Following a scruffy Sprint Race that saw Lando Norris make contact with McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri, the reigning WDC settled for P5 in Qualifying at the 2026 F1 Singapore GP.
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Norris on P5 in Qualifying at 2026 F1 Singapore GP: “We’re not quick enough”

Following a scruffy Sprint Race that saw Lando Norris make contact with McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri, the reigning WDC settled for P5 in Qualifying at the 2026 F1 Singapore GP. Red Bull driver Max Verstappen scored his first pole position at the Marina Bay Street Circuit, with Ferrari drivers Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton starting…

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McLaren Team Principal Andrea Stella in Singapore for 2026 F1 Sprint Race
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Stella disgusted with Norris and Piastri contact in 2026 F1 Singapore Sprint Race: “Simply not acceptable”

McLaren Team Principal Andrea Stella was extremely disappointed with his driver duo of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri following their collision in the 2026 F1 Sprint Race at the Singapore GP. Not only the impact called for extensive fixes on the Aussie’s challenger in the very little time left before Qualifying, but it also cost…

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Oscar Piastri of Australia driving the (81) McLaren MCL40 Mercedes on track during Sprint Qualifying ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Singapore at Marina Bay Street Circuit on October 09, 2026 in Singapore, Singapore. (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images)
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McLaren’s Norris and Piastri share thoughts on collision in 2026 F1 Singapore GP Sprint

It was a disappointing Sprint Race for McLaren at the 2026 F1 Singapore GP. Despite both McLaren drivers Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris running in P4 and P5, and bottled up behind Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc for in the closing stages 20-lap Sprint Race, McLaren only scored a single point following the Sprint. On the final…

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F1 | 2026 Singapore GP | Sprint Race | Verstappen takes commanding win as the McLarens clash and Russell crashes out

The last Sprint Race of the 2026 F1 season is about to begin, as drivers line up for the first racing leg of the Singapore GP. During Sprint Qualifying, latest race winner in Bahrain Max Verstappen had narrowly taken pole from Mercedes’ George Russell. Championship leader Kimi Antonelli, sporting an upgraded version of the W17,…

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Lando Norris of Great Britain driving the (1) McLaren MCL40 Mercedes in the Pitlane during qualifying ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Bahrain in Malaysia- Norris speaking to media at the 2026 F1 Singapore GP
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Norris “hopeful” McLaren will see boost of performance at 2026 F1 Singapore GP

Heading into the 2026 F1 Singapore GP weekend, McLaren’s Lando Norris is “hopeful” the Woking outfit’s fixes brought to the Marina Bay Street Circuit will be able to resolve the straight-line speed issues that have plagued his car over the last two weekends. Oscar Piastri’s P6 finish a week earlier at Sepang has been the…

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Thomas Fleming joins Todd Coleman and Aaron Telitz in Archangel Motorsports’ McLaren for the 2026 Indianapolis 8 Hour.
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Thomas Fleming joins Archangel Motorsports for 2026 Indianapolis 8 Hour

McLaren GT3 Junior Driver Thomas Fleming will join Todd Coleman and Aaron Telitz in Archangel Motorsports’ #69 McLaren 720S GT3 EVO for this weekend’s DESDER Indianapolis 8 Hour. The trio will compete in the Pro-Am category at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, combining Coleman and Telitz’s established GT World Challenge America powered by AWS partnership with Fleming’s…

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Andrea Stella, Fred Vasseur, and Allan McNish comment on the software glitch and its impact on the optics of F1 after the rain-affected 2026 race in Malaysia
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Stella, Vasseur, and McNish not worried about the optics of F1 despite software glitch and formation-lap chaos in 2026 Malaysia race

Given that multiple 2026 cars experienced a loss of power and got stranded on the formation lap, Andrea Stella, Fred Vasseur, and Allan McNish shared their thoughts on the unusual software glitch and what it did for the optics of the sport following the chaotic rain-affected F1 race in Malaysia on Sunday.  With a heavy…

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2026 F1 drivers have shared their thoughts on the software glitch and formation-lap fiasco following a chaotic rain-affected race in Malaysia
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F1 drivers express frustration over loss of power on formation lap and software glitch in 2026 Malaysia race

With multiple cars experiencing power loss on the formation lap, F1 drivers shared their thoughts on the unprecedented software glitch and how the rain impacted the behaviour of the 2026 cars following a chaotic race in Malaysia on Sunday.  As the teams and the drivers geared up for the first rain-affected race under the new…

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Andrea Stella breaks down the McLaren strategy misjudgement in 2026 F1 Malaysia race, where they had picked the dry tyres for the start.
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Stella explains McLaren strategy error at 2026 F1 Malaysia round

“So ultimately, it was an incorrect judgement as to the crossover at which the dry tyres would be faster than the intermediate tyres,” Andrea Stella said as he reviewed the McLaren strategy after the 2026 F1 Malaysia round. Stella admitted that the McLaren F1 strategy misread how quickly Sepang would dry. As a result, both…

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