McLaren’s latest car is competitive but doesn’t handle the way Lando Norris wants it to. However the round one winner says he’s learned to accept it.
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Lifelong motor sport fan Keith set up RaceFans in 2005 - when it was originally called F1 Fanatic. Having previously worked as a motoring journalist, Keith began running the site full-time in 2010, achieving a long-held ambition to dedicate his full attention to his passion for motor racing.
Eddie Jordan, 1948-2025
Formula 1
Posted onEddie Jordan, who has passed away at the age of 76, founded a much-loved Formula 1 team which defied their doubters by winning.
Contact with team mate may have led to Bortoleto’s Australian GP crash
Formula 1
Posted onSauber is looking into the possibility Gabriel Bortoleto’s race-ending crash last weekend was not caused by driver error.
FIA extends DRS zone on Shanghai’s longest straight to make passing easier
Formula 1
Posted onFormula 1 drivers will be allowed to make more use of their Drag Reduction Systems at the Chinese Grand Prix this year.
McLaren would have been “stupid” not to use hold position order – Norris
Formula 1
Posted onMcLaren’s decision to forbid its drivers from racing each other for three laps during the Australian Grand Prix was justified because of the conditions, says Lando Norris.
Hamilton dismisses ‘negativity’ over his radio calls. ‘Other drivers are almost abusive’
Formula 1
Posted onLewis Hamilton says he “doesn’t know why everyone’s been so negative” about his radio communications during the Australian Grand Prix.
Eddie Jordan, former F1 team principal, manager and driver, dies aged 76
Formula 1
Posted onEddie Jordan, the founder of former Formula 1 team Jordan, has passed away a few days before his 77th birthday.
Antonelli “got really scared” when he made “big save” on first lap of Australian GP
Formula 1
Posted onAndrea Kimi Antonelli admitted he was alarmed when he came close to crashing on the first lap of the Australian Grand Prix.
Hadjar agrees with Marko over “embarrassing” reaction to Australian GP exit
Formula 1
Posted onIsack Hadjar is unbothered by the reaction of Red Bull motorsport consultant Helmut Marko to his crash in Melbourne last week.
FIA’s new rear wing test ‘directed at other teams, not McLaren’ – Norris
Formula 1
Posted onLando Norris says the FIA’s change to its rear wing regulations is not targeted at McLaren and will not affect their performance in this weekend’s round.
Round-up: Mercedes’ eye on the weather, Zhou’s comeback goal, F1 Academy and more
Formula 1
Posted onThursday’s edition of the RaceFans round-up.
Williams explain role played by car’s systems in Sainz’s race-ending crash
Formula 1
Posted onWilliams team principal James Vowles has shed further light on what caused Carlos Sainz Jnr to crash out on the first lap of the Australian Grand Prix.
Will FIA’s new test clip McLaren’s wings? Six Chinese GP talking points
Formula 1
Posted onIt’s only the second round of the season and already the rules are changing. Will that disrupt the pecking order? Here are the Chinese GP talking points.
Verstappen will leave Red Bull for Mercedes at the end of 2025, Brown predicts
Formula 1
Posted onMcLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown has claimed Max Verstappen will walk out on his long-term Red Bull deal and join their rivals Mercedes.
Rally drivers escalate swearing row with FIA by refusing to answer questions
Formula 1
Posted onRally drivers, who joined their F1 counterparts in protesting the FIA’s clampdown on swearing, are refusing to answer questions from the media this weekend.
Norris is only driver besides Verstappen to win back-to-back races since 2021
Australian Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onFormula 1 has a back-to-back winner who isn’t Max Verstappen for the first time in four years. More noteworthy statistics and facts from the Australian Grand Prix here.
Round-up: Wolff hails W16 gains, IndyCar tyre tweak, Shanghai resurfaced and more
Formula 1
Posted onWednesday’s edition of the RaceFans round-up.
“The only rookie that kept it on the road”: Full radio from Antonelli’s superb F1 debut
Formula 1
Posted onAndrea Kimi Antonelli may have been in his first Formula 1 race but the 18-year-old sounded calm and composed as he climbed 12 places to finish fourth.
Drive to Survive producer insists “authenticity” is its goal amid claims of fakery
Formula 1
Posted onThe new season of Netflix’s hit Formula 1 series Drive to Survive has prompted fresh accusations of inaccuracy but its producer insists they strive to be authentic.
Red Bull “have a lot of work to do to fight for a win” – Verstappen
Formula 1
Posted onMax Verstappen says Red Bull need to make a lot of progress with their car to challenge for victories after McLaren won the season-opening race last weekend.