifth place at the Australian GP. The reigning World Champion never quite found the pace to challenge the dominant Mercedes and Ferrari runners at the front, and instead spent much of the afternoon locked in battle further down the order. Managing strategy and…
Lando Norris cut a frustrated figure after a difficult Qualifying session at the 2026 F1 Australian GP, as the reigning World Champion could only manage 5th on the grid while Mercedes locked out the front row. A Session to Forget It was a tough afternoon for Norris and McLaren. After a challenging Friday, the Briton…
The first race weekend of the 2026 F1 season, the Australian GP, began with the opening practice sessions, FP1 and FP2; for McLaren it was interesting. As the first session proved tricky for much of the grid, with several moments of unreliability happening on track, including for the Woking-based team. The McLaren drivers finished sixth…
Ahead of the F1 Australian GP weekend, Lando Norris discussed his expectations for the 2026 season. The British driver enters the season as World Champion with McLaren and will hope to match his performance from last year. Norris confident in the team ahead of F1 season opener Last season, Lando Norris won the F1 Australian…
With the 2026 F1 season not far off, we have put together the followers list of teams and drivers along with Formula One Management on social media. Liberty Media’s core pursuit once it took over the commercial side of F1 from the previous ownership, was to boost the sport’s somewhat wane media side. Social media’s…
The 2026 F1 season begins this weekend in Melbourne, Australia and ahead of the Australian Grand Prix, Rob Marshall, McLaren’s Chief Designer, spoke about how complex the new regulations are. “As we head to Melbourne for the first race weekend of the 2026 season, following nine days of running across the Barcelona Shakedown and Pre-Season…
In a team preview ahead of Melbourne, Andrea Stella has given an update on McLaren’s preparation for the 2026 F1 season. He outlined the work done during testing. The Italian also explained the team’s focus heading into the first race of the year. McLaren go into the season with a target on their back. They…
McLaren Team Principal Andrea Stella believes that Formula 1 still presents the ultimate challenge for F1 drivers, regardless of the new regulations. Stella said, “I think what we have seen in Bahrain definitely confirms that it is the ultimate challenge.” Stella sees the 2026 F1 season being harder on drivers The 2026 F1 season features…
