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“Slightly more well-behaved than we anticipated based on our development tools” — Stella says MCL38 F1 car working better than expected in low speed

Jonah Presser5 months ago5 months ago06 mins

McLaren have continued their run of success as of late. After capping off their first victory since 2021 in Miami, the team has racked up 2 podiums in 2 races, as Lando Norris finished in 3rd in Imola, and Oscar Piastri finished second in Monaco. Since their upgrade package arrived in Miami that led to…

McLaren’s recent F1 success has “inspired” Mercedes “to get on it” — Hamilton

Anumitha Murugapandian5 months ago04 mins

Unlike the 2023 season where one team was dominating the whole campaign, the 2024 season has three contenders for the Constructors’ Championship: Red Bull, Ferrari and McLaren. Using a Mercedes engine, McLaren has 5 podiums and a win this season, compared to Mercedes’s 0 rostrum appearances. The Brackley-based team has not been able to close…

“Oscar and I seem to have a magnet recently between each other” — Sainz quips about turn 1 contact with Piastri at F1 Monaco GP

Evan Roberts6 months ago07 mins

Carlos Sainz secured P3 on Sunday to made it his third podium at Monaco in the past four years, finishing a mere 4 tenths behind McLaren’s Oscar Piastri at the chequered flag. This was not without incident however, as Sainz and Piastri once again came to blows, as the two made contact in turn 1…

“It is frustrating and unfair” — Norris on Sainz getting his P3 grid spot back for F1 Monaco GP restart

Karishma Persad6 months ago6 months ago09 mins

After a race significantly influenced by an early red flag and tyre management strategies, Lando Norris ended the Monaco Grand Prix in fourth place, adding another twelve points to his tally in the Drivers’ Championship. Norris was asked about the role that strategy had played in the outcome of his race, with particular reference being…

Piastri is “overall pretty happy” with P2 in F1 Monaco GP as he bags first podium of 2024

Evan Roberts6 months ago06 mins

McLaren’s Oscar Piastri backed up his front row start in Monaco, as despite picking up damage at turn 1, he was able to bring home his third Formula One podium, finishing P2, 7.152 seconds behind race winner Charles Leclerc. Having hounded home hero Leclerc for a large part of the race, Piastri eventually started to…

Stella: Ferrari “did a good job of always keeping Lando in the pit window of one of the Mercedes” during F1 Monaco GP

Rachel Stephens6 months ago07 mins

On the streets of Monte Carlo, McLaren displayed another impressive team performance, with Oscar Piastri landing in P2, and Lando Norris narrowly missing the podium in P4, just over a second behind the Ferrari of Carlos Sainz. With Charles Leclerc securing pole position for the race, Piastri was hot on his heels in P2, just…

Oscar Piastri after losing out to Leclerc in F1 qualifying for the Monaco GP: “A couple of mistakes at the end, but credit to Charles”

Ewout Albrecht6 months ago03 mins

One-and-a-half tenth, that’s how much Oscar Piastry was shy of this first pole position of his Formula 1 career. The young Ozzy was on top of his game the entire session, but he eventually had to acknowlegde that Leclerc had the better of him this time around. The former Formula 2-champ was however critical of…

F1 | Monaco GP | FP3 | Charles Leclerc tops final practice ahead of his home Grand Prix

Ryan McGahey6 months ago6 months ago08 mins

Home hero Leclerc leads the way as the Monegasque driver targets a debut home victory around the streets of Monaco. George Russell in the Mercedes was the first to hit the streets of Monaco in the final practice session ahead of qualifying this afternoon, followed by the McLaren pair of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri….

Verstappen on his concerns ahead of F1 Monaco GP as Ferrari and McLaren threaten: “It’s probably not going to be our best track”

Olivia Pursehouse6 months ago6 months ago07 mins

In Thursday’s press conference in Monaco, Max Verstappen has spoken on his concerns for this weekend’s Monaco Grand Prix and how his car might perform. The worry surrounds Monaco’s track layout, with all the bumps, kerbs and low speed coners, knowing this has been a struggle for the RB19 and RB20. Although it has improved…

“Our strengths are definitely becoming more well-rounded” — Piastri says MCL38 a more complete F1 car following Miami GP upgrades

James O'Connor6 months ago6 months ago010 mins

McLaren heads into the Monaco Grand Prix weekend with a serious run of momentum. Lando Norris won the Miami Grand Prix, and the British driver backed it up with a very strong to P2 at Imola last Sunday, finishing 0.7s behind Max Verstappen after 63 laps. Australian Oscar Piastri has also been on good form….