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Lando Norris: McLaren is ready for title fight between its drivers
Lando Norris has said his McLaren team is ready for a no-holds barred title fight between him and teammate Oscar Piastri, should they continue to dominate.
 
McLaren driver Oscar Piastri of Australia celebrates on the podium after winning the Chinese Formula One Grand Prix race at the Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai, Sunday, March 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
McLaren’s Oscar Piastri wins F1 Chinese GP from teammate Lando Norris. Both Ferraris disqualified
McLaren driver Oscar Piastri has cruised to his maiden Chinese Grand Prix win from pole position with the Australian untouchable ahead of his teammate Lando Norris as the pair completed McLaren’s milestone 50th one-two finish in Formula 1.
 
Williams driver Carlos Sainz of Spain steers his car during the sprint race ahead of the Chinese Formula One Grand Prix at the Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai, Saturday, March 22, 2025. (Wu Hao/Pool Photo via AP)
Williams team fined 50,000 euros for not recording onboard video
Williams has been fined 50,000 euros ($54,000) by the Formula 1 Chinese Grand Prix stewards due to a communication error.
 
McLaren driver Oscar Piastri of Australia celebrates his pole position after qualifying session for the Chinese Formula One Grand Prix at the Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai, Saturday, March 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
McLaren’s Piastri takes his first F1 pole at Chinese Grand Prix. Hamilton to start fifth
McLaren’s Oscar Piastri has scored his maiden pole position in Formula 1 ahead of Sunday’s Chinese Grand Prix by delivering two sizzling laps that were quick enough for the top spot ahead of Mercedes’ George Russell.
 
Ferrari driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain steers his car during the sprint qualifying at the Shanghai International Circuit in Shanghai, China, Friday, March 21, 2025, ahead of the Chinese Formula One Grand Prix (Sunday). (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
Lewis Hamilton wins sprint pole position in China days after a disappointing F1 debut for Ferrari
Lewis Hamilton has surprised the crowd and himself by securing his first sprint pole position for Ferrari in the final moments of qualifying at the Chinese Formula 1 Grand Prix.
 
McLaren driver Lando Norris of Britain gets a pit stop during the first free practice at the Shanghai International Circuit in Shanghai, China, Friday, March 21, 2025, ahead of the Chinese Formula One Grand Prix (Sunday). (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
Hamilton wants a faster Ferrari to challenge McLaren at F1’s sprint weekend in China
McLaren’s dominance, Lewis Hamilton’s bid to bounce back after a disappointing Ferrari debut, and the death of Eddie Jordan have generated headlines as Formula 1 prepares for its first Sprint weekend of the season at the Chinese Grand Prix.
 
Ferrari driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain signs his autograph for a fan at the Shanghai International Circuit ahead of the Chinese Formula One Grand Prix, in Shanghai, China, Thursday, March 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
Hamilton dismisses talk of frustration with Ferrari after excessive radio chatter
Lewis Hamilton has denied there’s frustration with Ferrari race engineer Ricciardo Adami despite frequently shutting down unnecessary radio chatter between them at the Australian Grand Prix.
 
Mercedes driver George Russell of Britain arrives at the Shanghai International Circuit ahead of the Chinese Formula One Grand Prix, in Shanghai, China, Thursday, March 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
Mercedes’ Russell believes McLaren capable of dominating F1 but doubts it
Mercedes driver George Russell believes McLaren could win every race this year and suggested its pace advantage is “bigger than Red Bull has ever had.” McLaren’s Lando Norris won from pole last weekend in the season-opening race in Australia.
 
Eddie Jordan, center, poses for a photo with Heinz-Harald Frentzen and Jarno Trulli, Jan. 31, 2000. (Matthew Fearn/PA via AP, File)
Ex-F1 team owner and media personality Eddie Jordan has died at 76
Ex-Formula 1 team owner and media personality Eddie Jordan has died. He was 76. He ran his own Jordan team in the 1990s and 2000s in F1. He became a popular pundit on TV after selling the team in 2005.
 
Ferrari driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain steers his car during the Australian Formula One Grand Prix at Albert Park, in Melbourne, Australia, Sunday, March 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Asanka Brendon Ratnayake)
Frustrating start for Lewis Hamilton and Ferrari at F1 Australian Grand Prix
Lewis Hamilton’s relationship with his new Ferrari team was pressure tested in Australia, where he finished a disappointing 10th on debut, and was frustrated by a bad strategy that cost him a potential victory, and constant radio chatter throughout the difficult race won by McLaren’s Lando Norris.
 
McLaren driver Lando Norris of Britain leads Red Bull driver Max Verstappen of the Netherlands during the Australian Formula One Grand Prix at Albert Park, in Melbourne, Australia, Sunday, March 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Scott Barbour)
McLaren’s Lando Norris wins wet and wild Australian Grand Prix. Hamilton finishes 10th
McLaren’s Lando Norris has won a chaotic rain-affected Australian Grand Prix, his first victory at Albert Park, with the British driver just managing to stay ahead of Red Bull’s Max Verstappen following a third safety car late in the race.
 
Team RB driver Isack Hadjar of France sits in his car after hitting the wall in the formation lap ahead of the start the Australian Formula One Grand Prix at Albert Park, in Melbourne, Australia, Sunday, March 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Asanka Brendon Ratnayake)
Rookie Isack Hadjar crashes on formation lap and delays start of F1 Australian GP
Racing Bulls rookie Isack Hadjar has lost control of his car on the formation lap of the Australian Grand Prix, with the French driver sliding into a barrier at turn two and out of the race.
 
Ferrari driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain steers his car during qualifying at the Australian Formula One Grand Prix at Albert Park, in Melbourne, Australia, Saturday, March 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Heath McKinley)
Lewis Hamilton has tough start with Ferrari, qualifying eighth in F1 Australian GP
Lewis Hamilton’s Ferrari odyssey got off to a tough start after the British driver qualified in eighth for Sunday’s Australian Grand Prix.
 
McLaren driver Lando Norris of Britain reacts after taking pole during qualifying at the Australian Formula One Grand Prix at Albert Park, in Melbourne, Australia, Saturday, March 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Asanka Brendon Ratnayake)
Lewis Hamilton 8th in qualifying in Ferrari debut as Norris takes pole for F1 race in Australia
Lewis Hamilton qualified eighth-fastest in his Ferrari debut as McLaren’s Lando Norris claimed pole position for the Australian Grand Prix at Albert Park.
 
Ferrari driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain gets into his car for the first practice session for the Australian Formula One Grand Prix at Albert Park, in Melbourne, Australia, Friday, March 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Asanka Brendon Ratnayake)
Lewis Hamilton ready to race for Ferrari for the first time in F1’s season-opening Australian GP
Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton racing a Ferrari for the first time. Reigning world champion Max Verstappen arriving without a lot of mileage in his Red Bull. Lando Norris helping McLaren set a benchmark with his pace in testing.
 
Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff arrives at the track ahead of the Australian Formula One Grand Prix at Albert Park, in Melbourne, Australia, Thursday, March 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Asanka Brendon Ratnayake)
F1’s Mercedes chief Wolff says he’s not looking to sign Verstappen for 2026
Mercedes team principal and chief executive Toto Wolff has denied rumors on the eve of the Australian Grand Prix weekend that he’s still seeking to sign reigning F1 world champion Max Verstappen for 2026.
 
Team RB driver Isack Hadjar of France poses for the drivers portrait photo session ahead of the Australian Formula One Grand Prix at Albert Park, in Melbourne, Australia, Thursday, March 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Asanka Brendon Ratnayake)
Racing Bulls rookie Isack Hadjar ready to learn on the job in his first F1 weekend in Australia
Racing Bulls rookie Isack Hadjar is heading into the season-opening Formula 1 weekend in Australia with fewer than 500 laps in a Grand Prix car to prepare.
 
McLaren driver Oscar Piastri of Australia poses for a selfie with a fan as he arrives at the track ahead of the Australian Formula One Grand Prix at Albert Park, in Melbourne, Australia, Thursday, March 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Heath McKinley )
Oscar Piastri confident he can be the first Aussie to win the Australian Formula 1 Grand Prix
Oscar Piastri is quietly confident he can become the first Aussie driver to win the Australian Formula 1 Grand Prix. He’s aiming for it this weekend. The McLaren driver says “we’ll be good from the start of this year.”
 
Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz of Spain sprays champagne as he celebrates after winning the Australian Formula One Grand Prix at Albert Park, in Melbourne, Australia, Sunday, March 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Scott Barbour)
Carlos Sainz wins F1 Australian GP after early exit for Verstappen with engine fire
Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz ended Red Bull’s Formula 1 winning streak when the Spaniard took advantage of Max Verstappen’s early exit to win the Australian Grand Prix just two weeks after missing the previous race in Saudi Arabia due to an emergency appendectomy.
 
Red Bull driver Max Verstappen of the Netherlands walks from his car as his mechanics work to put out a fire during the Australian Formula One Grand Prix at Albert Park, in Melbourne, Australia, Sunday, March 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Scott Barbour,Pool)
Angry Verstappen an early retirement from Australian GP in race won by Sainz
An angry Max Verstappen was an early exit from the Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix, with the Red Bull driver sustaining a fiery mechanical failure on the fourth lap of the race and experiencing his first race retirement since Albert Park in 2022.
 
Red Bull driver Max Verstappen, right, of the Netherlands talks with director of the Red Bull racing Helmut Marko and team principal Christian Horner, centre, in the team garage following the first practice session of the Australian Formula One Grand Prix at Albert Park, in Melbourne, Australia, Friday, March 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Asanka Brendon Ratnayake)
Controversies off the track follow Formula 1 to Australia for the season’s third Grand Prix
For the third Formula 1 Grand Prix in a row controversies off the track are threatening to overshadow the almost predictable action on it. It’s been that kind of start to the F1 season.
 
Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain arrives at the Albert Park circuit ahead of the Australian Formula One Grand Prix in Melbourne, Australia, Thursday, March 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Asanka Brendon Ratnayake)
Hamilton praises F1 Academy director Susie Wolff over legal action against FIA
Seven-time Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton has criticized FIA while supporting Susie Wolff’s “bravery” for filing a criminal complaint against auto racing’s governing body in the French courts.
 
Red Bull driver Max Verstappen of the Netherlands reacts while talking to Red Bull team principal Christian Horner, left, outside their team garage ahead of the Australian Formula One Grand Prix at Albert Park, Melbourne, Australia, Thursday, March 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Asanka Brendon Ratnayake)
Verstappen says he plans to fulfil his Red Bull contract to 2028 amid Mercedes switch rumors
Formula 1 champion Max Verstappen says he wants to stay with Red Bull until the end of his contract in 2028. That closes out rumors of a switch to Mercedes.