The curtain falls on the third practice session and it’s Lando Norris and McLaren who head into qualifying as the clear favorites. Norris clocked an impressive lap of 1:29.646, setting a new lap record around Marina Bay and leading the field by nearly half a second. He was the only driver to dip below the…
Practice two in Singapore ended once again with a McLaren on top, Lando Norris ended the session in first as he sets his sights on reigning three time World Champion Max Verstappen who floundered down in 15th. Verstappen was vocal on the issues his Red Bull is facing as not only did he finish the…
Currently chasing championship leader Max Verstappen for F1 glory, Lando Norris sits only 59 points behind the Dutchman. After his race wins in Miami and Zandvoort, Norris is now a genuine contender for the title, but he’s keen to remind the F1 world that this battle is still very much Max Verstappen’s to lose. Heading…
Lando Norris led the way in FP2 as McLaren continued their strong recent form. On the mediums and hards used early in the session, Charles Leclerc led the way from teammate Carlos Sainz by almost 0.3s, with Alex Albon impressing in P3 as Williams continued to show very strong speed. The Thai driver took over…
It’s time for the first practise session of the weekend in Singapore. Before the beginning of the session, latest GP winner Oscar Piastri’s rear left wheel got stuck on his McLaren car during pit stop practise. The papaya team hopes that the issue will be solved by the end of the session, in order to…
The ongoing debate around swearing in Formula 1 radio communications has sparked strong reactions from drivers, with Lando Norris, Max Verstappen, Charles Leclerc, and Sergio Pérez all weighing in on the matter ahead of the Singapore Grand Prix. The controversy follows a recent push from FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem to limit the amount of…
Following Oscar Piastri’s victory in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, McLaren driver Lando Norris says he is ‘very happy’ and ‘proud’ of what seems to be McLaren’s ‘mini-DRS’ as the British outfit is under close watch after the win. There was a controversy with the McLaren’s title contender car after footage circulated of the MCL38’s rear…
.Not quite the luckiest way to kick off the weekend for Lando Norris in Baku. He was on what was supposed to be the final run of Q1 for his McLaren, when Esteban Ocon – who was running in front of the Brit, while on his own flying lap with his Alpine – touched the…
Formula 1 wouldn’t be Formula 1 if it wasn’t spiced up with some controversy from time to time, and on multiple occasions in the previous years the controversy stemmed from the so-called “flexi wings”, i.e. flexible wings. During the epic 2021 season there was a kerfuffle surrounding the wings of both Red Bull Racing and…
McLaren team principal Andrea Stella believes Oscar Piastri’s excellent driving at the 2024 Azerbaijan GP made the difference for McLaren to win the race, in a day in which the Woking squad “did not enjoy any advantage” over its closest rivals Ferrari and Red Bull. Piastri qualified in second for the grand prix, over three…
