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“It’s what we needed to do” — Norris on “beautiful” qualifying lap which earned him pole position for F1 US GP

Karishma Persad6 months ago6 months ago028 mins

After a disappointing third-place finish in the 2024 United States Grand Prix Sprint Race, McLaren Racing’s Lando Norris will start Sunday’s race from pole position, just ahead of title rival Max Verstappen of Red Bull Racing. The twenty-four-year-old, who currently sits 54 points behind championship leader Verstappen, produced a stunning lap time of 1:32.330 during…

Stella believes that US GP Sprint showed “a more realistic picture” of McLaren’s F1 season so far

Ahmet-Kaan Cirakman6 months ago6 months ago05 mins

McLaren team principal Andrea Stella reflected on the F1 Sprint at the United States Grand Prix in Austin, saying that it showed “a more realistic picture” of the season, McLaren is currently witnessing while fighting for the championship. Lando Norris had a great start to the Sprint and overtook Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc and Mercedes’ George…

McLaren F1 say they were “proactively offering” to make rear wing changes ahead of F1 US GP

Lucrezia Costa6 months ago6 months ago04 mins

Many teams have brought upgrades to Austin, including constructors’s championship leaders McLaren. The Woking-based team has announced seven different improvements, with most of them focusing on their rear wing following the controversies sparked by it. Attention to the car component, which appears to be in compliance with the FIA rules by having passed all the…

“My lap was shocking” — Norris admits he struggled with F1 car balance and set-up “the whole day” at US GP

Ahmet-Kaan Cirakman6 months ago05 mins

Lando Norris says his lap in SQ3 of Sprint Qualifying at the United States Grand Prix was “shocking” after taking P4 behind Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc. But he also admitted that he struggled with car balance and set-up throughout the day. In the only practice of the weekend, Norris placed fourth. He found himself in the…

F1 | US GP | Sprint Qualifying | Verstappen speeds to P1, as Pérez and Piastri drop out early

Ewout Albrecht6 months ago6 months ago06 mins

After just a single free practice the entire field headed out immediately for the 12 minutes of SQ1, with championship leader Max Verstappen leading the way. Logically Verstappen was also the first one to set a time on the mandated medium tyres with a 1:34.698. Team mate Sergio Pérez slots in behind Verstappen in second,…

McLaren asks FIA to launch “very thorough investigation” into Red Bull over F1 front bib adjuster saga

Ahmet-Kaan Cirakman6 months ago6 months ago06 mins

McLaren CEO Zak Brown wants the FIA to launch a “very thorough investigation” into its championship rival Red Bull for a potential use of front bib adjuster under parc ferme conditions. The Red Bull team is currently being accused of using its front bib adjuster between qualifying and grand prix. According to reports, there is…

Contrasting opinions from F1 drivers on removal of fastest lap point: “It’s not showing who is the fastest guy in the race”

Lucrezia Costa6 months ago6 months ago07 mins

The latest World Motor Sport Council brought a number of regulation changes to multiple motorsport series, including Formula 1. Among the sporting, financial and aerodynamical modifications implemented, one of the most significant promoted was the elimination of the additional point awarded to the driver setting the fastest lap of the race if he is finishing…

Altering front bib height under F1 parc fermé “clearly breaking” boundaries, say McLaren drivers

Karishma Persad6 months ago6 months ago014 mins

McLaren Racing’s Oscar Piastri has denounced the use of any device to alter a Formula One car under parc fermé conditions. While speaking ahead of the 2024 United States Grand Prix, Piastri acknowledged that F1 teams, including McLaren, often pushed the boundaries of the technical regulations but stated that the use of any method or…

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 Jash6 months ago6 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 Malitz6 months ago6 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…