McLaren has taken a significant step towards its return to top-level sportscar racing after the new MCL-HY completed its first on-track running in Italy. The McLaren Hypercar Team, which will enter the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) in 2027 as McLaren United AS, gathered trackside for the first time at the Autodromo Riccardo Paletti in…
Andrea Stella says Mercedes still is the faster car overall despite inroads made by McLaren in 2026 F1 Miami GP. After only one result of second place from the first three races, McLaren turned the tide in 2026 F1 Miami GP after 1-2 finish in the sprint race on Saturday, followed by second and third…
Following lots of updates at the 2026 F1 Miami GP, McLaren returned to the front of the field at the weekend; Andrea Stella saw his drivers Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri bag a 1-2 in the Sprint, before finishing P2 and P3 on Sunday. Having overtaken Kimi Antonelli and Charles Leclerc before and after the…
Oscar Piastri crossed the finish line in P3 at the F1 2026 Miami GP, completing a double podium for McLaren alongside teammate Lando Norris, who finished second. The Australian, last year’s Miami winner, started Sunday’s race from P7 after a difficult qualifying session. However, first-lap chaos allowed him to climb to P4 almost immediately. Throughout…
Lando Norris’ 2026 F1 Miami GP ended with a P2 finish, as he crossed the line 3.264 seconds behind race winner Kimi Antonelli. It was a weekend of genuine progress for McLaren. Norris took pole position and won the Sprint Race before pushing Antonelli hard throughout the GP. In the end, a well-executed undercut from…
Oscar Piastri clearly struggled in the 2026 F1 Miami GP Qualifying; he only managed to qualify P7. A disappointing result after a successful McLaren 1-2 Sprint Race finish earlier at the 305. In the print media pen, Piastri talked about his qualifying struggles and feelings of the upgraded MCL40. Deployment issues made Q3 difficult for…
Lando Norris explained why McLaren’s pace fizzled out in the few hours between the Sprint Race and qualifying for the main F1 event at the 2026 Miami GP. Across the first two days of the race weekend Miami proved yet again to be a happy hunting ground for McLaren, with Norris securing Sprint pole on…
McLaren’s Oscar Piastri finished P2 in the Sprint Race at the F1 2026 Miami GP, +3.766s behind his teammate Lando Norris. Piastri managed to gain one position by the start of the race, as Antonelli, who had qualified P2, fell behind thanks to another bad start. After that, the Australian driver remained in second position…
McLaren’s Lando Norris returned to the top step in F1 after winning the Sprint for the 2026 Miami GP, his first since the 2025 São Paulo GP. The reigning F1 world champion had already dethroned the so far all-conquering Mercedes in Sprint Qualifying on Friday afternoon, and his victory in the short race never really…
The second Sprint Race of the season had arrived at the 2026 F1 Miami GP, with Lando Norris starting from pole position alongside Kimi Antonelli after a tight qualifying session. McLaren’s Oscar Piastri lined up in P2, while Charles Leclerc started P4 after topping the FP1 timesheets earlier in the weekend. Notably, Max Verstappen began…
