Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri say they feel positive about their chances of beating Red Bull on occasion with their new McLaren this season.
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Big gains from in-season upgrades unlikely in 2024, McLaren believe
Formula 1
Posted onMcLaren do not believe it will be possible to replicate the large steps forward they made with in-season upgrades last year.
First pictures: McLaren reveals its new F1 car for 2024
Formula 1
Posted onMcLaren have revealed the first images of its new contender for the 2024 Formula 1 season, the MCL38.
Why Norris didn’t “even have a proper look at another team” besides McLaren
Formula 1
Posted onLando Norris says talks with rival teams did not reach a serious stage before he decided to commit to McLaren for the long term.
Norris shows belief in McLaren with early decision to sign new deal
Formula 1
Posted onLando Norris might have thought twice about extending his McLaren contract early last year – but then came their mid-season breakthrough.
Norris signs “multi-year” extension with McLaren beyond 2025
Formula 1
Posted onMcLaren have announced Lando Norris will remain with McLaren beyond 2025 after signing a contract extension with their driver.
McLaren present livery for their 2024 F1 car – MCL38
Formula 1
Posted onMcLaren will revert to their regular naming convention for Formula 1 cars this year having broken their recent trend to mark their 60th anniversary last season.
Timeline: Ferrari to ‘Stake’ – the 33 historic identities of Formula 1’s 10 teams
Formula 1
Posted onThere are only 10 teams on the Formula 1 grid but between them they’ve had over 30 different identities. Here’s how they changed over the years.
Piastri’s rapid learning key to his “exceptional” rookie season – Stella
Formula 1
Posted onMcLaren team principal Andrea Stella said Oscar Piastri has performed well above the team’s expectations in his first season driving for them.
McLaren staff told us we were “totally crazy” to take Honda engines in 2018 – Tost
Formula 1
Posted onOutgoing AlphaTauri team principal Franz Tost has fond memories of rivals predicting little success from what proved to be a race-winning partnership with Honda.
McLaren commit to Mercedes power in new five-year deal to 2030
Formula 1
Posted onMercedes will continue to supply power units to McLaren until the end of the 2030 season in an extension of their current partnership.
McLaren’s focus on car performance led to tactical error in qualifying
Formula 1
Posted onMcLaren say they got their qualifying tactics wrong because they were preoccupied with trying to improve their car’s performance in practice.
McLaren surprised by margin over rivals at track Norris thought would be “tough”
Formula 1
Posted onLando Norris predicted Interlagos would be “tough” for McLaren, but the team were surprised how effective their last upgraded proved in Brazil.
Haas’ bid to review United States GP result “makes no sense” – Stella
Formula 1
Posted onMcLaren team principal Andrea Stella has spoken against rival Haas’ efforts to request a review of the result of the United States Grand Prix.
McLaren definitely didn’t expect to be this close to Red Bull in Brazil – Norris
Formula 1
Posted onLando Norris says he’s satisfied with his result in the Brazilian Grand Prix sprint race despite being beaten to the win by Max Verstappen.
McLaren drivers expect Ferrari and Mercedes will close gap to them in Austin
Formula 1
Posted onThe McLaren drivers expect their team will be less competitive in the United States Grand Prix compared to recent rounds.
F1 Academy racer Bianca Bustamante joins McLaren as their latest junior
F1 Academy
Posted onMcLaren has announced the addition of F1 Academy racer Bianca Bustamante to its driver development programme and revealed her 2024 racing plans.
Why McLaren tell their drivers to “challenge us” over team orders on radio
Formula 1
Posted onLando Norris questioned McLaren’s orders on the radio during the Qatar Grand Prix but team principal Andrea Stella said they encourage their drivers to do this.
Aston Martin believe ‘our destiny is in our hands’ in fight for fourth with McLaren
Formula 1
Posted onAston Martin are not resigned to finishing behind McLaren this year despite their rivals’ significant gains in the championship fight in recent races.
Mercedes and Ferrari’s Qatar woes show McLaren mustn’t be complacent – Stella
RaceFans Round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: McLaren mustn’t be complacent in Aston Martin fight – Stella • Ricciardo returns in Red Bull demo • Sztuka clinches Italian F4 title