Lando Norris

Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris were jostling with each other when McLaren issued an order for them to follow.

Time to get our season back on track in Australia.” Lewis Hamilton was fifth for Mercedes with Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc in sixth and seventh respectively. The 21-year-old endured a disastrous start to the race. “Made it too difficult to turn things around. He has 44 points, Perez 43 and Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso 27. Coming from eighth on the grid, Piastri had to pit in the opening lap of the race after sustaining damage to his front wing.

Oscar Piastri has made a major statement early in his F1 career, beating McLaren teammate Lando Norris at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix on Monday morning ...

17) Lando Norris (McLaren) 15) Oscar Piastri (McLaren) 12) Nico Hulkenberg (Haas) 10) Kevin Magnussen (Haas) 7) Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) 4) George Russell (Mercedes)

Lando Norris insists he “could have quite easily” kept ahead of McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri instead of allowing the Australian rookie past in the dying ...

17) Lando Norris (McLaren) 15) Oscar Piastri (McLaren) 7) Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) 6) Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) 5) Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) 4) George Russell (Mercedes)

He might not be challenging for points yet thanks to a dud car, but Aussie F1 rookie Oscar Piastri showed exactly why he is rated so highly at the Saudi ...

She has previously suggested Piastri got his driving skills from her in a Q&A:'Hi Oscar, I’ve heard your mum is an excellent driver. That's an interesting call, the rookie being given free reign to fight the No. 'They have been on the team radio to Lando Norris saying don't make it too difficult for Oscar Piastri. 'Shame to have to box so early. Oscar Piastri was all smiles at the Saudi Arabian GP despite finishing 15th. A really solid weekend.'

After striking the wall and damaging his car during qualifying for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, Lando Norris will line up 19th for Sunday's race.

Just a silly mistake, to be honest." "A mistake that I shouldn't make, to be honest. "So yeah, a bit frustrated.

Lando Norris might not have the best week in Formula One, but he did celebrated on the podium after winning the IRL Mario Kart race.

He then switched with Lando Norris, who got into some action with other YouTubers. WillNE stayed on the track to take a huge lead of one lap. Further, they were dressed as Mario Kart’s titular character Mario. However, the McLaren F1 driver thought to make the game even more entertaining by recreating it in real life. ADVERTISEMENT Because of this, he would have to start the race on March 19 from the back of the grid, which is not an ideal spot for starting a race.

McLaren have admitted that they missed a number of targets they set for the MCL60 during pre-season testing.

It means we can be very direct in our approach and very clear in our approach of what we’re trying to achieve. So, it does give us a very clear approach rather than trying to overcome something you don’t really understand fully yet, or it’s a bit of an anomaly. It’s not like we’ve got to attack this crazy characteristic or this really annoying thing here or whatever,” he told The Race.

In his second F1 qualifying, for the Saudi GP, rookie Oscar Piastri showed why he is one of the most highly-rated youngsters in the sport,

The potential is there, the car is better paced than we had in Bahrain, so I want to be a little bit more hopeful. I think we were in a pretty good spot in FP3 with the balance and it transferred to qualifying as well, which was nice. Norris finished 10th at the first Saudi Arabian Grand Prix in 2021, last year he was seventh. All felt good, put in some good laps and here we are in the top 10.” It was a good night for the Kid from Melbourne, who summed up his evening’s work: “It felt good. The nature of the highspeed Jeddah street circuit creates a tense atmosphere for Qualifying, as teams unleash everything for grid spots, thus arguably one of the most hero-to-zero venues on the calendar.

A new front wing but the same old bad luck has come back to hit McLarens Lando Norris as he gets pushed back due to an incident.

At this rate, I'm convinced the Baku upgrades will somehow make us slower. This season is so cursed. The McLaren superstar Norris and their new recruit have been hit with some ill omens. [Oscar Piastri pulled a Norris](https://www.essentiallysports.com/f1-news-ricciardos-fan-base-now-in-the-mud-oscar-piastri-saves-zak-brown-cos-miserable-day-making-fans-diss-daniels-era/) on Lando yesterday when he outperformed him like the latter used to do with Daniel Ricciardo in the previous year. ADVERTISEMENT [McLaren](https://www.essentiallysports.com/category/f1/mclaren/) and its boys as they face the worst opening lap in probably their existence.

Lando Norris saw no reason to fight his team-mate over 16th and 17th places in Saudi Arabia so "just let him go in the end".

McLaren then ordered Norris to let Piastri through, telling him to “not make it too difficult for Oscar”. Piastri’s front wing broke in the contact, with Norris hitting the debris and breaking his own. “They have been on the team radio to Lando Norris saying don’t make it too difficult for Oscar Piastri,” he told Sky Sports. “We know where we are strong and weak, we know what we have to do, it just takes time and I have to stay patient.” [Saudi GP conclusions: Red Bull fast but fragile? “I was on a difficult strategy as we tried to manage the mediums until the end and the hards were coming back quite nicely.

With three laps to go of the 50-lap journey around the Jeddah Corniche Circuit, Norris was ordered to let Piastri by, despite the Aussie being on nearly 20-lap ...

Although Piastri stayed out on track under the safety car, Norris was pitted for fresh medium rubber. The team would later confirm his front wing was damaged when the young Brit hit a large chunk of debris on the opening lap. READ MORE:

After an unlucky start to the race and then losing out to Logan Sargeant in the final moments, Lando Norris blames teammate Oscar Piastri.

Let us know your thoughts in the comments. Oscar (P16) was leading Lando when the duo came wheel to wheel on a couple of occasions on Lap 45. The Briton came out second best in that battle but felt he could have caught him had it not been for Oscar. So, I had to do a nose box change, broke my front wing but it just kind of ruined the rest of it.” [Zak Brown](https://www.essentiallysports.com/tag/zak-brown/) had his eyes on his man and he wanted him at any cost. ADVERTISEMENT

McLaren driver Lando Norris has revealed how his Saudi Arabian Grand Prix was compromised inadvertently by team-mate Oscar Piastri.

McLaren sits at the foot of the constructors' standings after a difficult start to the season and asked how he felt after the race, Norris replied: “I mean, I wouldn’t say I’m happy. Norris was unable to replicate the move on the final lap and said: “I think I would’ve done [passed Sargeant] if I didn’t let Oscar go, but I let Oscar go, I let him have a crack, and he did it so fair play.” “It was a really good start, I just got all the damage from when Oscar [Piastri] and [Esteban] Ocon got together and all of their debris hit my car and ruined my race," explained Norris.

McLaren driver Lando Norris finished outside the points at the Saudi Arabia Grand Prix.

So, it’s tough, but now our focus is on Australia where we hope to do a better job.” Norris will still be on the hunt for his, and the teams’, first points of the season in Australia, as the F1 grid heads to Albert Park in a fortnight’s time. We did the best job we could, working as a team, but it was difficult to achieve anything more than what we did.

The 23 year-old McLaren driver was held by one unknown male and the unique Richard Mille RM 67-02 watch - specifically designed for the racer - was violently ...

'Mr Norris attended that game and when returning to his car after the match he was robbed of his watch by two men. CCTV recorded the incident. 'We all agree, both the Crown and defence that Mr Norris was robbed. 'He went behind Mr Norris and grabbed him. 'This defendant does not have a London accent,' added Mr Silcott. If you are you will convict him.'

Lando Norris was restrained in a headlock when he was robbed of his £144000 designer, a court has heard.

"He went behind Mr Norris and grabbed him. "Mr Norris attended that game and when returning to his car after the match he was robbed of his watch by two men. "The case boils down to one question. "We all agree, both the Crown and defence that Mr Norris was robbed. He put his right arm around his neck and his left arm behind his back and pulled Mr Norris backwards, causing him to look at the sky. If you are you will convict him."

F1 ace Lando Norris was robbed of his “unique” £144000 designer watch in Wembley Stadium's VIP car park, a court heard yesterday.The McLaren dri.

He added: “I noticed the suspect looking around my car and myself while keeping his head down. Williams was arrested in Liverpool on July 18, 2021 on suspicion of robbery and attended a voluntary interview that day, where he answered no comment to all questions. Cops took two swabs from the F1 driver, two from his neck and two from his left wrist, where the watch was stolen. “When suspect 1 had his arm around my neck the suspect manages to get the watch off my left wrist." He added: “Suspect 2 struggled to get the watch for a while however they used force to pull the watch off leaving scratches on my arm. The McLaren driver, 23, was targeted for his Richard Mille timepiece - one of only five in the world - as he walked to his £165,000 McLaren GT after the Euro 2020 final.

Lando Norris had attended Wembley Stadium with a friend to watch England take on Italy in the Euro 2020 final in July 2021, before his Richard Mille ...

Suspect One was holding me the whole time and Suspect Two was trying to grab the watch. Recalling the details the racing driver added: "Suspect One was pretty close as he put his arm around my neck. "He noticed two men walk around his car and one approached, asking: 'Is this your car?' He went behind Mr Norris and grabbed him. "He also described the first man as wearing a black hooded jacket and black trousers. Mr Norris was able to describe one as a white male of average build, short hair aged mid twenties to thirties that he thought had a London accent. Suspect One pulled me into him and pulled me back on my neck, meaning I was facing the sky and I couldn't see him at this point. I noticed them looking at my car and myself and the first one was keeping his head down and had his right hand near his pocket. "Suspect One told Suspect Two to grab my watch. In his statement of July 12, Norris told police he parked his McLaren in the VIP area, after travelling to the final with a friend called Max. Norris had driven his bright orange £165,000 McLaren GT sportscar from the Goodwood Festival of Speed to attend the final and parked in the Yellow car park. He has pleaded not guilty to one count of robbing Norris outside the stadium on July 11, 2021, following England's defeat to Italy on penalties after a 1-1 draw. We all agree, both the Crown and defence that Mr Norris was robbed.