Tag: McLaren
Oscar Piastri defends McLaren over rear-wing flex
McLaren driver Oscar Piastri of Australia in action during a F1 Grand Prix practice in Baku, Azerbaijan, on Friday, Sept. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits) SINGAPORE — Oscar Piastri says he’s happy with the apparent flexible rear wing on his race-winning car but it’s not a “magic bullet” making McLaren the team to beat in…
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Oscar Piastri wins in Baku, McLaren overtakes Red Bull
McLaren’s Australian driver Oscar Piastri celebrates on the podium after winning the Formula One Azerbaijan Grand Prix at the Baku City Circuit in Baku on September 15, 2024. (Photo by Natalia KOLESNIKOVA / AFP) Oscar Piastri delivered a cool performance on and off the track on Sunday after his measured drive to win a tense…
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Azerbaijan GP: Max Verstappen ‘confident’ after Friday practice as Lando Norris says McLaren are off the pace in Baku | F1 News
Lando Norris says McLaren are “a long way off” the pace of their rivals following Friday practice at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. The Brit, who is attempting to close Max Verstappen’s 62-point lead at the top of the Drivers’ Championship with eight rounds of the season remaining, was only 17th in the day’s more representative…
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Lando Norris: McLaren driver says new team rules don’t mean Oscar Piastri will give up wins | F1 News
Lando Norris says McLaren’s decision to prioritise him in the F1 title race doesn’t mean his team-mate Oscar Piastri will give up race wins in the final eight events of the season. McLaren boss Andrea Stella revealed ahead of this weekend’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix that the team will back Norris in the title race, as…
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Italian GP: Lando Norris takes pole from Oscar Piastri in McLaren one-two with Max Verstappen down in seventh | F1 News
Lando Norris took pole position from team-mate Oscar Piastri in a McLaren one-two in Qualifying for the Italian Grand Prix, as championship leader Max Verstappen could only manage seventh. Norris had two laps that were good enough for pole in Q3 and beat Piastri by one-tenth as Russell couldn’t stop McLaren from locking out the…
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Lando Norris’ start struggles: Driver or car at fault at McLaren as ‘chink in the armour’ appears? | F1 News
So far in 2024 Lando Norris is having a season to remember, picking up his first ever wins in Formula 1 and putting his team in the hunt for the Constructor’s Championship. However, there is a cause for concern for his team – their starts to races. Along with his wins at the Miami and…
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Lando Norris retains hopes of catching Max Verstappen in Drivers’ Championship as McLaren bring upgrades to Dutch GP | F1 News
Lando Norris says he still has “chances” to chase down world championship leader Max Verstappen during the remaining 10 races of the 2024 Formula 1 season. The drivers will return to the track for practice on Friday at the Dutch Grand Prix following the sport’s summer break, with Red Bull’s Verstappen holding a 78-point advantage…
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Max Verstappen makes McLaren, Mercedes admission with Red Bull no longer F1’s fastest | F1 News
Max Verstappen admits Red Bull have been overtaken by their much-improved F1 rivals and says the reigning champions “know that we have work to do” to improve when the season resumes at the end of August. For the first time since 2020, the season before Verstappen won his maiden world title, Red Bull have gone…
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Lando Norris: McLaren driver says criticism after Silverstone was ‘not unfair’ as team look to win in Hungary | F1 News
Lando Norris says criticism directed at him and his McLaren team following a series of costly errors at the British Grand Prix was “not unfair”. Norris was leading at Silverstone before the final round of pit stops but McLaren failed to bring him in at the optimum moment, while he also overran his pit box,…
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Sky Sports F1 podcast: How can McLaren improve the big strategy calls?
Sky Sports F1 podcast: How can McLaren improve the big strategy calls?
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