Lando Norris qualifies on front row behind Max Verstappen at Italian Grand Prix
Lando Norris’ world championship aspirations were dealt a boost after he qualified second for the Italian Grand Prix, with Max Verstappen taking pole position.
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McLaren boss glad of ‘harmony’ between F1 teammates Norris and Piastri
SILVERSTONE, UK: McLaren boss Andrea Stella is proud of the way Formula One world champion Lando Norris and teammate Oscar Piastri have conducted themselves following last season’s battle for the drivers’ championship. British driver Norris eventually overcame the Australian in a three-way fight, also involving Red Bull’s Max Verstappen, to clinch his maiden world title, even though Piastri had held a 34-point lead with nine races remaining. There were several occasions where McLaren’s wish to ensure both Norris and Piastri raced on even terms were put to the test but relations between the pair remained cordial. McLaren have been off the pace so far under new regulations for the 2026 season, with Mercedes leading the way from Ferrari. But Stella has been pleased by the professionalism of his drivers. “It wasn’t a given that, after last year — when they found themselves battling for the world title right up to the final race — the harmony they’d built would remain intact: yet not only has this not changed, but the relationship between them and with the team has actually become even stronger,” team principal Stella said in a McLaren Q&A. “And whilst this might, in a sense, have been expected of Lando — given that he was ultimately the one to become champion — it was not quite so predictable for Oscar, who, instead, has relied even more heavily on the team to accelerate his development, both on and off the track.” Mercedes teenage rising star Kimi Antonelli is 50 points clear of Ferrari’s seven-time former world champion Lewis Hamilton at the top of the 2026 drivers’ standings, with fifth-placed Norris a huge 91 points off the lead. Norris, however, did win his first race of the season in Hungary before the current summer
Lando Norris grabs first race win of season in Hungary, Max Verstappen second
BUDAPEST: World champion Lando Norris claimed his first win of the season and 12th of his career with a resounding triumph for McLaren ahead of Red Bull’s Max Verstappen in Sunday’s helter-skelter Hungarian Grand Prix.
Lando Norris back on pole for Mercedes at Hungarian Grand Prix
BUDAPEST: World champion Lando Norris of McLaren narrowly outpaced Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton to seize his first pole position of the year on Saturday with a flawless lap in the final seconds of qualifying for this weekend’s Hungarian Grand Prix.
F1 needs better balance between business and sport, says Norris
BUDAPEST: Formula One has been driven too much by business decisions and needs to remember it is a sport, according to McLaren’s world champion Lando Norris. With drivers chafing at new regulations that have cramped their speed, particularly at last weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix, the Briton told reporters ahead of Sunday’s Hungarian round that Formula One could do better. “It’s a business,” said the Briton. “Everyone wants to make money, so in order for Audi and other teams to come in we had to change these things. It’s a shame. It should never have been like that. But that’s how businesses work.” Audi have entered the sport this season after taking over Swiss-based Sauber, with the German carmaker encouraged by new rules that have increased the electrical element of the power unit to near-parity with the internal combustion engine. The rules have been tweaked for 2027 to reduce the electrical contribution. “Formula One will always be great,” said Norris, whose car has a Mercedes engine. “It can just be better. “Us as drivers just know it better than everyone else. The thing that’s a shame is that Formula One is too heavily led by the fact it’s a business nowadays and not how can you make the sport the best possible? It’s ‘how can you just make the most money as a business?’. “And that’s just not what it should simply be. That’s not how a sport should be run. The fact we have hybrids, 50-50 and all that, that’s just because more teams wanted to come in it and because you make more money.”
McLaren Tanggapi Isu Piastri Diincar Red Bull
CEO McLaren Zak Brown menanggapi rumor bahwa salah satu pebalapnya, yakni Oscar Piastri diincar oleh Red Bull. Ia tak terkejut dengan kabar itu, dan menegaskan tugasnya hanya berupaya agar para pebalapnya betah karena mobil yang kompetitif.
Norris Menangkan Sprint Race F1 GP Miami 2026
Pebalap McLaren Lando Norris berhasil memenangkan balapan sprint Formula 1 GP Miami 2026 Oscar Piastri dan Charles Leclerc melengkapi zona podium.
Norris Sempat Tak Percaya Mampu Jadi Juara Dunia F1
Lando Norris sempat tak percaya mampu menjadi juara dunia Formula 1 2025. Ia mampu mewujudkan mimpi masa kecilnya menjadi nyata.
Penantian Manis Lando Norris
Lando Norris menjadi juara dunia Formula 1 2025 usai finis ketiga di GP Abu Dhabi. Perjalanan naik turun sepanjang musim pun berbuah manis.