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McLaren’s Piastri Claims Bahrain Pole as Norris, Verstappen Struggle

This is Beirut, 13/04 10:45 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Bahrain Formule 1 F1 Max Verstappen Lando Norris

McLaren's Oscar Piastri claimed pole position for the Bahrain Grand Prix on Saturday as his teammate Lando Norris and Red Bull's Max Verstappen had a trying evening under floodlights at the desert circuit. Series leader Norris could only make it onto the third row with Verstappen facing an even tougher time on Sunday from the fourth row. George ...

Verstappen Out to Silence McLaren in the Battle of Bahrain

This is Beirut, 10/04 13:15 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Bahrain Formula One Max Verstappen Lando Norris McLaren Red Bull

McLaren's Lando Norris holds a wafer-thin advantage over four-time world champion Max Verstappen going into this weekend's Bahrain Grand Prix. Here AFP Sport looks at five storylines ahead of the fourth race of 24 in the 2025 Formula One season: Momentum With Max? Max Verstappen arrives in Bahrain fresh from one of the best weekends of his ...

Verstappen Wins Japanese GP to Close Championship Gap on Norris

This is Beirut, 06/04 12:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Formula One Max Verstappen Lando Norris

Four-time world champion Max Verstappen led from pole to chequered flag to win the Japanese Grand Prix on Sunday, his first victory of the 2025 season, with McLaren's Lando Norris second. The Dutch Red Bull driver crossed the finish line almost 1.5 seconds in front of Briton Norris, who held off his McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri of Australia in ...

Piastri Wins Chinese Grand Prix From Pole in Mclaren One-Two

This is Beirut, 23/03 11:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Formule 1 F1 Ferrari McLaren Lando Norris

Oscar Piastri led from pole to win the Chinese Grand Prix on Sunday as McLaren used a one-stop strategy to complete a dominant one-two with Lando Norris second. George Russell was third in a Mercedes with Red Bull's world champion Max Verstappen snatching fourth place after a thrilling late pass on Ferrari's Charles Leclerc. Lewis Hamilton came ...

Upbeat Hamilton Says Ferrari “Can Close The Gap” on McLaren

This is Beirut, 20/03 15:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Formule 1 F1 Lewis Hamilton Ferrari Lando Norris

An upbeat Lewis Hamilton declared Thursday things would be different at the Chinese Grand Prix after a disappointing debut with Ferrari in Melbourne, saying his new team "can close the gap" on McLaren. The seven-time world champion qualified eighth and finished 10th at the season-opening Australian Grand Prix. "I'm just going to set the car up a ...

Norris Holds Off Verstappen to Win Rain-Hit Australian Grand Prix

This is Beirut, 16/03 09:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Formule 1 Max Verstappen Lando Norris Ferrari

Lando Norris kept his cool in a rain-hit and incident-packed season-opening Australian Grand Prix Sunday to edge world champion Max Verstappen with Lewis Hamilton 10th on his Ferrari debut. The pole-sitting Briton took the chequered flag by less than a second from the Dutchman, with Mercedes' George Russell third after a chaotic race in Melbourne ...

Norris Edges Piastri for Pole as McLaren Lock Out Melbourne Front Row

This is Beirut, 15/03 11:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Formule 1 F1 McLaren Lando Norris Max Verstappen

Lando Norris clinched pole position on Saturday for the season-opening Australian Grand Prix ahead of teammate Oscar Piastri as McLaren fired a warning shot to their rivals. In scorching hot conditions at Melbourne's Albert Park, world champion Max Verstappen came third in tense qualifying. Mercedes' George Russell will keep Red Bull's ...

McLaren on Pole for First Constructors’ Title Since 1998

This is Beirut, 2024-12-07 19:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Formule 1 Lando Norris Ferrari

Lando Norris wants to lead McLaren to their first constructors' title since 1998 in style after claiming pole on Saturday ahead of team-mate Oscar Piastri for Sunday's decisive season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Norris clocked a best lap in one minute and 22.595 seconds to outpace Piastri by two-tenths of a second under floodlights at the Yas ...

Piastri Wins Qatar Grand Prix Sprint as McLaren Widen Gap on Ferrari

This is Beirut, 2024-11-30 18:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Formule 1 F1 Lando Norris Ferrari

Oscar Piastri was gifted victory by his McLaren teammate Lando Norris in Saturday's sprint at the Qatar Grand Prix as the British team consolidated their bid for the constructors' title for the first time since 1998 with a 1-2 triumph. In an example of perfect teamwork, Norris led from pole to flag before slowing to allow Piastri to win by 0.136 ...

Russell on Pole Position at Las Vegas GP, Verstappen Ahead of Norris

This is Beirut, 2024-11-23 15:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Formule 1 Max Verstappen Lando Norris Ferrari

George Russell of Mercedes took pole position for the Las Vegas Grand Prix on Friday while title-chasing Max Verstappen was fifth as the Dutchman closes in on a fourth successive world championship. Ferrari's Carlos Sainz was second ahead of Pierre Gasly of Alpine with Red Bull's Verstappen finishing one spot ahead of title rival Lando Norris of ...

Hamilton on Top in Vegas as Verstappen Struggles

This is Beirut, 2024-11-22 16:04 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Formule 1 Max Verstappen Lando Norris

Lewis Hamilton topped the times for Mercedes ahead of McLaren's Lando Norris as Max Verstappen struggled in Thursday's practice for this weekend's Las Vegas Grand Prix. Verstappen, seeking to clinch a fourth consecutive drivers' world title with Red Bull, made little impression in a cold and somewhat desultory session and finished 17th, more than ...

Verstappen Wins Chaotic Brazilian Grand Prix, Norris Sixth

This is Beirut, 2024-11-03 20:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)