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Andrea Stella has insisted that McLaren chose the fastest strategy despite Max Verstappen's strong pace on a 3-stop plan during the F1 Spanish GP

Stella insists McLaren chose the fastest strategy despite Verstappen being rapid on 3-stop during F1 Spanish GP

Senjuti Jash2 hours ago2 hours ago015 mins

Team principal Andrea Stella has shared his insights into the strategic calls that led to McLaren’s comfortable 1-2 finish and Max Verstappen’s aggressive 3-stop approach at the F1 Spanish GP. With no team attempting a one-stopper on Sunday, the Woking-based outfit went into the race with a fresh set of all three tyre compounds. Starting…

McLaren's Oscar Piastri taking his 8th victory at the F1 Spanish GP

Piastri reflects on dominant race win and perfect weekend at F1 Spanish GP

Ana-Maria Andronic2 days ago2 days ago013 mins

With Oscar Piastri’s absolutely dominant weekend, he strengthened his championship lead after claiming P1 in the chaotic 2025 F1 Spanish GP. The Australian had an incredible race weekend at the Barcelona-Catalunya circuit, where he sat in pole position in almost all sessions. The 66-lap race showed Piastri build a gap, separating himself from the rest…

Piastri expects an exciting first turn from pole position in F1 Spanish GP

Nicolas Lopes3 days ago3 days ago09 mins

McLaren’s Oscar Piastri secured his fourth F1 pole position of the season at the 2025 Spanish GP, and although he described it as the “best spot” to start the race, the Australian expects to face an “exciting” turn one given the long run down to the first corner. Piastri beat his team-mate and championship rival…

Qualifying for round 9 of the 2025 F1 season is in the books as the Spanish GP grid has been decided, full report and results below.

F1 | Qualifying | Spanish GP | Piastri pulls out stunning last lap to beat Norris and Verstappen to pole

James O'Connor3 days ago3 days ago08 mins

Qualifying for round 9 of the 2025 F1 season is in the books as the Spanish GP grid has been decided, full report and results below. McLaren went into qualifying as the hottest of favourites after pummeling the field in final practice. Q1 Franco Colapinto set the first time of qualifying as he logged a…

F1 | FP3 | Spanish GP | Oscar Piastri sets blistering pace in third practice ahead of Lando Norris

Luke-John Buckle3 days ago3 days ago05 mins

Oscar Piastri set the pace in FP3 at the F1 Spanish GP ahead of his McLaren teammate Lando Norris, the full report and results are below. The McLaren pair was supremely fast, and Charles Leclerc could only set a time seven-tenths slower than Piastri’s benchmark. The third practice session at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya got…

Lando Norris led FP1 and finished 4th in FP2 for the Spanish Grand Prix.

Piastri and Norris discuss strong day for McLaren at F1 Spanish GP

Lenny Sundahl4 days ago4 days ago03 mins

McLaren had a strong start to their F1 Spanish GP weekend as Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri, respectively, led FP1 and FP2 Friday. Norris’ 1:13.718 was .367 seconds up on Max Verstappen in 2nd and over a half-second quicker than Piastri’s best time (1:14.294, P5) in the first session. Piastri goes fastest, ready for a…

Oscar Piastri running in FP2 of the F1 Spanish GP

F1 | FP2 | Spanish GP | Piastri leads the way in second practice from Russell

Rebecca Malitz4 days ago4 days ago05 mins

Oscar Piastri finishes ahead of Russell and Verstappen in FP2 for the F1 Spanish GP, full report and results below. Despite the new technical directive coming into play on this weekend’s Spanish GP, McLaren, with Lando Norris, was still the class of the field in FP1. However, it remains to be seen what impact TD018…

MONTE-CARLO, MONACO - MAY 23: Oscar Piastri of Australia and McLaren prepares to drive in the garage during practice ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Monaco at Circuit de Monaco on May 23, 2025 in Monte-Carlo, Monaco. (Photo by Glenn Dunbar/LAT Images)

Piastri ready to reset in Barcelona after difficult F1 Monaco GP

Fleur Rogerson5 days ago4 days ago04 mins

Oscar Piastri leads the driver’s championship heading into the F1 Spanish GP, but Monaco was a messy weekend for the Australian, which has left him wanting more in Barcelona. Monaco closed the championship gap between the McLaren teammates to just three points, with Piastri finding the wall in during FP2. He struggled to feel comfortable…

During the F1 Monaco GP last weekend in his post-qualifying and post-race print media sessions, McLaren Team Principal Andrea Stella spoke about Ferrari and Charles Leclerc as they pushed the Woking-based team very hard.

How rapid home hero and “specialist” Leclerc gave Stella and McLaren stress at the F1 Monaco GP

James O'Connor6 days ago6 days ago09 mins

During the F1 Monaco GP last weekend in his post-qualifying and post-race print media sessions, McLaren Team Principal Andrea Stella spoke about Ferrari and Charles Leclerc as they pushed the Woking-based team very hard. In 2024, Charles Leclerc ended his bad luck curse at his home race in style by taking pole position once again,…

MONTE-CARLO, MONACO - MAY 25: Oscar Piastri of Australia driving the (81) McLaren MCL39 Mercedes on track during the F1 Grand Prix of Monaco at Circuit de Monaco on May 25, 2025 in Monte-Carlo, Monaco. (Photo by Glenn Dunbar/LAT Images)

Stella curious to see if 2026 F1 car regulations can help racing at Monaco GP

Natalie Johnston6 days ago6 days ago07 mins

McLaren Team Principal Andrea Stella led his two drivers to success this past weekend at the Monaco GP. Both McLaren drivers finished on the podium. Lando Norris took victory, with Oscar Piastri placing P3. Stella spoke about the effect the rule change had on the Monaco GP and next year’s car regulations in his print…