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McLaren driver Oscar Piastri pictured at the 2026 Chinese Grand Prix
Jamie Woodhouse
Oscar Piastri admits McLaren ‘pretty representative’ in China as grip deficit exposed
Oscar Piastri says McLaren’s Chinese Grand Prix pace is ‘pretty representative’ as he highlights a crucial grip issue.
Mercedes in battle with McLaren at the 2026 Chinese Grand Prix.
Uros Radovanovic
McLaren solves Shanghai straight-line deficit but telemetry exposes deeper weakness
McLaren fixed its straight-line speed in Shanghai qualifying, but the telemetry reveals why the gap to Mercedes still remained.
Lando Norris on the grid before the Chinese GP Sprint.
Henry Valantine
Lando Norris calculates straight-line deficit as McLaren chases Mercedes power answers
McLaren has improved its understanding of Mercedes power, but Lando Norris says a straight-line deficit remains.
Oscar Piastri pulling on his fireproofs
Michelle Foster
Oscar Piastri admits McLaren has no answer to Mercedes’ six-tenths sector gap
Oscar Piastri admits McLaren cannot explain the huge sector-three deficit to Mercedes in Shanghai.