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McLaren’s Right of Review petition over Norris’ F1 US GP penalty rejected

Motorsport’s governing body, the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA), has announced that McLaren Racing’s petition for a Right of Review into the penalty handed to Lando Norris during the 2024 United States Grand Prix, has been rejected. As reported by Pit Debrief, during the United States Grand Prix, Lando Norris was handed a five-second time…

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F1 | Mexico GP | FP2 | Sainz on top as Russell crashes out; more trouble awaits Verstappen

The second practise session of the day will be 90 minutes long due to the extra time allowed for the testing of the new Pirelli tyres and the extensive amount of young drivers implemented in the previous on track session. Following his FP1 crash involving Oliver Bearman, Williams announced that Alexander Albon will miss the…

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2024 F1 race pace gains “haven’t really come at a sacrifice of qualifying” — Piastri

McLaren headed into Austin brimming with optimism. Armed with the most upgrades of any team on the grid, they were confident they’d pull away on the track and in the constructor’s standings. But by the race’s end, Ferrari and Max Verstappen had them beat, leaving McLaren to regroup as they prepared for Mexico. With limited…

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“I think we are getting to a stage where I almost need the book in the car” – Verstappen on USGP controversy

While Lando Norris still disagrees with the penalty he received during the closing stages of the US Grand Prix, Max Verstappen still thinks he had done nothing wrong, especially considering the current rules. And while by the books the Red Bull driver was in the clear, there was still quite a lot of controversy surrounding…

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Norris still disagrees with USGP penalty, but acknowledges he has to improve too

As the drivers prepare for the second Grand Prix in of the triple header, the questions keep circling back around to the controversy following last weekend’s US Grand Prix, where Lando Norris was denied a podium in favour of Max Verstappen, after overtaking the Dutchman off-track. The young Briton however still disagrees with his five-second…

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McLaren lodges petition for Right of Review after Norris’ controversial F1 US GP penalty

Less than a week after Lando Norris was controversially awarded a five-second time penalty after having been found to have breached Article 33.3 of the FIA Formula One Sporting Regulations after by gaining a lasting advantage after leaving the track, the FIA has announced that the Stewards have received a petition for a Right of…

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“I’m not surprised” — Andrea Stella attributes McLaren’s struggles at F1 US GP to their weaknesses in very low-speed and very high-speed corners

Although McLaren introduced a major upgrade package at the United States Grand Prix, their expectations failed to translate into performance on Sunday. Notwithstanding Lando Norris’s pole position in qualifying, both drivers found their race pace to be considerably underwhelming.  With Oscar Piastri coming home in fifth place behind his McLaren teammate—who was handed out a…

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“This cannot be permissible” — Stella disagrees with the stewards’ ruling, admits McLaren assumed Verstappen would be penalised for late-race incident with Norris at F1 US GP

McLaren boss Andrea Stella stated that the team was not impressed with the stewards’ decision to hand Lando Norris a five-second penalty for the late-race incident involving the British driver and Red Bull’s Max Verstappen. Two contentious incidents between Verstappen and Norris have become major talking points following the eventful United States Grand Prix, as…

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“Fourth and fifth is not completely unexpected” — Piastri remarks Norris taking pole made them look “more competitive” than they really were at F1 US GP

Although McLaren headed into the race weekend with a victory as their target, their major upgrade package didn’t work as intended as neither driver managed to score a podium finish at the United States Grand Prix. After a shocking Q1 exit in the sprint qualifying, a modest P5 start gave Oscar Piastri an opportunity to…

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