McLaren have become the first Formula 1 team to unveil their 2025 car during a shakedown at Silverstone on Thursday, Afrosport reports. The MCL39 made its on-track debut at the British Grand Prix venue, with Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri sharing driving duties as McLaren conducted a promotional filming day. McLaren's new car was seen sporting a geometric camo colour scheme which was enforced ahead of...
McLaren Team manager Benjamin Schidt has likened Ugo Ugochukwu to Oscar Piastri, Afrosport reports. The 17-year-old American of Nigerian and Italian heritage, is part of McLaren’s junior programme, and claimed a dominant victory in the prestigious Macau Grand last weekend where he led every lap from pole position. It left his R-ace GP FR team impressed by his performance which Schidt drew comparisons with Piastri who...
Lando Norris has admitted that he is not proud of using the benefit of team orders to win the Sao Paulo Grand Prix sprint race on Saturday, Afrosport reports. His McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri led from pole for the sprint but part of the strategy was to allow him to move over for Norris towards the end of sprint if it remained a 1-2. The Australian...
Lando Norris has insisted he wants to win the 2024 Formula 1 world championship on merit even after his team, McLaren, made a U-turn on their policy around team orders, Afrosport reports. Team principal, Andrea Stella, ahead of this weekend's Azerbaijan Grand Prix, confirmed they will favour Norris, who is 62 points behind Max Verstappen in the drivers' standings, in certain scenarios, with eight races left....
Sir Lewis Hamilton finished Sunday's British Grand Prix in third place, behind Lando Norris who helped McLaren record their first podium of the season in second while Max Verstappen won for the sixth consecutive race in 2023. Norris sent the Silverstone crowd into raptures when he took the lead from polesitter Verstappen at the start. The Red Bull driver and reigning world champion however regained his...
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