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Lando Norris: “I was pretty stupid” in Verstappen battle, McLaren “in good shape” after F1 Sprint Race in Austria

McLaren driver Lando Norris provided a candid assessment of his performance in the recent Formula 1 sprint race, offering a mix of excitement, self-criticism, and optimism for the future. The British driver engaged in a thrilling battle early battle with Max Verstappen as he sent it at turn 3, taking the lead. He had DRS…

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“We were touched by this level of support” — Andrea Stella on “the sense of community” in the F1 paddock amid McLaren’s hospitality catching fire during the Spanish GP weekend

Shortly before the final practice session of the Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix started, fire broke out at the McLaren hospitality suite. The whole team, including drivers Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri, had to be evacuated. With the emergency crew still working on bringing the fire under control three hours later, many worried that McLaren’s…

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“The first time I’ve had that in F1” — Piastri says he had “not much confidence in the car” during Spanish GP weekend

McLaren’s Oscar Piastri ended the Spanish Grand Prix in seventh place, two places up from his P9 starting position. Speaking after the race, Piastri admitted that while the team had been optimistic that he would be able to get past both Alpine drivers and compete with Mercedes and Ferrari, this had not come to fruition…

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“Eight cars have a chance of probably winning” after going “balls out” to take pole at F1 Spanish GP — Norris

The British driver has secured the second pole position of his Formula 1 career by a very tiny margin over reigning champion Max Verstappen, only 0.020s! After a quiet first segment of qualifying and getting P2 in Q2, the first attempts in Q3 went in favor of the Dutch driver. However, it was Norris’s time…

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Piastri admits Mercedes were “clearly a lot quicker than everybody” at the end as he finished P5 in F1 Canadian GP

The McLaren driver ended the Canadian weekend in P5 following a heated race that saw him in contention for what could have been a second podium finish in a row following his great result in Monaco. Canada wasn’t as sweet as the Principality to Piastri, who ended his race behind both Mercedes drivers after being…

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Russell admits “one too many mistakes at key moments” cost him shot at victory in F1 Canadian GP

George Russell came across the line in Canada to earn his and Mercedes’ first Grand Prix podium of the season, finishing in a respectable third position. Despite this, he could not convert the pole position he had earnt the day before, beating championship leader Max Verstappen to P1 despite both having achieved the exact same…

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McLaren “didn’t do a good job” in F1 Canadian GP as “we should have won” — Norris

A dejected Lando Norris was left to think about what could’ve been as the McLaren driver came home second after a safety car cost him the race lead. Starting on a damp Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in P3, Norris made a clean start, maintaining position ahead of teammate Oscar Piastri for the opening section of the…

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

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…

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