Lando Norris captures McLaren's first win of the season in Hungary

McLaren Formula 1 team principal Andrea Stella thinks Lando Norris overcoming his early 2025 slump to win the championship turned him into a "much more confident" driver, as the reigning world champion got off to a strong start in 2026. Last year, Norris freely admitted that at times he lacked the ultimate self-belief, with him clinching his maiden world championship at last year's Abu Dhabi ...Keep reading

McLaren Formula 1 team boss thinks Norris' 2025 coming-of-age campaign has led to stronger form and more self-belief in 2026

‘He’s more in control of his emotions,’ says Andrea Stella World champion won first F1 race of season in Hungary Lando Norris is at the peak of his powers after his win at the Hungarian Grand Prix demonstrated the world champion has a stronger psychological approach to driving, according to the McLaren team principal, Andrea Stella. Norris took his team’s first win of the season on Sunday with a commanding drive at the Hungaroring after Mercedes dominance for much of the campaign. The Briton has always maintained his team would come back into contention and duly did so, beating the Red Bull of Max Verstappen into second and the Mercedes of Kimi Antonelli into third. Continue reading...

McLaren driver Lando Norris has expressed satisfaction over the level of performance he is delivering in 2026, believing he has driven “better than I probably did to this point last year”, when he was pushing for a maiden F1 world title.