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Whether it’s the mountain-lined backdrop, the overtaking opportunities, the absolute army of fans that always show up, or the double-points, Spielberg is one of those places McLaren never seems to grow tired of.

The season opener for F1 has come and gone. Bahrain was a tough introduction to the campaign for the team and the MCL36, but the nice thing about the modern F1 calendar is that you don’t particularly get to dwell. On to Saudi Arabia and week 2 for the team from Woking.

It’s safe to say that, just as they had in Mexico a week earlier, things didn’t quite go to plan in Brazil. Like Mexico, McLaren paid the price for a start that was almost too good – this time for Lando Norris. A recovery drive was the order of the day for Lando, who did […]

Yee-haw, that was some weekend in the U-S-of-A. McLaren certainly felt the love at COTA and around Austin. From McLaren Fan Heist to Daniel Ricciardo getting behind the wheel of his hero’s race car, oh and, of course, the United States Grand Prix!

The 16th round of an enthralling F1 season proved to be something of a damp squib. Lando Norris finished where he started, and Daniel Ricciardo missed out on a point after a spirited recovery drive from the back of the grid in a race that was all about damage limitation for McLaren.

There are days, rare days, when the stars align to provide you with such unbridled joy and emotion that it’s almost impossible to believe… 3,213 days after McLaren’s last win in F1, they crossed the line to finish P1 and P2 at the Italian Grand Prix.

There are days, rare days, when the stars align to provide you with such unbridled joy and emotion that it’s almost impossible to believe… 3,213 days after McLaren’s last win in F1, they crossed the line to finish P1 and P2 at the Italian Grand Prix.

Unforgiving. That’s one word to describe Zandvoort. An awesome track, a real driver’s circuit, and the atmosphere was electric – but Zandvoort’s narrow twists and turns mean overtaking is nigh on impossible and McLarens fate was sealed after a difficult qualifying.