McLaren Archives

Piastri’s race engineer Tom Stallard remarks McLaren cannot afford to have “two drivers just rip strips off each other” with both F1 championships on the line

Senjuti Jash3 months ago3 months ago07 mins

With the battle for the drivers’ title heating up between Max Verstappen and Lando Norris—who currently sits 52 points behind in second place—questions have been raised regarding the role that his McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri could play in determining the outcome of this closely contested championship. The Woking-based team had already embroiled themselves in a…

Max Verstappen says theories about Red Bull’s loss of F1 performance “bizarre”

Rebecca Malitz3 months ago3 months ago06 mins

Going back to the start of the season it seemed unlikely that any team would break Red Bull’s dominance, however the team has recently seen a dip in form that saw them having to concede their lead in the Constructors’ Championship to rival McLaren who is now leading Red Bull by 41points. Naturally, Red Bulls…

Bustamante and Lloyd to run for Neom McLaren in FE Women’s Valencia Test

Lucrezia Costa3 months ago05 mins

The grid for the first ever Women’s Testing session organised by Formula E is looking more and more fixed as days go by. The latest addition to the lineup with be sporting a full papaya outfit, as Bianca Bustamante will be joining the NEOM McLaren team in Valencia. The young Filipina driver had joined the…

Verstappen vs Norris: An in-depth look at the 2024 F1 title battle and how it could play out

Karishma Persad3 months ago3 months ago019 mins

At the beginning of the season, many believed that Red Bull Racing’s Max Verstappen would surely win his fourth World Driver’s Championship, and after five wins and one second-place finish from the season’s first seven races, it seemed as if he was on a clear course to dominate the season just as he had in…

Alonso: Bortoleto is a “pure rookie” with “incredible” talent who needs to enter F1 at the right time

Ahmet-Kaan Cirakman3 months ago3 months ago05 mins

Fernando Alonso praises Brazilian talent and Formula 2 driver Gabriel Bortoleto and calls him a “pure rookie” with “incredible” talent. The Spaniard believes that the youngster needs to enter Formula 1 at the right time and with the right team. Speaking ahead of the Singapore Grand Prix, Alonso was asked what kind of advice he…

Stella: Teams chasing FIA over mini-DRS rear wing “good news” for McLaren F1

Lenny Sundahl3 months ago3 months ago04 mins

McLaren team principal Andrea Stella is very pleased with how things are going and the pressure other teams are feeling, despite agreeing to cease use of its flexing rear wing element going forward. The Italian feels the episode will be a net positive for the team as they seek to stay atop the constructors’ table…

Ella Lloyd joins the McLaren Driver Development programme with F1 Academy and a FE test in the cards

Lucrezia Costa3 months ago3 months ago04 mins

The grid of the 2025 F1 Academy season is starting to shape up, with yet another driver confirmed following Chloe Chambers’s move to Red Bull Ford. Ella Lloyd will represent McLaren driving for the Rodin team, and has recently joined the young talent development programme coordinated by Stephanie Carlin. Lloyd also takes part in the…

Aston Martin: “It is possible to make substantial steps” in current F1 era if you get the car working correctly

Lucrezia Costa3 months ago3 months ago05 mins

After a relatively positive beginning of the season, achieving a top five as well as two double points finishes in the first five rounds, the Silverstone-based team fell a bit backwards on the grid. Aston Martin had hoped to return to its previous positive performances with a significant package of upgrade introduced in Imola, but…

Daniel Ricciardo deserved a better send-off and more respect from Red Bull F1

Chiara Martin3 months ago3 months ago07 mins

After a tough few seasons, Daniel Ricciardo’s future has finally been decided—he’s out of a drive, effective immediately. Yet, while the decision itself may not have come as a shock to many, the way Red Bull Racing and Visa Cash App RB chose to announce it was nothing short of a PR misstep. It’s not…

Stella: McLaren F1 “have been focusing on the execution of the start” following Norris’ struggles to convert poles into lap 1 leads

Anumitha Murugapandian3 months ago3 months ago05 mins

With six career poles to Lando Norris’s name, he finally led the first lap of a Grand Prix at the Singapore Grand Prix after losing the lead on the first lap every other times where he started on pole. The McLaren driver lost the lead by the first turn at the Spanish, Hungarian and Dutch…