Lando Norris (right) congratulates his race-winning teammate at the 2025 Chinese Grand Prix.
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Norris on surviving brake “nightmare” at the F1 Chinese GP to take P2

After “genuinely struggling” in qualifying where he took third, McLaren’s Lando Norris finished second behind teammate Oscar Piastri at the F1 Chinese GP. But near the end, he had to survive a late scare of nursing his failing brake pedal as George Russell closed in, which he called a “nightmare.” Tough race with plenty of…

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With three-day pre-season F1 testing officially over, it is still too early to make a conclusive statement about which team will dictate the pace this year, although Lando Norris and Fernando Alonso have disagreed on some assessments.
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Alonso: Race winner outside the top four teams unlikely in 2025 F1 season

With three-day F1 pre-season testing officially over, it is still too early to make a conclusive statement about which team will dictate the pace this year, although Lando Norris and Fernando Alonso have disagreed on some assessments. After finishing second to Max Verstappen in 2024, McLaren’s Lando Norris is confident he is in the championship…

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Lando Norris in the McLaren garage during the 2024 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
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Lando Norris talks about new approaches for F1 2025 objectives

Ahead of the 2025 season, McLaren’s Lando Norris knows what to do to take the drivers’ championship title from Max Verstappen’s hands this year. Norris took second place in the World Drivers’ Championship and was within 44 points behind during the Dutchman’s 10-race winless streak. Ultimately, the reigning champion took a commanding victory in São…

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Future “consequences”? McLaren wants FIA review on how F1 penalties are handed out

McLaren team principal Andrea Stella believes that the FIA should review how it hands outs penalties in Formula 1. This comes following Lando Norris’s stop-and-go penalty at the Qatar Grand Prix, which could result in future “consequences”. Norris has started from third place and was going for the lead at the start for the race….

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Norris: “Too difficult to get everything out of the car” in F1 Las Vegas GP qualifying

Lando Norris said that qualifying was a challenge at the Las Vegas GP and that it was difficult to put in a clean lap. The McLaren driver has finished qualifying in sixth position while team-mate Oscar Piastri lines up in eighth place — the Brit starts directly alongside Max Verstappen. Mercedes showed great performance, with…

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“My lap was shocking” — Norris admits he struggled with F1 car balance and set-up “the whole day” at US GP

Lando Norris says his lap in SQ3 of Sprint Qualifying at the United States Grand Prix was “shocking” after taking P4 behind Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc. But he also admitted that he struggled with car balance and set-up throughout the day. In the only practice of the weekend, Norris placed fourth. He found himself in the…

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“Fourth was a great result to be ahead of Max” — Norris praises “flying” McLaren at F1 Azerbaijan GP

After having his prospects for Sunday compromised after qualifying 15th (after being promoted following Lewis Hamilton’s pit lane start), McLaren’s Lando Norris is thrilled to secure a fourth-place finish in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, and most importantly ahead of championship rival Max Verstappen. “I don’t think we could have asked for a lot more today….

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“We treat them equally and they respect our decisions” — Zak Brown on McLaren’s “two number one drivers” case

Team chemistry is a fragile aspect of motorsports where a driver is touted as the first and the other as the second. It is not rare for teammates to be at each other’s necks, just like McLaren had back in the 2007 season where two-time world champion Fernando Alonso butted head with rookie Lewis Hamilton….

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Stella: Norris “will learn what he can do better” following recent F1 mistakes

After crossing the line in sixth before being promoted to fifth following George Russell’s penalty, McLaren’s Lando Norris commented that he needed a “reset” to get things right moving forward after the summer break. The 24-year-old bizarrely drove into the gravel at the start on Sunday after bottoming out on the kerb. Teammate Oscar Piastri…

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