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MONZA, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 07: Second placed Lando Norris of Great Britain and McLaren and Third placed Oscar Piastri of Australia and McLaren congralate each other in parc ferme during the F1 Grand Prix of Italy at Autodromo Nazionale Monza on September 07

McLaren given team orders warning from Mercedes boss

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has warned McLaren they have set a precedent which is "very difficult to undo" after ordering Oscar Piastri aside for world championship rival Lando Norris in Italy on Sunday.

Motorsport • 08 Sep

MONZA, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 07: Race winner Max Verstappen of the Netherlands and Oracle Red Bull Racing on the podium with his trophy during the F1 Grand Prix of Italy at Autodromo Nazionale Monza on September 07, 2025 in Monza, Italy. (Photo by Clive Rose/

Norris' title bid kept alive as Verstappen wins

Lando Norris' world championship bid was controversially kept alive by his McLaren team, despite a poor pit-stop threatening to deal the British driver another title blow.

Motorsport • 07 Sep

Red Bull Racing's Dutch driver Max Verstappen jumps from his car as he celebrates his pole position after the qualifying session ahead of the Italian Formula One Grand Prix at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza circuit, in Monza, northern Italy,

Verstappen takes pole position with track-record lap

Lando Norris' world championship aspirations were dealt a boost after he qualified second for the Italian Grand Prix, with Max Verstappen taking pole position.

Motorsport • 06 Sep

Race winner Oscar Piastri of Australia and McLaren celebrates on the podium during the F1 Grand Prix of Netherlands at Circuit Zandvoort on August 31, 2025 in Zandvoort, Netherlands.

Piastri takes huge title-race lead after Norris blow

Lando Norris suffered a dramatic late engine failure at the Dutch Grand Prix as McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri took a major step towards the title.

Motorsport • 31 Aug

McLaren's Australian driver Oscar Piastri drives during the Q2 qualifying session of the Formula One Dutch Grand Prix at The Circuit Zandvoort, western Netherlands, on August 30, 2025.

Piastri beats title rival Norris to Dutch pole

Oscar Piastri beat title rival and McLaren team-mate Lando Norris in the battle for pole position for the Dutch Grand Prix.

Motorsport • 30 Aug

McLaren's British driver Lando Norris celebrates after winning the Formula One Hungarian Grand Prix at the Hungaroring circuit in Mogyorod near Budapest, Hungary.

Norris cuts Piastri's lead with Hungarian GP success

Lando Norris held off McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri to win the Hungarian Grand Prix and slash the Australian's Formula One lead to nine points after completing more than half the race on a single set of hard tyres.

Motorsport • 03 Aug

Race winner Lando Norris of Great Britain and McLaren celebrates in parc ferme during the F1 Grand Prix of Austria at Red Bull Ring on June 29, 2025 in Spielberg, Austria.

'Won't matter once we're dead': Norris on F1 title race

Lando Norris said it does not matter if he fails to beat Oscar Piastri to the world championship because "in 200 years we will all be dead".

Motorsport • 01 Aug

Australian driver Oscar Piastri celebrates after winning the Formula One Belgian Grand Prix at the Spa-Francorchamps circuit in Spa, on July 27, 2025.

Piastri holds off Norris to win Belgium and extend lead

McLaren's Oscar Piastri won the Belgian Grand Prix to extend his lead over team-mate Lando Norris at the top of the Formula One drivers' championship standings.

Motorsport • 27 Jul

McLaren's British driver Lando Norris celebrates his pole position after the qualifying session ahead of the Formula One Belgian Grand Prix at the Spa-Francorchamps circuit in Spa, on July 26, 2025.

Norris pips Piastri to Belgian Grand Prix pole

Lando Norris will start from pole position for the Belgian Grand Prix in his bid to seal a hat-trick of consecutive victories after beating championship rival Oscar Piastri to top spot.

Motorsport • 26 Jul

Race winner Lando Norris of Great Britain and McLaren celebrates in parc ferme during the F1 Grand Prix of Great Britain at Silverstone Circuit on July 06, 2025 in Northampton, England.

Norris seals Silverstone win after rain causes chaos

Lando Norris took advantage of Oscar Piastri's penalty to win the British Grand Prix for the first time in his career, while Nico Hulkenberg claimed a maiden podium at the 239th attempt.

Motorsport • 06 Jul

Norris closes gap on Piastri with victory in Austria

Lando Norris won the battle of the McLarens to earn a morale-boosting victory in Austria which breathes fresh life into his Formula One world championship charge.

Motorsport • 29 Jun

Pole position qualifier Lando Norris of Great Britain and McLaren Second placed qualifier Charles Leclerc of Monaco and Scuderia Ferrari and Third placed qualifier Oscar Piastri of Australia and McLaren during qualifying ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Aust

Norris rebounds from Montreal mess with Austria pole

A dominant Lando Norris delivered the perfect response to his Montreal setback by securing an emphatic pole position for Sunday's Austrian Grand Prix.

Motorsport • 28 Jun

Piastri holds off teammate Norris to win Spanish GP

Lando Norris lost ground in the championship race after McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri produced a flawless performance to win Sunday's Spanish Grand Prix.

Motorsport • 01 Jun

Oscar Piastri in action at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya

Piastri beats team-mate Norris to Spanish GP pole

Oscar Piastri delivered a hammer blow to Lando Norris's bid to win back-to-back races by seeing off his title rival to take a commanding pole position for the Spanish Grand Prix.

Motorsport • 31 May

Piastri keeps calm to take pole from Verstappen

Formula One leader Oscar Piastri kept calm under pressure to put McLaren on pole position for the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix on Saturday with Red Bull's Max Verstappen joining the Australian on the front row.

Motorsport • 17 May

Lando Norris and Max Verstappen in the Miami Grand Prix

Norris bemoans Verstappen's 'crash or don't pass' style

Lando Norris took aim at Max Verstappen's "crash or don't pass" driving after he accused the Red Bull driver of deliberately pushing him off the road at the Miami Grand Prix

Motorsport • 05 May

Oscar Piastri took the chequered flag 4.6 seconds clear of Lando Norris

Piastri wins in Miami; Norris hampered by duel with Max

Lando Norris accused Max Verstappen of deliberately pushing him off the road as Oscar Piastri won the Miami Grand Prix to extend his lead in the world championship.

Motorsport • 04 May

Max Verstappen celebrates after securing pole position

Verstappen takes pole for Miami Grand Prix

Max Verstappen celebrated becoming a father for the first time by securing a brilliant pole position for the Miami Grand Prix.

Motorsport • 03 May

McLaren technicians work on Lando Norris' car during practice at Miami

Updated Norris with the spanner in the cockpit - McLaren gaffe

Lando Norris' McLaren team are being investigated by Formula One's governing body after they left tools in his cockpit during opening practice for the Miami Grand Prix.

Motorsport • 02 May

Oscar Piastri clinched the fourth grand prix win of his career to move firmly into the drivers title battle

Piastri dominates in Bahrain as Norris salvages podium

Oscar Piastri eased to victory at the Bahrain Grand Prix as Lando Norris battled back from his disappointing qualifying to finish on the podium.

Motorsport • 13 Apr

Piastri will start at the front of the grid for the first time in his career

Piastri takes maiden pole position in China

Oscar Piastri raised the stakes in his championship battle with Lando Norris by securing the first pole position of his career at the Chinese Grand Prix.

Motorsport • 22 Mar

Lando Norris appears to have a huge advantage in his McLaren

Norris should win every race, claims Russell

George Russell has claimed that Lando Norris has the car to win every race this season and said McLaren's advantage is even bigger than Red Bull enjoyed.

Motorsport • 20 Mar

Lando Norris took the chequered flag just 0.8 seconds clear of world champion Max Verstappen

Norris holds off Verstappen at dramatic Australian GP

Lando Norris survived a rain shower and late charge from Max Verstappen to open his season in style by winning a wild, wacky and thrilling Australian Grand Prix

Motorsport • 16 Mar

The 2025 grid featuring six rookies, two forty-somethings and 13 combined drivers titles

F1 gladiators gear up for a 'last days of Rome' season

Raf Diallo sets the scene for the new Formula One season with plenty of change in the final season before the 2026 regulation overall.

Motorsport • 13 Mar

Lando Norris earned the first four grand prix victories of his career in 2024 and goes into this season as one of the main title contenders

Norris vows to get 'elbows out' in Verstappen battles

Lando Norris has warned Max Verstappen he is ready to get his "elbows out" after admitting he was made to look like an "idiot" during their championship battle last year.

Motorsport • 13 Feb