Key Highlights: McLaren Team Principal Andrea Stella confirmed a phased aerodynamic upgrade package aimed at closing a three-tenth deficit to front-runners like Red Bull. The upcoming development parts serve a dual purpose: fighting for podiums in the current championship and track-testing core aerodynamic concepts for the 2026 car. Lando Norris evaluated the current papaya car ...
Key Highlights: McLaren executed a disciplined recovery in the Singapore Grand Prix, securing a fourth and fifth-place finish for Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri following their Saturday Sprint collision. Lando Norris offered over team radio to assist teammate Oscar Piastri as the Australian fought back through the field after an unscheduled pit stop for a ...
Key Highlights: McLaren Formula 1 Team Principal Andrea Stella commended Lando Norris for adjusting his mindset following a controversial clash with teammate Oscar Piastri during the Singapore Grand Prix sprint race. After an initial intra-team collision at Turn 5 forced Piastri to retire on Saturday, Norris recovered on Sunday to secure fourth and assisted Piastri ...
Key Highlights McLaren team principal Andrea Stella labeled the Saturday Sprint clash between Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri as “unacceptable,” demanding a strict team-first protocol going forward. While Norris and Piastri recovered to claim a double-points finish in Sunday’s Singapore Grand Prix, the team acknowledged an ongoing pace deficit to Red Bull and Ferrari. McLaren ...
Key Highlights: Lando Norris took full accountability for his final-lap collision with McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri during the Singapore Grand Prix sprint race, stating that he “let down the team.” McLaren team principal Andrea Stella labeled the internal clash “not acceptable,” prompting Norris to issue a formal apology to the squad. Despite recovering to take ...
Key Highlights A late collision between McLaren teammates Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri during the 2026 Singapore Grand Prix sprint race revived memories of past “Papaya Rules” intra-team controversies. Team principal Andrea Stella described the crash as “unacceptable” and noted it inflicted material damage, cost crucial constructors’ championship points, and forced a gearbox replacement on ...
Key Highlights: McLaren Team Principal Andrea Stella branded the Singapore Grand Prix Sprint collision between teammates Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri as “not acceptable” and confirmed “it is serious”. The on-track contact resulted in material damage and cost McLaren eight points, tightening their Constructors’ Championship fight against Red Bull and Ferrari. Stella rejected seeking apologies ...
Key Highlights: McLaren drivers Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri collided on the final lap of a wet 20-lap sprint race at Turn 5. Piastri was eliminated with severe damage to his MCL40’s rear, while Norris finished eighth; FIA stewards took no further action after finding both contributed. McLaren Team Principal Andrea Stella called the intra-team ...
Key Highlights: Four different constructors locked out the top four positions during the Sprint qualifying session at the Marina Bay Street Circuit, led by Max Verstappen ahead of George Russell, Charles Leclerc, and Oscar Piastri. McLaren team principal Andrea Stella expressed relief at the team’s stabilized form following challenging setups and vehicle dynamics in Azerbaijan ...
Key Highlights: Oscar Piastri claimed fourth on the grid with a lap of 1:31.454, trailing Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc by just 0.055s, while Lando Norris took fifth with a 1:31.587. McLaren resolved an earlier car issue for Norris, though both drivers noted that finding a perfect setup remains challenging amid razor-thin margins at the front. Team ...
Key Highlights: McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown expects Gianpiero Lambiase to make the switch to McLaren sooner than initially planned, potentially arriving as early as next year. Lambiase was confirmed in April to take up the role of Chief Racing Officer at McLaren Mastercard Formula 1 Team, reporting directly to Team Principal Andrea Stella. The ...
Key Highlights: McLaren is investigating a sharp dip in pace at Sepang after qualifying sixth and seventh, roughly six-tenths off pole position. Team principal Andrea Stella believes rival teams may have taken larger development steps, though peculiar track and asphalt conditions also impacted the MCL40. Further production parts and minor updates are scheduled to arrive ...