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McLaren explains reasons behind Norris F1 race engineer rotation

Norris generally races with his long-time race engineer at McLaren, Will Joseph manning the radio, but on occasion, Joseph has been swapping roles with Norris' performance engineer Jose Manuel Lopez, including in various sessions over the last couple of race weekends.

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Red Bull’s DRS edge will take time to close, despite F1 rivals waking up to it

One of the standout characteristics of the dominant RB19 is the DRS advantage that has helped Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez often be unstoppable on the straights.

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Red Bull's DRS edge will take a while to close, despite F1 rivals waking up to it

One of the standout characteristics of the dominant RB19 is the DRS advantage that has helped Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez often be unstoppable on the straights.

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Stella defends F1 rules: Low-drag tracks are now a problem

To help reduce the dirty air produced and allow cars to follow one another more closely, the design rulebook was reset for 2022 to move to ground-effects and away from complex top surfaces.

Autosport

McLaren pushing to sign off final ‘conceptual evolution’ update for F1 2023 car

Ahead of a landmark moment for the team, as it prepares to put its 2024 car in its new wind tunnel for the first time, the squad still wants to eke out one final effort for its current MCL60.

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McLaren pushing to sign off final F1 ‘conceptual evolution’ update for 2023 car

Ahead of a landmark moment for the team, as it prepares to put its 2024 car in its new wind tunnel for the first time, the squad still wants to eke out one final effort for its current MCL60.

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Norris concedes McLaren downforce level too high at Spa ahead of F1 grand prix

Like the rest of the teams, the Woking outfit only had Friday’s FP1 session during which to experiment before the set-up of the cars was locked in as parc ferme took effect for qualifying.

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Norris concedes McLaren F1 downforce level too high at Spa

With an eye on the predicted wet conditions, McLaren went for a higher level of downforce than its rivals with both cars, a move that paid off in the sprint event, where Oscar Piastri briefly led and finished second, with Norris sixth.

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McLaren busts Belgian GP myth and warns F1 struggles may return

The first and second stages of a three-step upgrade to change “pretty much every single aerodynamic part on the car” appears to have turned around McLaren’s poor start to the season.

Autosport

Ten things we learned from the 2023 F1 Hungarian Grand Prix

For the first time since 2016 and not counting the pandemic-disrupted 2020 season, Budapest is not Formula 1's last venue before the summer break, with the upcoming trip to Spa set to do that shortly this year.

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10 things we learned from the 2023 F1 Hungarian Grand Prix

For the first time since 2016 and not counting the pandemic-disrupted 2020 season, Budapest is not Formula 1’s last venue before the summer break, with the upcoming trip to Spa set to do that shortly this year.

Autosport

McLaren insists Norris Hungary F1 strategy call not favouritism

Piastri was running second behind race leader Max Verstappen in the early stages at the Hungaroring when at the first stops the team elected to pit third-placed Norris.

Motorsport

McLaren insists Norris F1 Hungarian GP strategy call not a case of favouritism

Piastri was running second behind race leader Max Verstappen in the early stages at the Hungaroring when at the first stops, the team elected to pit third-placed Norris instead.

Autosport

McLaren still anticipating low-speed struggle despite Hungary F1 qualifying result

After his performance at Silverstone where he successfully converted his front-row start into a second-place finish, Norris anticipated a much harder time of it at the Hungaroring circuit, noting after the British Grand Prix that the McLaren's performance in low-speed corners was still "poor".

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McLaren delays Hungary F1 upgrade package

McLaren team principal Andrea Stella stated that “pretty much every single aerodynamic part” on the MCL60 machine will change as part of a three-stage development package.

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New F1 wind tunnel will make McLaren more efficient amid "tough decisions"

McLaren commissioned a new wind tunnel, which after several delays was completed earlier this summer but is yet to be put into use. Until the new tunnel goes live, McLaren uses Toyota's tunnel in Cologne, and the logistics involved in sending parts off to Germany has impacted the team's speed in…

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New wind tunnel will make McLaren F1 more efficient amid "tough decisions"

McLaren commissioned a new wind tunnel – which after several delays was completed earlier this summer but is yet to be put into use. Until the new tunnel goes live, McLaren uses Toyota's tunnel in Cologne, and the logistics involved in sending parts off to Germany has impacted the team's…

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Stella says rivals dismissing F1 sidepod gains are like “Pinocchio”

The shape of teams’ sidepod designs has been thrust into the spotlight in F1’s latest ground effect era as initially there was a fascinating variety of different concepts at play.

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Stella says rivals dismissing F1 sidepod gains are like "Pinocchio"

The shape of teams' sidepod designs has been thrust into the spotlight in F1's latest ground effect era as initially there was a fascinating variety of different concepts at play.

Autosport

McLaren says even more gains to come from latest F1 upgrade package

The Woking-based team caused a surprise at the British Grand Prix as it made the most of a raft of recent upgrades to grab a slot on the front row with Lando Norris and finish second behind race-winner Max Verstappen.

Motorsport

Norris: McLaren F1 car still “pretty terrible” in low speed

A major upgrade package introduced over the past two races helped Norris produce a star performance on home ground at Silverstone last weekend.

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McLaren still “pretty terrible” in low speed, says Norris

A major upgrade package introduced over the past two races helped Norris produce a star performance on home ground at Silverstone last weekend.

Autosport

10 things we learned from the 2023 F1 British Grand Prix

Silverstone almost always serves up something special. And the 2023 edition again thrust itself into race-of-the-year contention as Formula 1 fans were treated to a thrilling encounter.

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Norris warns McLaren car is ‘pretty terrible’ despite Silverstone success

The McLaren driver Lando Norris has warned the team’s car may not perform well at coming races despite his second place at Silverstone on Sunday

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Brad Pitt stops F1 traffic but Lando Norris is Silverstone’s future darling

Finishing second at the British GP, the home driver showcases his superstar potential with Hollywood royalty watching on

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