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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

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

Sprint Pole qualifier Oscar Piastri of Australia and McLaren with his Pirelli Sprint Pole award during Sprint qualifying ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Belgium at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps on July 25, 2025 in Spa, Belgium.

Piastri cruises to sprint pole in Belgium

Oscar Piastri secured a dominant pole position for Saturday's sprint race in Belgium as Lewis Hamilton qualified only 18th.

Motorsport • 25 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

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

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

Piastri, long-tipped as a future champion, is in his third season in F1

Piastri surges into championship lead after Saudi win

Oscar Piastri moved ahead of Lando Norris and into the drivers' championship lead with victory at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix as Max Verstappen paid the price for a first-lap penalty.

Motorsport • 20 Apr

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

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

Oscar Piastri moved ahead of Charles Leclerc from the start

Piastri wins Azerbaijan Grand Prix, Norris cuts lead

Lando Norris recovered from his qualifying disaster by pulling off a late overtake on Max Verstappen to further cut the title lead as Oscar Piastri won a pulsating Azerbaijan Grand Prix.

Motorsport • 15 Sep 24

The 2024 season has seen Charles Leclerc win his own home race at Monaco as well as Ferrari's at Monza for the second time in his career

Leclerc foils McLarens to earn Ferrari home race win

Ferrari's Charles Leclerc won the Italian Grand Prix as McLaren duo Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris finished second and third respectively, with the latter continuing to close the gap on Formula One championship leader Max Verstappen.

Motorsport • 01 Sep 24

Pole-sitter and drivers' championship leader Verstappen stayed ahead of Piastri and Norris

Verstappen holds off McLaren duo to win Austrian sprint

Max Verstappen produced an impressive defensive display to hold off Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris to win Saturday's sprint race at the Austrian Grand Prix.

Motorsport • 29 Jun 24

Verstappen adds the 2023 crown to 2022 and the controversial 2021 title-winning season

Verstappen seals third title as Piastri wins sprint

Red Bull's Max Verstappen has won his third Formula One world championship after finished second behind rookie Oscar Piastri in the sprint race at the Qatar Grand Prix.

Motorsport • 07 Oct 23

Oscar Piastri has been rewarded for the positive start he has made with McLaren

Piastri extends stay with McLaren

Australian driver Oscar Piastri has signed a new deal with McLaren to keep him at the Formula One team until 2026.

Motorsport • 20 Sep 23

Piastri is believed to have signed a deal to race for rivals McLaren

Alpine confident for Piastri contract ahead of hearing

Renault-owned Alpine expressed confidence in their case ahead of a meeting on Monday of Formula One's contract recognition board to decide which team Australian Oscar Piastri should race for next season.

Motorsport • 27 Aug 22

McLaren have brought an early end to Daniel Ricciardo's contract

McLaren ditch Ricciardo as Piastri waits in the wings

Daniel Ricciardo is departing McLaren after the British team terminated his contract.

Motorsport • 24 Aug 22