Lando Norris Archives - Page 29 of 47 - Motorsport

Ricciardo hopes the noise and distractions of recent controversies will ‘start to slowly go away’ whereas Hamilton says F1 has ‘reached a pivotal moment’

David Coath10 months ago10 months ago016 mins

Formula One has found itself on the front of newspapers as well as the back in recent weeks. When this happens, it is usually due to celebrating the crowning of an F1 Drivers’ World Champion or due to moments of controversy. Sadly, as many an F1 fan no doubt knows, it is the latter which…

The MCL38 still has fundamental weaknesses regarding long-term McLaren F1 car characteristics, say Norris and Piastri

James O'Connor10 months ago10 months ago07 mins

McLaren headed into the 2024 Formula One season following a remarkable recovery last year. They started out the season with a car that was struggling to score points. By the end of it, nine podiums and a sprint win with Oscar Piastri in Qatar had been achieved. They also pipped Aston Martin to P4. However,…

F1 standings after the 2024 Bahrain Grand Prix

James O'Connor10 months ago10 months ago01 mins

Drivers’ Championship 1) Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing 26 2) Sergio Perez Red Bull Racing 18 3) Carlos Sainz Scuderia Ferrari 15 4) Charles Leclerc Scuderia Ferrari 12 5) George Russell Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team 10 6) Lando Norris McLaren Racing 8 7) Lewis Hamilton Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team 6 8) Oscar Piastri McLaren Racing…

“For our pace to still be very similar to Mercedes is a good thing” — Lando Norris on P6 finish in F1 Bahrain GP

Fernanda Álvarez10 months ago10 months ago07 mins

Lando Norris was pleased with the result obtained with his MCL38 in the opening round, splitting the Mercedes drivers and bagging a valuable P6. The 24-year-old Briton showed a good command of the car, setting good times in FP1 and FP3, to finally qualify seventh for the starting grid for the Bahrain Grand Prix, concluding…

Verstappen picks up where he left off as he dominates the F1 Bahrain GP from Perez and Sainz

James O'Connor10 months ago10 months ago08 mins

All 20 drivers started on softs, with Verstappen and Perez choosing to begin on used ones to save their new set for later in the race. Hulkenberg, Tsunoda, Stroll, Albon, Magnussen, Bottas, Zhou, Sargeant, Ocon and Gasly all started on new softs. Off the line, it was a superb start from both Red Bulls as…

Norris claims McLaren are “in a good place” after missing out on “possible” P2 in qualifying for F1 Bahrain GP

Rachel Stephens10 months ago10 months ago04 mins

Amidst the anticipation of the Bahrain qualifying session, with reigning champion Max Verstappen, George Russell, and Charles Leclerc battling for the top spots, Lando Norris secured seventh place on the grid for tomorrow’s race. Despite some challenges in the earlier practice sessions and claiming he “made a mistake in turn one and turn four”, causing…

Sainz leads F1 FP3 at Bahrain GP ahead of Alonso and Verstappen

Fernanda Álvarez10 months ago10 months ago05 mins

Photo Credit: Scuderia Ferrari

Hamilton leads a Mercedes 1-2 in F1 FP2 at the Bahrain GP

James O'Connor10 months ago10 months ago04 mins

Photo Credit: Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team

Ricciardo puts RB on top in Bahrain GP F1 FP1 ahead of Norris and Piastri; Verstappen down in sixth

Nicolas Lopes10 months ago10 months ago07 mins

Daniel Ricciardo put an impressive performance in for RB F1 to lead the very first free practice session of the season, just ahead of the two McLaren cars of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri, with Yuki Tsunoda completing a strong showing from the Faenza squad with P4. Max Verstappen struggled with the downshifts in his…

FIA Race Director rolls back on plans to strictly monitor drivers even more that go too slowly in F1 qualifying

Luke-John Buckle10 months ago10 months ago04 mins

Formula 1 will more strictly monitor drivers going too slowly in qualifying this season. The FIA attempted to regulate this in 2023 by issuing a maximum time drivers needed to stay under between the pit lane exit and entry. From 2024, each car’s speed compared to that lap time will be monitored at each marshall…