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Jolyon Palmer suggests Oscar Piastri needs F1 reset in blunt Lando Norris comparison

Jolyon Palmer suggests Oscar Piastri needs F1 reset in blunt Lando Norris comparison

Former Formula 1 driver Jolyon Palmer has suggested that McLaren's Oscar Piastri may need a winter reset after a difficult 2026 campaign. Piastri heads into this weekend's Azerbaijan Grand Prix following an eighth-place finish at the Spanish Grand Prix, while his team-mate Lando Norris claimed pole position and built a decent lead before an ill-timed virtual safety car derailed his ... Keep reading

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Azerbaijan Grand PrixLando NorrisMcLaren
Sep 23, 2026 · byMotorsport.com
How McLaren Hypercar test will help Norris in F1

How McLaren Hypercar test will help Norris in F1

Lando Norris driving McLaren’s new Hypercar may seem inconsequential in the grand scheme of Formula 1 things, but the reigning world champion would disagree. Norris took the wheel of the MCL-HY at Algarve last week, completing just 38 laps – enough to get a feel for the World Endurance Championship’s top machinery and provide feedback to McLaren ahead of the brand’s 2027 debut. The ... Keep reading

Lando NorrisMcLaren
Sep 23, 2026 · byAutosport
How Lando Norris gets better at F1 with a Hypercar test

How Lando Norris gets better at F1 with a Hypercar test

Lando Norris driving McLaren’s new Hypercar may seem inconsequential in the grand scheme of Formula 1 things, but the reigning world champion would disagree. Norris took the wheel of the MCL-HY at Algarve last week, completing just 38 laps – enough to get a feel for the World Endurance Championship’s top machinery and provide feedback to McLaren ahead of the brand’s 2027 debut. The ... Keep reading

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Lando NorrisMcLaren
Sep 23, 2026 · byMotorsport.com
F1 driver contracts: How long is each driver tied down for?

F1 driver contracts: How long is each driver tied down for?

The details in a Formula 1 driver contract is highly-guarded information, but often the length of the deal is released to the wider world. Here is how long each F1 driver contract is believed to be and therefore what moves could be possible and when in the future. McLaren Lando Norris – 2030 The reigning F1 world champion recently announced a new four-year contract with McLaren which ... Keep reading

McLaren
Sep 23, 2026 · byMotorsport.com
What would you like to ask Emerson Fittipaldi?

What would you like to ask Emerson Fittipaldi?

On 24 September, two-time Formula 1 world champion Emerson Fittipaldi will join us in the Baku paddock to answer Autosport readers' questions ahead of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. In a remarkable career that span across three decades with even further outings, Fittipaldi not only clinched the F1 title with Lotus and McLaren in 1972 and 1974 but also won the IndyCar championship in ... Keep reading

BakuIndyCarMcLaren
Sep 23, 2026 · byAutosport
McLaren releases behind-the-scenes look at Lando Norris's hypercar test

McLaren releases behind-the-scenes look at Lando Norris's hypercar test

McLaren has released behind-the-scenes video footage of Lando Norris's recent hypercar test in Portugal. Following his third-place finish at the Spanish Grand Prix at the new Madring circuit last weekend, the 2025 Formula 1 champion made his way to Portimao to test the Woking outfit's 2027 MCL-HY, which will compete in the World Endurance Championship next year. After arriving with McLaren ... Keep reading

McLarenPortugal
Sep 21, 2026 · byMotorsport.com
David Coulthard urges FIA to speed up safety car decisions

David Coulthard urges FIA to speed up safety car decisions

Former Formula 1 driver David Coulthard has argued that the FIA must speed up its decision-making processes when neutralising F1 races, stating there is clear "room for improvement" following the Spanish Grand Prix. McLaren's Lando Norris lost a likely victory at the inaugural Spanish Grand Prix at the Madring circuit after Aston Martin's Lance Stroll stopped on track with a brake failure. When ... Keep reading

Lando NorrisMcLaren
Sep 20, 2026 · byMotorsport.com
Kimi Antonelli could get "more and more panicked" in F1 title fight, says Nico Rosberg

Kimi Antonelli could get "more and more panicked" in F1 title fight, says Nico Rosberg

Kimi Antonelli could become "more and more panicked" in his bid for the 2026 Formula 1 championship if upgrades from McLaren and Ferrari drag him back into the pack, warns 2016 F1 champion Nico Rosberg. The Mercedes driver currently holds an 81-point advantage in the standings over his team-mate George Russell, who sits second. He extended his lead with a victory at the inaugural Spanish Grand ... Keep reading

FerrariGeorge RussellKimi Antonelli
Sep 18, 2026 · byMotorsport.com
Nico Rosberg proposes major F1 VSC rule change after Lando Norris Spanish GP setback

Nico Rosberg proposes major F1 VSC rule change after Lando Norris Spanish GP setback

2016 Formula 1 champion Nico Rosberg has suggested closing the pitlane or drastically reducing the pitlane speed limit during virtual safety car periods to prevent drivers from gaining an unfair advantage. The proposal follows the inaugural Spanish Grand Prix at the Madring circuit, where McLaren's Lando Norris lost a likely victory due to an ill-timed virtual safety car. Norris, who had ... Keep reading

Lando NorrisMcLaren
Sep 17, 2026 · byMotorsport.com
McLaren to build SUVs geared towards Formula One fans with children

McLaren to build SUVs geared towards Formula One fans with children

Model comes as part of £500m UK investment by firm’s new Abu Dhabi owner that will also fund new factory McLaren is gearing up to build an SUV for the first time in its 63-year history, betting that the glamour of its all-conquering Formula One team can sell cars to wealthy fans who do not own its supercars. The model, which does not yet have a name, comes as part of a £500m investment by McLaren’s new Abu Dhabi owner that will also create 1,000 jobs, adding to the existing workforce of 2,500 people. Continue reading...

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Sep 16, 2026 · byThe Guardian
Andrea Stella: McLaren must help Oscar Piastri stop "thinking" about how to drive '26 F1 car

Andrea Stella: McLaren must help Oscar Piastri stop "thinking" about how to drive '26 F1 car

McLaren team principal Andrea Stella believes Oscar Piastri's current deficit to Lando Norris is down to the Australian still "thinking and driving" with the 2026 Formula 1 machinery. Piastri's discomfort with the new breed of F1 cars has been evident throughout the season so far. It had become clear over the previous two years that his strengths lie in carrying speed through high-speed corners ... Keep reading

Lando NorrisMcLaren
Sep 15, 2026 · byMotorsport.com
Lando Norris lost Madring F1 win because of impossible overtaking – McLaren

Lando Norris lost Madring F1 win because of impossible overtaking – McLaren

McLaren Formula 1 team principal Andrea Stella says overtaking was too difficult at the Madring for Lando Norris to win the Spanish Grand Prix. Norris took pole position at Madrid’s new street circuit and pulled away by six seconds in the first 12 laps of the race, which proved to be his downfall as he was too far ahead to pit when the virtual safety car was called. Read ... Keep reading

Lando NorrisMadridMcLaren
Sep 15, 2026 · byMotorsport.com
Russell and Hamilton concede F1 2026 title chances as Antonelli dominates

Russell and Hamilton concede F1 2026 title chances as Antonelli dominates

Strange things can happen in Formula 1. Just ask Max Verstappen, who couldn't believe his luck when McLaren handed him a way into the 2025 title fight on a silver platter. Although he eventually missed out by two points to Lando Norris, he was essentially battling with one hand behind his back in an inferior car. But this year's fight has a distinctly different feel to it. Dominant ... Keep reading

George RussellLando NorrisLewis Hamilton
Sep 15, 2026 · byAutosport
Kimi Antonelli's Spanish GP win will still "sting", says James Hinchcliffe

Kimi Antonelli's Spanish GP win will still "sting", says James Hinchcliffe

Mercedes driver and current championship leader Kimi Antonelli will feel a "sting" after his Spanish Grand Prix victory because he knows McLaren's Lando Norris had the faster car, according to former IndyCar Series driver and F1 TV analyst James Hinchcliffe. Antonelli secured his eighth win of the 2026 Formula 1 season at the inaugural race at the Madring circuit, extending his lead in the ... Keep reading

Kimi AntonelliLando NorrisMcLaren
Sep 15, 2026 · byMotorsport.com
F1 champion Norris completes first full test in McLaren’s Le Mans Hypercar

F1 champion Norris completes first full test in McLaren’s Le Mans Hypercar

Reigning Formula 1 champion Lando Norris completed his first full-fledged test at the wheel of the McLaren MCL-HY Le Mans Hypercar at Portimao on Monday. Following last weekend’s Spanish Grand Prix at the new Madring circuit in which he was denied victory by an ill-timed Virtual Safety Car, Norris travelled across the border to Portugal for a one-day test. The Briton completed 38 laps of ... Keep reading

Lando NorrisMcLarenPortugal
Sep 14, 2026 · byAutosport
Lando Norris completes first full test in McLaren’s Le Mans Hypercar

Lando Norris completes first full test in McLaren’s Le Mans Hypercar

Reigning Formula 1 champion Lando Norris completed his first full-fledged test at the wheel of the McLaren MCL-HY Le Mans Hypercar at Portimao on Monday. Following last weekend’s Spanish Grand Prix at the new Madring circuit in which he was denied victory by an ill-timed Virtual Safety Car, Norris travelled across the border to Portugal for a one-day test. The Briton completed 38 laps of ... Keep reading

Lando NorrisMcLarenPortugal
Sep 14, 2026 · byMotorsport.com
Guenther Steiner criticises Lando Norris's Coca-Cola Spanish GP moment as 'unprofessional'

Guenther Steiner criticises Lando Norris's Coca-Cola Spanish GP moment as 'unprofessional'

Former Haas Formula 1 team principal Guenther Steiner has criticised Lando Norris's Coca-Cola cooldown room moment following the Spanish Grand Prix in Madrid, claiming it was unprofessional of the McLaren driver. After finishing third at the Madring circuit, Norris was seen drinking a Coca-Cola in the cooldown room. With rival drinks company PepsiCo having a partnership with F1, an official ... Keep reading

MadridMcLaren
Sep 14, 2026 · byMotorsport.com
Why F1 should avoid knee-jerk rule changes after Lando Norris' Madrid heartbreak

Why F1 should avoid knee-jerk rule changes after Lando Norris' Madrid heartbreak

Lando Norris lost a Formula 1 race win through no fault of his own - or his team's - but simply because of the unfortunate timing of a virtual safety car, triggered on lap 14 of the Spanish Grand Prix after Lance Stroll's retirement. The McLaren driver missed the pitlane entry by mere seconds before the VSC was activated - and was probably the only man to really lose out because of it. His main ... Keep reading

Lando NorrisMadridMcLaren
Sep 14, 2026 · byMotorsport.com
Why McLaren won’t blame F1 race control for lost Spanish GP victory

Why McLaren won’t blame F1 race control for lost Spanish GP victory

After qualifying on pole position with a stunning lap on Saturday, victory in the Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix looked certain for Lando Norris – until an ill-timed virtual safety car cost him a shot at the win. However, Mclaren says it won’t blame race control for the bad luck it endured on Sunday. The very nature of the Madring circuit meant that a strong start from pole would make ... Keep reading

Lando NorrisMcLaren
Sep 14, 2026 · byMotorsport.com