McLaren still “pretty terrible” in low speed, says Norris

A major upgrade package introduced over the past two races helped Norris produce a star performance on home ground at Silverstone last weekend.
The young Briton qualified on the front row and briefly led the opening stages before coming home in second place behind race winner Max Verstappen and ahead of Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton.
The scale of McLaren’s progress has left rivals hoping they …Keep reading

10 things we learned from the 2023 F1 British Grand Prix

Silverstone almost always serves up something special. And the 2023 edition again thrust itself into race-of-the-year contention as Formula 1 fans were treated to a thrilling encounter.
While Red Bull matching McLaren’s consecutive race win record should have been the main headline of the weekend, McLaren ensured the headlines went its way with Lando Norris wowing the Silverstone grandstands …Keep reading

Hulkenberg: Alarm bells ring after another Haas F1 PU failure

It came after two earlier failures for Hulkenberg himself, which have added to the team’s woes as it fights to develop a car which is quick in qualifying but is usually too hard on its tyres in races.
Magnussen had stopped on track in Q1 at Silverstone after suffering an oil pressure issue, although it was believed at the time that the PU – which was new in Austria – had not been damaged and …Keep reading

Alonso: Aston Martin “cannot get stressed” about dip in F1 form

After a run of podium finishes, Alonso has endured a tougher time in the last two races, but he was satisfied to earn some decent points with seventh place in the British GP.
The Spaniard indicated that the result actually flattered the team and was better than what he had expected heading into the race.
“We weren’t fast enough in any session on the weekend, so it was not different in the …Keep reading

Autosport Podcast: F1 British GP review

Norris grabbed the lead off the line and held off the dominant Red Bull for the opening stages, before Verstappen inevitably swept by to charge yet another win to maintain the team’s 100% win record in 2023.
But the McLaren driver held off Lewis Hamilton after a safety car bunched the pack up, despite a tyre compound disadvantage, to take a stellar second place.
PLUS: The pre-qualifying …Keep reading