McLaren team principal Andrea Stella has voiced his admiration for Mercedes’ showing during the first closed shakedown in Barcelona. According to Stella, the W17 averaged roughly two and a half Grand Prix distances per day over the three days of testing.
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According to reigning world champion Lando Norris, the new F1 cars sometimes feel like their smaller siblings from Formula 2. The 26‑year‑old Brit was able to put his brand‑new MCL40 through its paces last week during a private shakedown in Barcelona. The cars are smaller and lighter in 2026, but
McLaren invites Fernando Alonso to return to the Indy 500 in the future; CEO Zak Brown says the door is wide open for a new collaboration. The two-time world champion has already made three attempts to claim the legendary oval, but without success. With a win in the Indy 500
Esteban Ocon confirms the worry of many F1 fans that lifting off will become a standard part of the new 2026 regulations. Even during qualifying laps, when drivers are racing the clock, the next-generation cars will benefit from easing off the throttle occasionally, in particular to recharge the advanced hybrid
Lando Norris shares his first expectations for the races of the new season. The Brit said this after logging his first kilometres in the MCL40, his team McLaren’s 2026 car, at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. Norris is predicting above all more ‘chaos in races’ during the coming season: ‘That is,
After clinching the world championship, Lando Norris was swamped by a flood of congratulatory messages. The Brit admits he hasn’t been able to read them all in the weeks since sealing the title, but he didn’t miss the message from David Beckham: ‘He’s a cool guy’. No country in Formula
McLaren CEO Zak Brown said he was taken aback by Red Bull’s brand‑new power unit during the recent test days in Barcelona. The Austrians will field their own engine on the grid for the first time in 2026, and the question is how competitive it will be compared with the
