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Lando Norris pointing his index finger in the air with his eyes closed. Photographers in the background

Lando Norris silences doubters with first F1 win in Miami GP: “A lot of people doubted me along the way, but today we put it all together”

Ewout Albrecht8 months ago8 months ago04 mins

After a convincing first Formula 1-victory Lando Norris was more than elated. In his 110th attempt the young Briton capitalised on a favourable Safety Car, before laying down a tempo that even Max Verstappen in the all-mighty Red Bull RB20 couldn’t match. Crossing the line first there was no-one in Formula 1 that begrudged the McLaren-driver his first Grand Prix-victory.

“Maybe you need to spend a weekend at home with your family” — Stella calls for race bans following Magnussen’s antics during F1 Sprint

Rachel Stephens8 months ago05 mins

McLaren Team Principal Andrea Stella has strongly criticised the manoeuvres from Kevin Magnussen during the Miami GP Sprint. Stella minced no words in condemning Magnussen’s defensive driving tactics throughout the 19-lap race. Lewis Hamilton was struggling on the straights, finding it difficult to overtake the Haas throughout. Eventually, the drivers brushed tyres during their battle,…

Norris “never felt as good” in F1 Miami GP qualifying following hugely promising Friday pace

Rachel Stephens8 months ago8 months ago05 mins

Occupying the third row for the Miami GP, McLaren’s Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri came fifth and sixth respectively in the Miami qualifying session. Norris has the benefit of the car’s full upgrade package this weekend and is understandably fine-tuning the car whilst coming to terms with the MCL38’s new set-up. Norris shared his thoughts…

Team bosses and CEO’s argue in favour of awarding F1 points all the way down to 20th

Syrine Ferchichi8 months ago8 months ago05 mins

During the Chinese Grand Prix weekend, it was revealed that F1 and the teams are considering expanding the current points-scoring positions beyond 10th place, with a proposal to extend the points allocation to 12th. Discussions at a recent F1 Commission meeting centred on potential changes to the points system, with a consensus that more time…

Stella: McLaren’s huge Miami F1 upgrades are worth “less” lap time than the package it brought to Austria in 2023

Nicolas Lopes8 months ago8 months ago07 mins

McLaren’s extensive updates to the MCL38 ahead of the Miami GP caught the attention of the paddock, after the team transformed its fortunes with an in-season package in Austria last year, there’s a possibility this could happen again in 2024 – and much earlier this time around. The extent of the upgrades means the car…

Norris admits he “pushed too hard” as pole opportunity slips away for Miami F1 Sprint

Harshpreet Kaur8 months ago8 months ago05 mins

McLaren’s upgrades were the talk of the town heading into the 2024 F1 Miami GP weekend. The whole updated package was given to Lando Norris. Oscar Piastri will receive the full upgrade package in Imola as he got 50% of it this weekend. McLaren were favourites for pole position at the start of SQ3 as…

F1 Miami GP | FP1 | Verstappen leads Piastri and Sainz as Leclerc’s awkward spin brings out the red flag

Magdalena Put8 months ago8 months ago05 mins

Formula One returns to the United States for the Miami Grand Prix. It’s a second consecutive sprint weekend, meaning the drivers only get one practice session to get to grips with the challenging street circuit before Sprint qualifying later in the day. Almost immediately the McLaren drivers came on the radio to complain about the…

A “reasonable” step — Lando Norris on McLaren’s “obvious” F1 Miami GP update

James O'Connor8 months ago8 months ago09 mins

McLaren head into the Miami Grand Prix on a wave of optimism. Lando Norris finished a strong P2 in the Chinese Grand Prix last time out. The team is also bringing updates to Miami. Heading into Shanghai, Andrea Stella expected the Woking-based squad to struggle due to the track characteristics with the MCL38’s difficulties in…

“I think it’ll be a decent step forward” — Piastri on McLaren’s F1 Miami GP upgrade

Olivia Pursehouse8 months ago8 months ago08 mins

After last year’s difficult Miami GP for McLaren, they are bringing new upgrades into the weekend. In Baku last year McLaren brought in an upgrade that saw them into the next race in Miami, in which the Piastri and Norris finished in P17 and P19 respectively as a painful start to 2023 continued. With the…

FIA updates F1 sporting regulations in response to jump starts and lack of running during wet sessions

Ryan McGahey9 months ago9 months ago03 mins

Updated sporting regulations have been released today aiming to clamp down on problems identified in the opening five races of the 2024 season. Today’s updates to Formula 1’s sporting regulations aim to clamp down on false starts and encourage teams to hit the track during rain affected sessions. Both changes have been introduced based on…