McLaren News
| Pos | Team | Pts |
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| 3 | 46 |
McLaren chief executive Zak Brown has renewed his long-standing criticism of multi-ownership and close team ties in Formula 1 amid Mercedes' interest in potentially buying a minority stake in Alpine.
Lando Norris says Max Verstappen would be missed by fellow drivers and Formula 1 as a whole were the four-time world champion to walk away from the sport - but believes the Dutchman will "stay longer than people say".
Lando Norris believes McLaren can still "push hard" to defend their world titles when the F1 season resumes from the Miami Grand Prix, despite Mercedes and Ferrari's superior starts to the sport's new era.
Formula 1 may not be staging any races in April but the news that Gianpiero Lambiase, Max Verstappen's race engineer, has agreed to join McLaren has provided one of the biggest stories in the sport so far in 2026.
Andrea Stella says Oscar Piastri has been an "inspiration" to McLaren after bouncing back from a nightmare start to the season with a podium at the Japanese Grand Prix.
The 2026 Formula 1 head-to-heads with all of the latest Qualifying, Sprint and Grand Prix scores in each of the 11 teams.
World champions McLaren outpaced early 2026 championship leaders Mercedes as Oscar Piastri topped the second Friday practice timesheet for the Japanese Grand Prix.
Lando Norris believes McLaren will have the best Formula 1 car later this season despite a challenging start to his title defence.
McLaren boss Andrea Stella says Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri are in a "tough moment" after the team's difficult start to the season, but he is confident the drivers have the mindset to rebound from 2026's early setbacks.
Oscar Piastri was unable to start the Australian Grand Prix after crashing his McLaren on his way to the grid of his home race.
George Russell has revealed how watching Lando Norris celebrate his maiden F1 title win at the end of last season has "fuelled" him to try and emulate his compatriot this year.
McLaren's Oscar Piastri believes the pecking order at this weekend's season-opening Australian Grand Prix will not absolutely determine who is ultimately successful in the first season of F1's new rules era.
Lando Norris believes world champions McLaren currently trail Ferrari and Red Bull on pace with four days of pre-season testing to go.
Formula 1 has entered a new era of much-changed cars and engines in 2026, making 'launch season' one of the most eagerly-anticipated in years.
World champions McLaren have revealed the car livery they will race in when they defend F1's world titles in the 2026 season.
Lando Norris "completely believes" 2026 title favourite George Russell will join him in F1's world championship-winning ranks at some point - but the McLaren driver says his own ambition to win again this year is undimmed.
Martin Brundle expects Oscar Piastri to "come back with a vengeance" after narrowly missing out on a maiden Formula 1 title last year.
McLaren boss Andrea Stella says the team will attempt to make managing competition between their drivers Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri "simpler" during the 2026 Formula 1 season.
Lando Norris collected the Formula 1 Drivers' Championship trophy as he was formally crowned 2025 world champion at the FIA Awards in Uzbekistan.
Oscar Piastri said Lando Norris has "not become Superman" as he explained why he expects McLaren to continue to treat their drivers with "full fairness and equality" next season.
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