F1 World Champion, Lando Norris, admits that McLaren is still a little bit off the race pace. While the team is not where they want to be yet, there is still time to make improvements. As pre-season testing takes place in Bahrain, the teams are familiarising themselves with the cars and making the final changes…
Oscar Piastri and McLaren have successfully completed the first round of F1 2026 Bahrain testing. Piastri did the second most laps, putting in 215 laps over three sessions. Speaking to F1.com after 2026 Bahrain testing, he was satisfied with how things went. “The biggest positive from the test has just been how smoothly it’s gone…
Lando Norris has shared differing views to Max Verstappen over the 2026 F1 cars after day two of official F1 testing in Bahrain. The four-time world champion is unimpressed with the active aero era of the sport, stating that it is “more like Formula E on steriods.” Lando Norris has a contrasting view to Verstappen…
McLaren launched their 2026 challenger, the MCL40, with a livestream event from Bahrain, during which McLaren team principal Andrea Stella and CEO Zak Brown weighed in on the new era of F1. The Italian discussed his excitement for the new regulations. All teams face a huge task due to the scale of them. “I look…
McLaren, the reigning F1 Constructors’ World Champions two years in a row, launch their much anticipated 2026 livery on the MCL40. The Woking-based team have risen to success in the last 2 years, winning the 2024 and 2025 Constructors Championships along with their British driver Lando Norris winning the F1 World Drivers’ Championship last season….
F1 World Champion Lando Norris, McLaren, admitted in an interview with Sky Sports News that fellow Briton George Russell s not only the nations favourite title contender but also has in his eyes potential to win the World Drivers’ Championship in the near future – maybe even 2026. “He is the massive favourite, to be…
Oscar Piastri heads into the 2026 F1 season with clarity and unfinished business. Speaking to F1TV after a highly competitive 2025 campaign, the McLaren driver reflected on what worked, what did not, and how both he and the team can raise their level moving forward. Reflecting on 2025 and refining the approach While much of…
Having finished the 2025 F1 championship in fourth place, George Russell expressed his optimism and excitement for the upcoming season after wrapping up the 2026 shakedown at Barcelona, Spain. Russell on challenging the main protagonists of recent F1 seasons During the 2025 season, many teams’ focus had already shifted to the new regulations coming. Rumours…
McLaren’s Lando Norris has discussed his thoughts on the 2026 F1 cars following the new regulations kicking in, as well as how competitive he thinks the field will be for the upcoming season. Last week every team other than Williams, took part in the Barcelona shakedown at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. This was one of…
Lando Norris 2026 Barcelona F1 shakedown running began later than most his rivals, with McLaren arriving late to the five-day event by design. The reigning champions waited until the final three days to put the MCL40 on track, prioritising full assembly and system validation over early visibility. By Friday evening, the Woking team had completed…
