Formula 1
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Opinion
Why McLaren should be putting Norris ahead of Piastri
McLaren’s development rate seems to be outpacing if not their ambition exactly, then at least their own perception of where they are. They need to recognise they are in contention for two championships and take the hard decisions.
- by Luke Slater
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‘Painful’: Tortoise beats the hare as Oscar Piastri rues one that got away at Monza
With a sigh of resignation, Australian F1 ace Oscar Piastri admitted just how gutted he was to miss out on winning one of the races he and his peers want to win most.
- by Russell Bennett
Norris wins Dutch Grand Prix, Piastri fourth as speedy McLarens dominate
Lando Norris has won the Dutch Formula 1 Grand Prix, effortlessly cruising to victory in a race that saw McLaren outpace the field.
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Motorsport
Son of a gun Jack Doohan to join F1 ranks with Alpine
Thirty years after his father Mick Doohan won the first of five motorcycling world championships, Jack Doohan has signed with Alpine, joining compatriots Oscar Piastri and Daniel Ricciardo on the F1 circuit.
- by Andrew Wu
Lindsay Fox drops millions on a car he can’t drive on the road
The billionaire car fanatic’s Mercedes-AMG One now takes pride of place in his vehicle museum. The deposit alone was $1 million.
- by Stephen Brook and Kishor Napier-Raman
Russell loses Belgian GP win over car weight issue, Hamilton new winner
The decision is a devastating one for Russell, who thought he had won his second race of the season after he opted to stay out after one pit stop.
- by Trevor Stynes
‘Just a couple of F1 drivers getting burgers’: The post-race meal that put Piastri and Norris back on track
Australian Oscar Piastri said he would have let his teammate win if the roles in his maiden grand prix win were reversed.
- by Chloe Saltau
‘I am so proud of you and I love you’: Mum’s words of joy for Oscar the great
McLaren driver Oscar Piastri may be flying high after getting his first Formula 1 race win, but he will still make time to give his proud mum a call back home in Australia.
- by Jon Pierik
Why did Piastri’s teammate let him win? The high-speed politics of Formula 1
Oscar Piastri joined Sir Jack Brabham, Alan Jones, Mark Webber and Daniel Ricciardo as an Australian F1 race winner, but he had to navigate the choppy world of team orders to do it.
- by Jonathan Drennan
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Piastri clinches first GP victory after stunning drama with teammate Norris
On lap 68 of the 70-lap Hungarian Grand Prix, McLaren’s Lando Norris slowed down to let Australian star Oscar Piastri past – securing the 23-year-old his maiden victory at the pinnacle of motor sport.
- by Russell Bennett
Piastri, Norris combine for 12-year first at Hungarian Grand Prix
Oscar Piastri, Australia’s McLaren driver, has promised to let personal ambition take second place to team priorities after a remarkable front-row lockout for Sunday’s Hungarian Grand Prix.
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