Norris feared he was ‘going over’ in Kvyat crash
Taking a hard hit from Daniil Kvyat on the opening lap of the Chinese Grand Prix, Lando Norris feared his McLaren would be flipped over.
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Kvyat: Stewards agree the penalty was ‘harsh’
Daniil Kvyat claims the Chinese Grand Prix stewards agree that the penalty imposed on him for his first lap crash with both McLarens was "quite harsh".
‘Back to reality’ for McLaren after Q2 exit
McLaren are "back to reality", according to Carlos Sainz, after both he and Lando Norris were eliminated from Q2 in China.
McLaren still not ‘perfect’ says Sainz
Carlos Sainz believes the McLaren is still not "perfect" despite he and team-mate Lando Norris finishing FP2 in the top eight ahead of the Chinese GP.
McLaren’s MCL34 catches Newey’s eye
Red Bull's technical guru Adrian Newey has said he has been impressed with the car McLaren have produced for the 2019 season.
China ‘poses new challenge’ for McLaren
After encouraging early season signs, McLaren are ready to tackle a new challenge at the Chinese Grand Prix.
Alonso to decide 2020 programme ‘after July’
Fernando Alonso says he will wait until the end of the current WEC season and his Indianapolis 500 bid before even considering his 2020 race programme.
Sainz confident despite back-to-back DNFs
Carlos Sainz remains confident despite back-to-back retirements in the opening rounds of 2019 due to the pace McLaren are showing.
Norris: Simplified McLaren working well
Lando Norris claims that the team "took a couple of steps back to try and move forward" after a strong start to 2019.
‘Optimistic’ to challenge Red Bull says McLaren
McLaren CEO Zak Brown believes it would be "optimistic" to think McLaren can regularly challenge Red Bull in 2019.
Alonso: MCL34 is a step forward in every aspect
Putting in his first laps in the 2019 McLaren MCL34, Fernando Alonso declared that it is a "step forward in every aspect".
Norris hopes McLaren are on the way up
Lando Norris secured a stunning P6 finish in the Bahrain Grand Prix, a result which he hopes will send McLaren in the right direction.
Sainz: McLaren have done the ‘unthinkable’
McLaren got both cars into Q3 in Bahrain, something which Carlos Sainz says is "unthinkable" after their 2018 form.
Alonso cools return talk ahead of Bahrain test
Fernando Alonso has said his test for McLaren in Bahrain next week does not necessarily mean he is eyeing up a comeback to Formula 1 next season.
Bahrain: FIA team principal press conference
Guenther Steiner, Zak Brown, Franz Tost and Frederic Vasseur speak with the press in Bahrain.
More new Renault PU elements for Sainz
After just one race of the season gone, McLaren's Carlos Sainz is already on the way toward some engine penalties.
Sainz: Haas have a ‘half a second’ gap
McLaren's Carlos Sainz has said that Haas are a cut above in the midfield battle, predicting their pace advantage to be "half a second" in qualifying.
Alonso to test for McLaren in Bahrain
Fernando Alonso will be back behind the wheel of the McLaren MCL34 in the first in-season test in Bahrain.
A second MGU-K already for concerned Sainz
Carlos Sainz is already on to his second MGU-K unit of the season after his MCL34 was fitted with a new one in Bahrain.
Norris plays down Q3 expectations
Lando Norris has urged fans not to expect a Q3 showing from McLaren in Bahrain despite the rookie managing just that in his debut race weekend.
Sainz warns McLaren against development ‘trap’
Carlos Sainz believes that in McLaren's MCL34 the team has a car that can push them up the grid, they just need to avoid a repeat of last year's development "trap".
Boullier knew McLaren-Honda deal would fail
Former McLaren racing director, Eric Boullier, said he had a bad feeling about their deal with Honda from the very first meeting.
McLaren could quit Formula 1, says Brown
McLaren CEO Zak Brown claims the team could quit Formula 1 if the 2021 vision doesn't show a brighter future for the sport.
Sainz: Renault has finally delivered
Carlos Sainz claims that Renault have finally delivered the engine that it needed "two years ago", giving McLaren "something to fight with".
De Ferran defends Norris’ race performance
McLaren sporting director Gil de Ferran has defended rookie Lando Norris after he slipped down the order in Melbourne.
Sainz unfazed by Gasly ‘more potential’ claim
Carlos Sainz has defended his decision to quit Red Bull following claims from Christian Horner that Pierre Gasly has 'more potential'.
Norris: I let everyone down by failing to score
A disappointed Lando Norris feels he let McLaren down by failing to score a single point in the Australian GP as he battled to pass Antonio Giovinazzi.
MGU-K failure caused Sainz retirement
Carlos Sainz said it was an MGU-K failure which caused him to retire from the season-opening Australian Grand Prix.
Norris: Qualifying P8 will not be a ‘one-off’
Lando Norris was arguably the star of qualifying at the Australian Grand Prix, taking his McLaren car to P8 on the grid.
McLaren fined for unsafely releasing Norris
McLaren have the dubious honour of being the first team fined this season, handing a 5,000 Euro fine for the unsafe release of Lando Norris during FP3 in Melbourne.