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Stella says McLaren will review if they need to “adjust the papaya rules” to pursue both F1 Championships after failing to capitalise at F1 Italian GP

David Coath7 months ago7 months ago017 mins

McLaren may have closed out the front row in qualifying for Sunday’s Italian Grand Prix but the team had to settle for P2 and P3 by the time the chequered flag fell in Monza after Charles Leclerc’s superb one-stop race win. With many a critic claiming beforehand that this was McLaren’s race to lose, Team…

Piastri: McLaren “very easily felt like we could have ended up in 7th or 8th” ahead of F1 Italian GP qualifying

Lucrezia Costa7 months ago7 months ago06 mins

The McLaren driver will start his second career Italian GP from the front row, right next to his teammate Norris on pole. It was an overall positive for Piastri, who suffered from a couple of small mistakes during Q1: one of his own, as he cut the apex at T1 on his first attempt, and…

F1 | Italian GP | Qualifying | Norris storms Monza to take Pole Position, Verstappen will start a lowly P7

Fernanda Álvarez7 months ago7 months ago07 mins

Qualifying kicked off in Monza with high expectations on the Mercedes and Ferrari garage after an FP3 in early Saturday morning that saw the team from Brackley leading the session with a 1-2 and Charles Leclerc’s Ferrari with a promising pace ahead of racing in front of the Italian Tifosis. Q1 Maranello’s home drivers went…

“His potential was much greater” — drivers react to Sargeant’s mid-season F1 exit

Magdalena Put7 months ago06 mins

Several drivers have voiced their sympathy following Logan Sargeant’s abrupt mid-season dismissal from Williams. The news came shortly after the Dutch Grand Prix weekend, during which Sargeant crashed heavily in the final practice session, causing him to miss qualifying. Williams junior driver Franco Colapinto was chosen to replace him for the final nine rounds of…

Favouring the number one driver completely is “not a healthy way of running a team” — Stella on team orders as Norris pursues his first F1 title

Senjuti Jash7 months ago7 months ago07 mins

The 2024 Dutch Grand Prix witnessed McLaren securing their first victory on the circuit since 1985, as Lando Norris controlled the race in a commanding manner after taking the lead back from Max Verstappen on lap 18 and winning by a whopping margin of 22.896 seconds. Norris managed to claw back eight points as the…

Piastri has ‘some things to work on’ after F1 Dutch GP: “Ultimately this weekend, I don’t think I was at Lando’s level”

David Coath7 months ago7 months ago07 mins

Lando Norris’ pace was clear for all to see this past weekend at the Dutch Grand Prix. However, whereas the driver of the number 4 car claimed his second-career grand prix victory, his teammate Oscar Piastri did not even make it to the podium and finished P4. The Australian regretted his qualifying performance putting him…

F1 | Dutch GP | Race | Norris dominates on Verstappen’s home turf to take thumping win

James O'Connor7 months ago7 months ago07 mins

There was another late change to the grid as Kevin Magnussen started from the pits due to engine component changes. 16 of the 20 drivers started on mediums, with Tsunoda, Hamilton and Bottas on softs. Magnussen began on the hards. Max Verstappen got the perfect launch, with both McLarens struggling off the line with wheelspin….

“We’re free to race each other” — Oscar Piastri relies on a good start from P3 to secure his second race victory at F1 Dutch GP

Senjuti Jash7 months ago7 months ago08 mins

The MCL38 is clearly the car to bet on this race weekend, as both McLaren drivers managed to make an appearance in the top three of Dutch Grand Prix qualifying. While Oscar Piastri steadily built on his confidence throughout Q1 and Q2, a messy final run in Q3 ruined his chances of challenging his teammate…

F1 | Dutch GP | Qualifying | Verstappen splits the McLarens as Norris takes dominant pole at Zandvoort

Fernanda Álvarez7 months ago7 months ago06 mins

Formula 1 resumed activity after the first break of the year to race in Zandvoort. Ahead, a qualifying session that promised emotion thanks to the weather conditions that had already made an appearance in FP3, where an incident by Logan Sargeant (who drove two tires on the wet grass and destroyed the Williams) left the…

“It looks like quite a close battle with the McLarens and Verstappen” — drivers give their assessment after Friday running at F1 Dutch GP

Magdalena Put7 months ago7 months ago010 mins

George Russell topped the timesheets in FP2 ahead of the Dutch Grand Prix, with McLaren’s Oscar Piastri close behind and home hero Max Verstappen rounding out the top five on Friday afternoon. Early running at Zandvoort seems to indicate a three-way battle at the front on race day. The upgraded McLarens look set to continue…