McLaren's Surprising Admission About Lando Norris’ Hungarian GP Strategy

McLaren duo hit with brutal question from Russell after the Hungarian GP

While the on-track action may not have delivered much excitement during the Hungarian GP, George Russell certainly found a way to entertain fans after the race. Although fans were loudly hoping for a...

McLaren's surprising admission about Lando Norris’ Hungarian GP strategy

It is a long-standing matter of humour in the Formula 1 paddock that the “possible race strategies” infographic Pirelli circulates on Sunday mornings often bears no relationship at all to the way the race pans out.So it proved at the Hungaroring as Lando Norris ended up being effectively forced onto an u favourable one-stop strategy after a poor start, only for it to work in his favour ...Keep reading

McLaren's surprising strategy admission after F1 Hungarian GP

It is a long-standing matter of humour in the Formula 1 paddock that the “possible race strategies” infographic Pirelli circulates on Sunday mornings often bears no relationship at all to the way the race pans out.So it proved at the Hungaroring as Lando Norris ended up being effectively forced onto an unfavoured one-stop strategy after a poor start, only for it to work in his favour. And ...Keep reading

McLaren didn't intend strategy switch that denied Piastri

McLaren did not intend for Lando Norris to switch to a winning one-stop strategy in Formula 1's Hungarian Grand Prix as it did not think it was possible pre-race and felt Oscar Piastri's two-stop was going to be the "dominant" tactic.Norris backed out of an attempt to pass Piastri for second into Turn 1 at the start which led to him getting passed by George Russell and Fernando Alonso and dropping to fifth.Though he cleared Alonso early, Norris …

The ‘racing approach’ McLaren has adopted to avoid repeat of 2024 F1 Hungarian GP

One year after a tense on-track moment between Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri at the 2024 Formula 1 Hungarian Grand Prix, McLaren says it has formalised its “racing approach” to prevent a repeat. Team principal Andrea Stella detailed how the team has grown — not just in performance, but in managing race scenarios — with both drivers playing an integral role in shaping a more transparent and disciplined way of operating. The incident at the Hunga…