4 d. ago ‘I’m making it work’: Lando Norris confident he is finally getting to grips with his McLaren

British driver leads championship by one pointStella: ‘We have proven we have a car that can win races’Lando Norris has said he is finally confident handling his McLaren car after a dominant victory at the Mexico City Grand Prix that moved him to the top of the world championship standings with four races remaining.The British driver won at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez with a superb drive from pole to flag. With his McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri finishing only fifth and Red Bull’s Max Verstappen in third, the Briton now leads Piastri by one point and Verstappen by 36. Piastri had held the title lead since the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix but Norris has moved to the front as the championship enters its final run-in. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago ‘I could have killed them’: Lawson’s fury after narrowly missing hitting marshals

Marshals ran across track clearing debris at Mexico GP‘I nearly hit one of them, honestly, it was so dangerous’Liam Lawson issued a damning broadside after he narrowly missed hitting two marshals on track at the Mexico City Grand Prix, warning that he could have killed them and branding it dangerous and unacceptable.In the race which was won in dominant form by McLaren’s Lando Norris, the Racing Bulls driver had started in 15th place but took damage on the opening lap and made an immediate pit stop. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Lando Norris wins chaotic Mexico Grand Prix to take World Championship lead

Lando Norris is the new F1 World Championship leader after he won the Mexico Grand Prix, while McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri endured a frustrating race

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7 d. ago Verstappen has great chance to close F1 gap on happy hunting ground

Cut-throat Red Bull driver will relish McLaren duo chase in Mexico City where he has won five of the last seven racesEnjoying a late surge out of the final bend, Max Verstappen is looming large in the mirrors of his championship rivals. The Dutchman is a threat beyond his formidable pace. An ominous, unsettling presence whose singular determination carries a weight of its own and at this weekend’s Mexican Grand Prix he will be hoping to put the hammer down once more.Having all but written off his chances by mid-season, Verstappen and team Red Bull have orchestrated a striking comeback. In closing down a 104-point gap to the championship leader, Oscar Piastri, to just 40 points in the space of four races, the defending champion has left Piastri and his McLaren teammate, Lando Norris, as prey in his paws. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Hamilton issues warning to McLaren as Verstappen roars into F1 title fight

Cut-throat Red Bull driver will relish McLaren duo chase in Mexico City where he has won five of the last seven racesEnjoying a late surge out of the final bend, Max Verstappen is looming large in the mirrors of his championship rivals. The Dutchman is a threat beyond his formidable pace. An ominous, unsettling presence whose singular determination carries a weight of its own and at this weekend’s Mexican Grand Prix he will be hoping to put the hammer down once more.Having all but written off his chances by mid-season, Verstappen and Red Bull have orchestrated a striking comeback. In closing down a 104-point gap to the championship leader, Oscar Piastri, to just 40 in the space of four races, the defending champion has left Piastri and his McLaren teammate, Lando Norris, as prey in his paws. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Mind the gap: surge from Verstappen piles pressure on McLaren and echoes 2007 | Giles Richards

Champion could snatch drivers’ title away from the leading constructors just as Kimi Raikkonen did 18 years agoA few short months ago Max Verstappen’s world championship defence appeared to be over. But when he took the flag in Sunday’s US Grand Prix it heralded the most remarkable resurgence as he waded with a gleeful swagger back into the title fight. Verstappen was down but he is far from out and could yet still pull off what would count as his greatest triumph.Going into the weekend in Austin, Verstappen was still treating the idea of him being a contender against the two lead protagonists, McLaren’s Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri, with a certain indifferent levity. Continue reading...

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1 week ago The awkward McLaren F1 title question fuelling Max Verstappen’s comeback

Comment: Verstappen took home maximum points from Austin while championship leader Oscar Piastri faltered and, with five races to go, McLaren are in danger of a catastrophic collapse

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1 week ago Max Verstappen’s unprecedented F1 title comeback is on – here’s how McLaren can avoid catastrophe

Comment: Verstappen took home maximum points from Austin while championship leader Oscar Piastri faltered and, with five races to go, McLaren are in danger of a catastrophic collapse

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1 week ago Max Verstappen issues F1 title war cry after stellar US GP win as McLaren feel the heat

Oscar Piastri failed to make progress and opened the door for Max Verstappen to take a huge chunk out of his championship lead and pile the pressure on McLaren in the F1 drivers' title race

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1 week ago Lando Norris' McLaren punishment 'not a big deal' as he and Oscar Piastri crash AGAIN

McLaren duo Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri collided in the last race at Singapore - doing so again on Saturday in America - but the penalty for the Brit is only a minor one

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1 week ago Verstappen takes F1 US GP pole after sprint victory to turn up heat on Norris and Piastri

Lando Norris is second on grid, Oscar Piastri is sixthMax Verstappen won sprint after McLarens collidedMax Verstappen claimed pole position for the US Grand Prix with an immense lap for Red Bull at the Circuit of the Americas. However the day was marked by yet another incident between the two world championship contenders Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri, with the latter crashing into Norris on the opening lap of the sprint race taking them both out and leaving McLaren with a headache as to how they manage their drivers.Verstappen had been all but untouchable throughout qualifying, his lead over Norris in second place was a full three-tenths, an age on this track. However in what is an increasingly tense title fight Piastri’s difficult weekend continued as he managed only sixth on the grid. Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton took third and fifth for Ferrari, with Mercedes’ George Russell in fourth. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Max Verstappen gifted route back into F1 title race as McLarens crash out at US Grand Prix

Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri both crashed out at the first corner of the US Grand Prix Sprint race and Max Verstappen took full advantage to cut McLaren's F1 championship lead

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3 w. ago BBC One Show’s Alex Jones says 'doesn’t matter' as she brushes off co

On Wednesday's instalment of The One Show, BBC viewers saw Alex Jones and Vernon Kay speak to Minnie Driver and Chris McCausland.

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3 w. ago McLaren Racing boss denies making ‘false promises’ to driver Alex Palou

Zak Brown accused of stringing along Indycar star in $20.7mn High Court battle brought by team over alleged breach of contract

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3 w. ago Charles Leclerc offers damning verdict of Ferrari F1 in 2025: ‘I was expecting more’

While McLaren, Red Bull and Mercedes have all won at least two races, Ferrari remain winless this year

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3 w. ago McLaren seal F1 constructors’ championship with podium in Singapore

McLaren have claimed their second-straight constructors’ title with six races left this season

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4 w. ago Norris considers Verstappen ‘genuine challenger’ for F1 title after resurgence

Four-time champion has won past two races to close gapNorris plays down McLaren prioritising teammate PiastriLando Norris has brushed off suggestions that McLaren would prioritise his teammate Oscar Piastri in the world championship fight after a resurgent Max Verstappen has emerged as a rival contender.Norris said the Dutchman was now in a position to defend his title, as the drivers prepare for what is likely to be the most gruelling meeting of the year in Singapore. The FIA has already declared a “heat hazard” race as temperatures and humidity have soared. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Lando Norris identifies 'genuine' Max Verstappen threat and scoffs at Oscar Piastri claim

Max Verstappen is 69 points behind F1 standings leader Oscar Piastri with back-to-back wins piling pressure on the McLaren driver and his team-mate Lando Norris in the title race

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4 w. ago McLaren taking former driver ‘to the cleaners’ after contract breach, court told

IndyCar racer Alex Palou agreed to join McLaren in 2022 but returned to his former team in 2023.

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4 w. ago What Alex Dunne told us about his F1 future amid speculation after McLaren exit confirmed

McLaren confirmed on Thursday that Alex Dunne has left their young driver programme amid speculation that the Irish Formula 2 driver is being eyed up by their F1 rivals

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