2026 F1 Monza Rules Why Speeds Drop & Norris Deal Extended
Why are 2026 F1 cars slower at Monza? Oscar Piastri explains the 5 MJ ERS cap, while Lando Norris opens up on his 2030 McLaren contract extension.
Why are 2026 F1 cars slower at Monza? Oscar Piastri explains the 5 MJ ERS cap, while Lando Norris opens up on his 2030 McLaren contract extension.
Formula 1 has always measured value in two currencies at once. There is the stopwatch, which is brutally objective, and there is the contract, which is subjective, negotiated, and deeply human. On 29 August 2026, those two measures converged at the McLaren Technology Centre in Woking. Lando Norris, the reigning World Drivers’ Champion, stood up … Read more
The tone after the Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort was different. For the first half of the 2026 Formula 1 season, Mercedes had been allowed to operate in that rare space where dominance looks routine. After twelve rounds, that space has closed. Team principal and CEO Toto Wolff faced the media on Sunday evening with … Read more
McLaren Mastercard Formula 1 Team confirmed on 29 August 2026 that Lando Norris will remain with the team until at least the end of the 2030 season. The multi-year extension includes an option to continue beyond 2030 and was delivered personally by Norris to staff during McLaren’s annual family and friends open day at the … Read more
On the morning of 29 August 2026, McLaren chose a deliberately intimate setting for one of the most significant announcements in its recent history. There was no grand press conference in a paddock hospitality unit, no choreographed video drop ahead of a race weekend. Instead, at the McLaren Technology Centre in Woking, during the team’s … Read more
The final Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort was both symbolic and revealing. In front of a full house for the last edition of the race at the coastal circuit, Lando Norris delivered McLaren’s third consecutive win at the venue with a measured drive to victory in 2:04:44.859 over 72 laps, while Oscar Piastri crossed the … Read more
The final Formula 1 race at Circuit Zandvoort in its current guise ended not with nostalgia, but with precision. In winning the 2026 Dutch Grand Prix, Lando Norris delivered a second consecutive victory and pole position double, following his triumph in Hungary, and in doing so offered something rarer than a strong result. He offered … Read more