McLaren’s Oscar Piastri finished P4 in the main Qualifying for the F1 2026 Dutch GP, behind teammate Norris in pole and both Mercedes. As F1 returned for the second half of the 2026 season, Piastri hoped to come back stronger after a few struggles at the start of the year. The Australian finished P6 in…
Lando Norris believes he can challenge George Russell for victory in the Dutch GP Sprint after missing Sprint pole by only 0.041 seconds at Zandvoort during Qualifying, while McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri took encouragement from the progress he made throughout Friday. The margins proved exceptionally tight during Sprint Qualifying. Norris initially went quickest in SQ3…
McLaren Team Principal Andrea Stella has reflected on the first half of the 2026 F1 season, praising the way Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri have responded to the demands of the new regulatory era. He also highlighted the continued growth of Reserve and Development Driver Leonardo Fornaroli. Speaking during the summer break, Stella offered an…
The Woking-based team headed into the summer break fresh off a win; McLaren sit third in the 2026 Constructors’ Championship at the Mid-Season mark on 220 points, as Pit Debrief delivers a review on their campaign so far. The team sit 159 points behind leaders Mercedes and 87 adrift of Ferrari. Defending back-to-back Constructors’ champions…
After the F1 2026 Hungarian GP, McLaren’s Team Principal Andrea Stella shared his thoughts on what helped Lando Norris claim his first win as world champion. The last race before the mid-season break was a chaotic one. Particularly in the McLaren garage, the team dealt with polar-opposite stories after Sunday. Norris had qualified P1 and…
Nikolas Tombazis, Single Seater Director at the FIA, has opened up about why F1’s supreme governing body couldn’t intervene and change the new technical regulations in the years leading up to 2026. The introduction of the new engines and chassis has undoubtedly produced more on-track action than in the past few seasons. However, the first…
Mark Temple explains F1 2026 regulations using food examples, as he goes through the challenges McLaren faced in the build-up. There have been a lot of technical explanations from F1 teams or pundits to describe the 2026 regulations, but McLaren technical director of performance Temple has brought forward his ‘A’ game to equate the developments…
Following the 2026 F1 Hungarian GP, McLaren Team Principal Andrea Stella shared his insights on the weekend and broke down the team’s decision to pit Oscar Piastri to cover off Lewis Hamilton and the call to go longer with Lando Norris. It was a strong outing for McLaren at the 2026 F1 Hungarian GP with…
Oscar Piastri left the Hungaroring with a lingering sense of displeasure after the McLaren driver went from leading the race for over 20 laps to making contact with Williams’ Carlos Sainz and eventually retiring from the 2026 F1 Hungarian GP due to suspected gearbox issues. The Aussie moved up to third on the grid after…
After Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton finished in fourth and fifth, respectively, at the 2026 Hungarian GP, Team Principal Fred Vasseur opened up about why Ferrari underperformed on a track that was supposed to suit the SF-26, their pit stop strategy, and the positives he took away from the race weekend heading into the F1…
