Piastri and Norris are total opposites
It’s got more than 1,000hp
Sure, Big Ben is really quite big, but is it as big as a specially liveried Nissan GT-R with 1,000bhp heading to a really, really quite big event this weekend? No. No it is not.Spotted here crawling across Westminster
by Vijay Pattni
The Aussie has really stepped up this season
Oscar Piastri became the first repeat winner (and, er, fourth pole-to-flag victor in a row in what was billed as the closest, most unpredictable F1 season in yonks), by dominating the Bahrain Grand Prix, closing to within three points of
by Joe Holding
Were you able to stay awake?
Oscar Piastri summed it up perfectly after the highlights reel in the cool-down room ended painfully quickly. "That's all the highlights?" asked the puzzled Aussie. "For a race that felt like it was pretty flat out, nothing happened."He wasn'
by Joe Holding
Now, that’s a fitting entrance for Suzuka
A couple of years back, Lando Norris was telling TopGear.com all about the 15hp Fiat 500 Jolly that he owns for zipping about in Monaco. Now though, it would seem the Brit racer has added something with a little more presence
by Greg Potts
First blood goes to McLaren
Well, that was certainly a race. Lando Norris took his first win of the season in his shiny new McLaren, followed closely by Max Verstappen in second and George Russell in third. Which doesn't predict the entire season by any stretch,
by Vijay Pattni
“I’ve made my mistakes and, at the same time, I’ve learned a lot from those mistakes”
by Vijay Pattni
Ouch
Last weekend, footage emerged of a red Ferrari F40 losing control on a road near Monaco. It's reportedly owned by British Formula 1 star Lando Norris.However, Norris wasn't the driver at the time of the incident, and fortunately, the
It's four in a row for Super Max
Max Verstappen is champion of the world for the fourth time in four years, after beating Lando Norris in Las Vegas to settle the title fight with two races to go.The Red Bull driver - sporting a makeshift rear wing to cope
by Joe Holding
He started in pole and led from start to finish
If you follow Formula 1 on social media, you've seen the recent discussions (memes, even) about Norris' odd statistic-he's started in pole six times but has only won two races. One of the possible reasons? He's often easily
Norris recovered all the way to fourth after a nightmare qualifying
The previous Grands Prix have been exciting ones, with several different teams outside of Red Bull taking P1 each weekend. But this last one-the Azerbaijan GP-might be one of this season's most exciting and dramatic yet.You've probably
Clearly, he is the only driver on the grid who can challenge Verstappen
After facing weeks of criticism, McLaren has decided that, actually, it will use team orders to support Lando Norris's title moonshot, after all.The team has admirably let both its drivers race freely this season, although that stance has been under
by Joe Holding
He’s 70 points down with nine races to go
Well, well, well. Lando Norris went into the Dutch Grand Prix talking about how he hadn't driven like a world champion this season...and duly produced a champion's drive.Pole position by almost four-tenths, lost the lead at the
by Joe Holding
At far second was Verstappen who finished more than 20sec behind
McLaren racecar driver Lando Norris finally got over the hump this Formula 1 season and earned his first-ever career win at the Miami GP. Now, the 24-year-old driver has doubled that with his dominant performance at the recently concluded
Who’s getting straight As and who needs extra homework?
Points: 277Top Gear rating: AMax made an excellent start to the term, winning consistently even when peers started to get equipment that was as good as his. His usual high standards have slipped very slightly in recent weeks (playground altercations with Lando
by Joe Holding
The post-race proceedings were pretty awkward to watch
There has not been a more exciting season of Formula 1 in recent memory, as the last 12 races have produced six different race winners. True, Max Verstappen has taken home most of the wins and maintains a commanding lead in the
’Twas a great weekend for McLaren overall
The 2024 Miami Grand Prix was not quite what many of us (or at least I) expected-a car that wasn't a Red Bull finished in P1, and that's with defending champion Max Verstappen not getting a DNF.Yes, folks,
The two have extended their respective contracts, but details are a bit vague
Ferrari has locked down five-time race winner Charles Leclerc with a contract extension that takes him beyond the 2024 Formula 1 season. Anyone else feel... kinda sorry for him?Leclerc made his debut with the team in 2019, but his time
by Joe Holding
We want one for ourselves
Liveries aren't the only way for teams and drivers to kind of personalize their vehicles on the track. The helmets the latter wear present an equally enticing opportunity to get creative, too.One of the helmets Lando Norris is sporting for
by Drei Laurel
‘The choice to stay with McLaren was quite clear’
The 2021 season was a breakthrough year for Lando Norris. The young Brit began to look like world champion material in his third season in Formula 1, and by stepping up in such a big way-podiums, a pole position, and so
by Joe Holding
He has just signed a new four-year contract with McLaren’s F1 team
Lando Norris has signed on the dotted line of a new four-year contract with McLaren, keeping him in the Papaya Orange car until the end of 2025.Heading into his fourth full season in Formula 1, it's easy to forget
by Greg Potts
