Key Highlights: Marc Priestley called Franco Colapintoâs Turn 1 collision at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix âoutrageous.â The crash eliminated both Alpine cars and Lando Norris during a safety car restart in Baku. Priestley said Norrisâs call for a race ban was excessive, while Colapinto received a five-place grid penalty for the next race. Marc Priestley ...
Key Highlights: Charles Leclerc believes Red Bull now has a clear chassis-performance advantage over Ferrari after the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. Red Bull and McLaren introduced major upgrade packages in Baku, while Ferrari left its car unchanged. Leclerc says Ferrari has âa few things comingâ but must react quickly to prevent the performance gap from widening. ...
Key Highlights: Jacques Villeneuve described Oscar Piastriâs double lock-up at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix as a ârookie mistake.â Piastri lost a podium opportunity at the Baku City Circuit and eventually finished 14th. McLaren team-mate Lando Norris retired after contact involving Alpine drivers Franco Colapinto and Pierre Gasly. Jacques Villeneuve criticizes Oscar Piastriâs Azerbaijan GP mistake ...
Key Highlights Kimi Antonelli describes his Azerbaijan Grand Prix practice as “a good recovery” despite a hydraulic failure in FP1 and a power unit change that cost him half of FP2. The championship leader, holding an 81-point advantage after his Madrid win, still managed fifth in FP1 and second in FP2, while teammate George Russell ...
Key Highlights McLaren dominated Formula 1 from 1988 to 1991, winning four consecutive Constructors’ and Drivers’ Championships with engine partner Honda. The partnership ended abruptly when Honda withdrew from F1 at the close of the 1992 season due to financial pressures. Honda’s departure triggered a period of instability and performance struggles for McLaren throughout the ...
Key Highlights 2016 Formula 1 World Champion Nico Rosberg has proposed closing the pitlane or drastically reducing the pitlane speed limit during Virtual Safety Car (VSC) periods to eliminate the unfair advantage gained by drivers who pit under VSC conditions. The suggestion comes after the inaugural Spanish Grand Prix at the Madring circuit, where McLaren’s ...
Key Highlights Formula 1 champion Lando Norris has returned his rare Ferrari F40 to public roads in London following a January 2025 crash in Monaco that left the supercar damaged. The F40, one of only 1,311 produced between 1987 and 1992, was being driven by a friend when it lost traction and struck guardrails while ...
McLaren’s Stella: Piastri Still “Thinking and Driving” with 2026 F1 Machinery McLaren team principal Andrea Stella believes Oscar Piastri’s current performance deficit to teammate Lando Norris stems from the Australian driver still “thinking and driving” rather than operating instinctively with the 2026 Formula 1 regulations. The new technical framework has reduced aerodynamic output and introduced ...
McLaren Formula 1 team principal Andrea Stella has identified the Madring circuit layout as the primary factor preventing Lando Norris from converting pole position into victory at the Spanish Grand Prix. Despite a dominant early pace, Norris fell victim to a poorly timed virtual safety car and, ultimately, a track design that offered virtually no ...
Key Highlights Lando Norris lost a likely Spanish Grand Prix victory due to unique Virtual Safety Car timing that prevented only him from pitting, reigniting debate over minimum VSC duration rules. McLaren team principal Andrea Stella expressed uncertainty over whether VSCs should last at least one full lap to equalize conditions or remain a “hands ...
Formula 1 world champion Lando Norris completed his first full test of the McLaren MCL-HY Le Mans Hypercar at the Algarve International Circuit in PortimĂŁo on Monday. The session came days after the Spanish Grand Prix at the new Madring circuit, where an ill-timed Virtual Safety Car denied Norris a potential victory. The British driver ...
Guenther Steiner Criticizes Lando Norris Over Coca-Cola Cooldown Room Incident at Spanish Grand Prix Former Haas Formula 1 team principal Guenther Steiner has labeled Lando Norrisâs decision to drink a Coca-Cola in the post-race cooldown room as unprofessional, following the Spanish Grand Prix in Madrid. The incident occurred after Norris finished third at the Madring ...