Norris argues Red Bull’s F1 recovery is not surprising: “They were never that far off”

Lando Norris says Red Bull and Max Verstappen’s recent resurgence is anything but surprising, and believes McLaren has made much bigger steps of its own over the past few years. 
After the Dutch Grand Prix in Zandvoort, Verstappen trailed the championship lead by 104 points, but with five rounds remaining that deficit has shrunk to 40. The turnaround comes as Red Bull continued the …Keep reading

The F1 ride-height puzzle that Ferrari can’t solve

Among the starkest lessons of the 2025 season has been that if you want to win grands prix, you have to adopt extreme solutions – particularly with the way you run the floor, the most important downforce-generator on the car. McLaren offers the proof: the superiority it showed in the first part of the year stemmed precisely from hidden innovations guiding the design of the MCL39. Red Bull’s …Keep reading

Colapinto enters crucial weeks as Aron outing offers F1 benchmark

One week on from being slapped on the wrists by Alpine for ignoring team orders, Franco Colapinto enters a crucial set of races to secure his Formula 1 future. 
At the end of last weekend’s United States Grand Prix in Austin, Colapinto was ordered to hold station by Alpine while fighting team-mate Pierre Gasly for 17th place. 
Colapinto ignored the order and passed Gasly anyway, given the …Keep reading

Norris ‘amused’ by Red Bull’s F1 US GP attempted sabotage

Lando Norris laughed off Red Bull’s attempt to sabotage his start to the United States Grand Prix because the McLaren Formula 1 driver “didn’t need” the tape. 
Red Bull was fined €50,000, half of which was suspended, after last weekend’s Austin race as a team member disobeyed marshal instructions by accessing the grid during the formation lap.
The purpose was to remove a strip …Keep reading

Was McLaren right in removing Norris’ ‘repercussions’ ahead of F1 Mexico GP?

McLaren was at the forefront of Formula 1 media day ahead of this weekend’s Mexico Grand Prix as Oscar Piastri revealed it had removed the ‘repercussions’ given to Lando Norris.
It came after Norris collided with Piastri on lap one of the Singapore Grand Prix, whilst he was making an overtake on his F1 title rival and team-mate for third at Marina Bay.
McLaren reviewed the incident …Keep reading