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Lando Norris: “I was pretty stupid” in Verstappen battle, McLaren “in good shape” after F1 Sprint Race in Austria

McLaren driver Lando Norris provided a candid assessment of his performance in the recent Formula 1 sprint race, offering a mix of excitement, self-criticism, and optimism for the future. The British driver engaged in a thrilling battle early battle with Max Verstappen as he sent it at turn 3, taking the lead. He had DRS…

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F1 | Austrian GP | Verstappen wins the Sprint ahead of Piastri and Norris after close battle

A baking hot Sprint Saturday in Spielberg  saw all the drivers start the 24-lap race on the medium tyres off the line – and Alex Albon started from the pit lane after changing his set-up during parc fermé. The start was aborted after the formation lap, despite no obvious danger in sight, which  meant the…

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F1 | Austrian GP | FP1 | Verstappen on top ahead of Piastri and Leclerc after stopping on track

Round 11 of the 2024 Formula 1 Season began with the first and only practise session of the weekend, and all cars immediately out on track apart from the Williams. Norris mentioned issues with his steering wheel, as the bets early time is set in 1:07.932s by Russell on hards, followed by Hamilton and Verstappen…

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“We were touched by this level of support” — Andrea Stella on “the sense of community” in the F1 paddock amid McLaren’s hospitality catching fire during the Spanish GP weekend

Shortly before the final practice session of the Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix started, fire broke out at the McLaren hospitality suite. The whole team, including drivers Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri, had to be evacuated. With the emergency crew still working on bringing the fire under control three hours later, many worried that McLaren’s…

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“The first time I’ve had that in F1” — Piastri says he had “not much confidence in the car” during Spanish GP weekend

McLaren’s Oscar Piastri ended the Spanish Grand Prix in seventh place, two places up from his P9 starting position. Speaking after the race, Piastri admitted that while the team had been optimistic that he would be able to get past both Alpine drivers and compete with Mercedes and Ferrari, this had not come to fruition…

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Race and tyre management “probably still the biggest area” to improve despite “big step” compared to rookie F1 campaign — Piastri

Ahead of the 2024 Spanish Grand Prix, Oscar Piastri was asked whether he thought that the weekend would be a test for his team given the aerodynamic differences between the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya and those of the previous circuits. While the 23-year-old agreed that the weekend would be a test, he said he expected it…

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Stella: Piastri’s F1 gains in second season “quite impressive”

McLaren team principal Andrea Stella believes Oscar Piastri is accelerating in his development as a Formula 1 driver after they started working on what he describes as a ‘couple of opportunities’. Piastri has shown improvements performances this year in race trim, bagging his first podium of the season in Monaco, and he drove a very…

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Stella: Mercedes was “part of the fastest teams” in F1 2024 even before Canadian GP

McLaren Formula 1 team principal Andrea Stella believes Mercedes had already shown flashes of potential and strong lap times with its W15 even before their strong showing at the Canadian GP, which he described as “not a surprise”. Speaking after the qualifying session in Montreal last week – which saw George Russell take Mercedes’ first…

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