McLaren Racing

Horner “surprised McLaren didn’t pre-empt” first F1 Canadian GP safety car when they “were the favourites to just walk away and win”

Karishma Persad3 months ago3 months ago011 mins

Max Verstappen secured his 60th Grand Prix victory on Sunday as he held off the McLarens and Mercedes’ to take an impressive win. Christian Horner discussed all the key moments in his post-race media session, praising the job the driver and the team did on the pit wall to take that tremendous win. “The crucial…

Sergio Perez handed 3-place grid penalty for Spanish GP, Red Bull fined following F1 Canadian GP

James O'Connor3 months ago3 months ago05 mins

Sergio Perez will drop 3 spots on the grid for the Spanish Grand Prix as the stewards took a dim view of him driving back to the pits at relatively high speed following a crash in Canada on Sunday. The Mexican got on a wet patch and spun on lap 53 heading into turn 6,…

McLaren “still not in a position where we can gain the victory out of outright performance”, says Andrea Stella following F1 Canadian GP

Lucrezia Costa3 months ago3 months ago010 mins

It’s a double top five finish for McLaren in Canada, a great haul of points that leaves the Woking-based team in P3 in the Constructors’ Championship, only 40 points behind Ferrari. However, in spite of the very positive result, there’s still room for regret, as Norris led a number of laps, even achieving a 11.4s…

F1 | Canadian GP | Race | Max Verstappen masters Montreal to win wild race from Norris and Russell

James O'Connor3 months ago3 months ago012 mins

The Saubers of Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu started from pit lane. They changed to a different rear wing spec as they looked to take advantage of the wet conditions. RUS, VER, NOR, PIA, RIC, ALO, HAM, TSU, STR, ALB, LEC, SAI, SAR, MAG, GAS, PER, HUL, OCO was the final starting grid. 18 drivers…

“I think we’re in the fight” — Norris confident McLaren can go for F1 Canadian GP win on basis of recent race pace

Karishma Persad3 months ago3 months ago07 mins

After an impressive performance in qualifying, Lando Norris will be starting Sunday’s race in P3, alongside his McLaren Oscar Piastri in P4. The McLaren driver, whose fastest time in Q3 was just 21 milliseconds off the time by pole-sitter George Russell of Mercedes was asked whether he was frustrated by having missed out on the…

Norris not fully “confident and comfortable” in the MCL38 as long term McLaren F1 car limitations still exist

Öykü Ceylan3 months ago3 months ago09 mins

Ahead of the Canadian Grand Prix, McLaren driver Lando Norris shared his thoughts on the team’s progress and expectations for the race. Fresh off his first Grand Prix win at Miami, Norris has shown that McLaren can compete at the highest level despite following Red Bull’s dominant start to 2024. Discussing the team’s improvements in…

“Slightly more well-behaved than we anticipated based on our development tools” — Stella says MCL38 F1 car working better than expected in low speed

Jonah Presser4 months ago4 months ago06 mins

McLaren have continued their run of success as of late. After capping off their first victory since 2021 in Miami, the team has racked up 2 podiums in 2 races, as Lando Norris finished in 3rd in Imola, and Oscar Piastri finished second in Monaco. Since their upgrade package arrived in Miami that led to…

McLaren’s recent F1 success has “inspired” Mercedes “to get on it” — Hamilton

Anumitha Murugapandian4 months ago04 mins

Unlike the 2023 season where one team was dominating the whole campaign, the 2024 season has three contenders for the Constructors’ Championship: Red Bull, Ferrari and McLaren. Using a Mercedes engine, McLaren has 5 podiums and a win this season, compared to Mercedes’s 0 rostrum appearances. The Brackley-based team has not been able to close…

F1 | Monaco GP | Race | Charles Leclerc dominates to win his home race for the first time

James O'Connor4 months ago06 mins

The Ferraris and McLarens picked the mediums for the start, with the Mercedes drivers and Max Verstappen starting on hards, looking to go longer in the first stint. Tsunoda, Albon, Ricciardo, Guanyu and Hülkenberg also started on mediums, with the rest — including Sergio Perez and Fernando Alonso — joining the Mercedes drivers and Verstappen…

“Not acceptable” — Norris says stickers getting stuck under his car almost saw him drop out in Q1 at F1 Monaco GP

Karishma Persad4 months ago4 months ago012 mins

Lando Norris had a lot of praise for his teammate, Oscar Piastri, who he claimed had been “doing a very good job” throughout the weekend as the Australian qualified on the front row for the Monaco GP. Norris described Piastri’s second-place finish as being “a good sign”, noting that he had been able to split…