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‘Bit of a shock to the system’: Budkowski shares first impressions leading Cadillac F1 team
Key Highlights
- Marcin Budkowski returns to Formula 1 as Cadillac Team Principal after a two-year absence, replacing Graeme Lowdon ahead of the Dutch Grand Prix.
- Budkowski describes the return as “a bit of a shock to the system” due to the sport’s intense pace and technical complexity, particularly the sensory overload of 12 radio channels on the pit wall.
- Despite Cadillac remaining the only team without points in their maiden season, Budkowski identifies short-term reliability and long-term performance development as clear priorities.
Budkowski Re-Enters F1 Paddock With Cadillac Appointment

Former FIA and Alpine executive Marcin Budkowski has assumed the role of Team Principal at Cadillac Formula 1 Team, marking his return to the sport after a two-year hiatus. The Polish engineer and manager, who previously held senior positions at Prost, McLaren, Alpine, and the FIA, took the helm just before the Dutch Grand Prix at the end of August, succeeding Graeme Lowdon. His appointment comes at a critical juncture for the American squad, which is navigating its inaugural season as the only entry on the grid yet to score a championship point.

Adjusting to the “Shock” of F1’s Relentless Pace

Speaking during Friday’s teams’ press conference ahead of the Spanish Grand Prix, Budkowski offered a candid assessment of his first weeks back in the paddock. He acknowledged that the transition from media roles with Eleven Sports Poland and Viaplay back to the operational coalface has been jarring.

“What hits you first is the pace of F1, which I knew well but a few years out of the sport and it’s a bit of a shock to the system because it’s incredibly fast-paced, technical and hard-working, especially when you start in a new team and new project,”

Budkowski said. He also highlighted the immediate sensory challenge of returning to the pit wall.

“The other thing is the first time I sat again on the pit wall in FP1 in Zandvoort and I had 12 channels blasting in my ears. It took me a little bit of time for my brain to get used to it.”

Leadership Philosophy: People Over Processes

Despite the technological and operational intensity, Budkowski insists the core tenets of leadership remain unchanged. He emphasized that building a competitive outfit ultimately relies on human capital and organizational alignment rather than purely technical solutions.

“But the reality is, if you bring it back to the essentials and basics, it’s about people, it’s about building the team. It’s about putting the right people in the right positions, getting everybody to work together and in terms of leadership, give them a vision and align everybody in that direction. That hasn’t changed.”

Assessing Cadillac’s Maiden Season: Progress Amid Struggles

Cadillac’s debut campaign has been defined by a lack of pace and reliability, with Valtteri Bottas’ 13th-place finish in the Chinese Grand Prix standing as the team’s best result to date. However, after overseeing three race weekends, Budkowski expressed encouragement regarding the internal culture and structural foundations laid under difficult circumstances.

“I’ve seen a lot of good things in the team, and it’s pretty impressive given the time they had to build the team and conditions with the entry and everything. A lot of good things, there’s no legacy compared to some other teams. There’s a lot of open-minded, constructive discussions going on but there’s also a number of shortcuts that are being taken, which is inevitable when you build a new team in such a time.”

He identified immediate operational reliability as the primary short-term focus, acknowledging the gap to the front-runners.

“It’s about working in some areas that need more attention. In the short-term, reliability. We’ve seen we’ve struggled with that in some areas and just getting the operational excellence to the next level, which is not the level of a top team as of today, but that’s understandable.”

Looking further ahead, Budkowski noted that strategic priorities for performance gains are crystallizing.

“Longer term, there’s some clearer priorities emerging for what we need to do and better, mostly to improve our performance and our pace.”

Why This Matters

Budkowski’s appointment signals Cadillac’s intent to stabilize a turbulent maiden voyage by installing a proven operator with deep institutional knowledge of F1’s sporting and technical regulations. His experience at the FIA—where he served as Head of the F1 Technical Department—and his tenure at Alpine/Renault provide a rare blend of governance insight and team management expertise. For a new entrant struggling with the basics of operational excellence, his focus on “people” and “process” over quick technical fixes suggests a methodical, long-term restructuring approach. The team’s ability to translate his diagnosis of “shortcuts” into robust systems will determine whether they can escape the backmarker status before the 2026 regulation reset.

Frequently Asked Questions

When did Marcin Budkowski officially become Cadillac Team Principal?

Budkowski assumed the role just before the Dutch Grand Prix at the end of August, replacing Graeme Lowdon.

What is Cadillac’s best result in their debut 2024 season?

The team’s highest finish to date is Valtteri Bottas’ 13th place at the Chinese Grand Prix; they remain the only team without a championship point.

What are Budkowski’s stated priorities for the team?

In the short term, he is focusing on reliability and operational excellence. Long-term priorities center on structural improvements to elevate performance and pace.
09/17/2026
Oscar Piastri’s 2026 F1 Season: The Ugly Statistics Behind a Winless Year

Oscar Piastri’s struggles at McLaren have continued into the 2026 Formula 1 season, with qualifying pace, rear-tyre management and the MCL40’s aerodynamic characteristics limiting his challenge for race wins.

Piastri won the 2025 Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort, extending his lead over McLaren teammate Lando Norris to 34 points. Red Bull’s Max Verstappen was 104 points adrift and appeared to be out of contention.

However, Piastri did not win another grand prix during the remainder of the season and eventually dropped to third in the championship. His decline prompted unfounded speculation that McLaren was sabotaging his title bid.

Piastri trails Norris in 2026

Beyond podium finishes at Suzuka and Miami in the spring, Piastri has not seriously challenged for victory during a difficult 2026 campaign. More concerning for the Australian is that Norris has outperformed him, winning at the Hungaroring and Zandvoort, as well as the Miami sprint.

Piastri’s problems have been most apparent in qualifying and have carried into the races. Norris has beaten him 22-7 in qualifying since last season’s Dutch Grand Prix. Piastri has six pole positions, nine fastest laps and nine grand prix victories, but he has not looked likely to add to that total so far this year.

Why the McLaren MCL40 is challenging for Piastri

Part of the problem is linked to the McLaren MCL40’s design concept. Piastri has traditionally struggled on low-grip circuits, where his relatively conventional driving style can create spikes in rear-tyre surface temperatures as the tyres slide.

Norris has shown greater adaptability between the two drivers. By overlapping the brake and throttle while approaching corners on a shallower trajectory, he encourages the front tyres to help rotate the rear of the car as they reach peak lateral grip. That approach requires a strong feel for front-end grip and confidence that the rear axle will respond as expected.

Piastri’s more linear brake and throttle inputs tend to produce greater rear-end movement when grip levels are low. That weakness has been amplified by this year’s cars, which generate less overall downforce.

McLaren has also struggled to produce efficient rear downforce because it chose the shortest wheelbase permitted under the regulations. The decision delivered straightforward weight savings but left the team with less floor area for adding strakes and slots to manage airflow.

Piastri laboured to sixth in Zandvoort as his teammate won.
Photo by: Simon Galloway / LAT Images via Getty Images

Small losses caused by rear-end slides can accumulate throughout a lap, depending on the circuit layout. Piastri then needs to use more electrical energy than Norris to regain speed, which can leave him with a lower state of charge and cost him top speed on the straights.

Rear-tyre degradation remains a concern

Recent upgrades have returned McLaren to race-winning contention after an underwhelming start to the season. Piastri failed even to make the grid in Australia and China because of power-unit problems, but the rear axle’s behaviour remains a concern, particularly during races, when he generally experiences more tyre degradation than Norris.

The issue was visible at the most recent Dutch Grand Prix. Norris defeated championship leader Kimi Antonelli’s Mercedes in a straight fight, while Piastri was held back by a slow pit stop and rear-tyre problems. He finished sixth, 32 seconds behind his teammate.

“In general I’ve been much happier with the car this weekend, which has been good,” Piastri said in Zandvoort.

“I feel like it’s been back into the normal kind of rhythm of having strengths in some corners, weaknesses in others, rather than just trying to find time everywhere, which has been nice.

“We still probably lack a little bit of downforce compared to some of the others, or at least some balance characteristics. I think we rely a lot on the grip from the new tyres to help our balance.

“Maybe we pay the price a bit more when the tyres get worse, but that’s just a guess.”

08/31/2026
James Vowles Admits He Feared Losing Both Carlos Sainz and Alex Albon Amid Williams’ Struggles

Williams team principal James Vowles has admitted he was concerned the team could lose both Carlos Sainz and Alex Albon during its difficult 2026 Formula 1 campaign.

However, confirmation that both drivers will remain with Williams next season has given the Grove-based team a major boost, with Vowles saying a “weight lifted” off the factory.

Williams feared losing Sainz and Albon

Williams climbed from ninth to fifth in the 2025 constructors’ championship, with Sainz securing two podium finishes. The team has struggled to match that progress in 2026 and currently sits ninth after scoring just 11 points.

Despite the downturn in form, Sainz and Albon were recently confirmed as Williams drivers for next season. Speaking to the media during the Dutch Grand Prix weekend, shortly after the announcements, Vowles was asked whether he had feared losing the pair.

“[I was] concerned about losing both, because they are World Championship-material drivers that deserve the opportunity to be fighting for podiums or more, and we haven’t delivered that,” he explained.

“And more than that, we had a scope of where we were moving to. I think that there’s no doubt if you sort of look to the outside – I hope there’s no doubt – over the last few years, we’ve been slowly stepping forward with last year being a blip. I think [it was] too positive from where we were, but a step in the right direction.

“So for us to move backwards isn’t just a surprise to the drivers, it’s a surprise to everyone else, and that will always create risk that you lose them. What I’m thankful for is, the moment we had problems, they stood by our side.

“There wasn’t finger pointing, it was actually, ‘tell me what I can do’, and they both came into the factory, spoke to the whole organisation and gave them a lift. Carlos did the same and Alex did the same this week once they re-signed.

“They wanted to make sure that they were here with the team. They want this to be a part of them, that is here on a turnaround of this organisation, and I’m thankful for that. But it’s also an indication of what we’ve shown them in the back end of what’s happened and what we’re doing about it.”

Why Williams’ driver stability matters

Vowles said keeping Sainz and Albon was “incredibly important” because their decisions send a positive message about Williams’ long-term prospects and provide continuity as the team develops.

“[Reason number] one, it shows the outside world – I can’t tell you everything that’s going on behind the scenes, but I can tell them, and if they are re-signing it will give you an indication that there’s a lot of change ongoing and they believe in what the future looks like.

“And that belief is incredibly important, whether it’s for team members or for anyone in the outside world.

“Number two, that consistency is important because the team is really maturing and changing and, as much as you can keep consistent, especially in a driver line-up, it becomes desperately important in order to keep building on that.

“Probably the best way to summarise it to you is [that in] the factory, there’s a weight lifted off it this week as the result of it and I’ve seen them move forward at a much faster pace as a result, so the belief is real and tangible.”

Why Williams announced the deals separately

Albon’s new contract was announced first, with Sainz’s confirmation following a day later. Vowles said the separate announcements reflected the different circumstances surrounding each driver and also allowed the team to mark the occasions individually.

“For me, and for the drivers, it was important to state that they are different stories and different timings,” the Team Principal said.

“Also, it helped me because Alex was in the simulator on Tuesday and Carlos on Wednesday. I was able to show them to the team and I didn’t have them both on the same day at the same time!

“But for me, they’re different journeys. Alex has been here since 2022. He has dedicated so much of his life to this project and he wants it to be successful, and I think that’s one message in its own right.

“With Carlos, what he needed was to be demonstrated what’s happening behind the scenes and he wanted to then commit into the long term, and it’s a very different set of arrangements that we have between the two of them. I think the messaging is no different though.

“We all have unfinished business. Our goal is to have Alex and Carlos by our side for many years to come. We have to do work on our side in order to make sure we are stepping up, irrespective of our drivers. The drivers are not the limitation to us at the moment. We are.

“We have to fix that, and quickly, for us more than anything else. But the announcements of the drivers will show you that there’s belief in the project for the long term, and that individuals, even the ones that have been here since ‘22, can see the change and want to be a part of it.”

08/31/2026
Fernando Alonso “saved” Aston Martin After Difficult Dutch GP Weekend, Says Guenther Steiner

Former Haas team principal Guenther Steiner believes Fernando Alonso was solely responsible for Aston Martin’s points finish at the Dutch Grand Prix.

Aston Martin arrived at Zandvoort with a highly anticipated power-unit upgrade from engine partner Honda, following the introduction of a B-spec car at the Hungarian Grand Prix.

However, the upgrades did not immediately deliver a clear improvement. Lance Stroll and Alonso finished 17th and 18th respectively in the sprint, before qualifying 18th and 19th for the Dutch Grand Prix.

Stroll retired after suffering damage during a chaotic opening lap in which Max Verstappen crashed. Alonso, meanwhile, used an aggressive one-stop strategy to finish ninth and secure two valuable points for Aston Martin, tripling the team’s season tally.

Steiner credits Alonso for Aston Martin points

Speaking on The Red Flags Podcast, Steiner suggested that the result owed more to the two-time world champion’s performance than to Aston Martin’s upgraded car.

“After what I saw on Friday and Saturday in sprint qualifying and the sprint, I was like, ‘Wow, I think we overreacted a little bit to their resurgence.’ And then also the qualifying on Saturday for the race, like, ‘Wow, this is not going the right way,’” Steiner explained.

“This was a Fernando special here, doing it with one stop. That saved them. He could keep a decent pace, and what helps them at the moment is that there are really now three backmarker teams, which are far off everyone.”

Aston Martin is currently 10th in the constructors’ championship with three points, all scored by Alonso. The Spaniard sits 19th in the drivers’ standings.

Alonso says Aston Martin and Honda need more time

Alonso praised Aston Martin’s upgrades after the race but acknowledged that the team and Honda still need time to fine-tune the changes.

“In general, we’re still not in the place we want to be in terms of driveability. The downshifts and engine braking seem a little bit random, corner by corner,” the Spaniard told Sky Sports F1. “So we still need to fine-tune it and, with the deficit on power, we still lose a lot on the straights. So now that we are more or less competitive in the corners, we need to improve that. But we are trying to do all this together. “We need to give time to Honda as well to figure out what the problem is and where to fix it. So I’m happy, I’m relaxed. I trust both Silverstone and Sakura.”

Source: www.motorsport.com

08/30/2026
Lando Norris Discusses Long-Term McLaren Future After Committing Through 2030

2025 Formula 1 world champion Lando Norris says he would be “proud” to spend his entire F1 career with McLaren after committing his future to the team until the end of the 2030 season.

The 26-year-old has signed a four-year contract extension with the Woking-based outfit. Speaking to Sky Sports about the possibility of racing into his 40s and remaining with McLaren throughout his career, Norris said he was uncertain how long he would continue competing in Formula 1 but reaffirmed his commitment to the team.

“Oh, I don’t know if I want to get to 40. It’s a big ask to get to 30, so we’ll see. I don’t know what the future holds,”

He added:

“I certainly want to believe what it holds, and I still believe that we can win more as a team and win more constructors’ and more drivers’ championships, and that’s why I want to stay here.

Lando Norris, McLaren. Photo by: Guido De Bortoli / LAT Images via Getty Images

“But they are also the only team I’ve ever been with, and the team that I love and I call this place my home. So, if I do end up just doing my whole career at McLaren, that’s something I’ll be so proud to say and carry with me through the rest of my life.”

Norris played down immediate comparisons with the lengthy Formula 1 careers of Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton, saying his focus is currently on the four-year extension he has just signed.

“I don’t know what point I want to go to as a driver, whether I want to be 30, or 40, or 50. I don’t know that yet,”

He continued:

“So, I’m just very, very pleased to announce I’ll be here for four more years and four more years fighting for wins and championships, hopefully.”

Norris is currently fourth in the drivers’ championship with 159 points after securing back-to-back victories at the Hungarian and Dutch Grands Prix.

08/30/2026
Ferrari Faces Management Test Between Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc After Dutch GP, Pundit Says

Former F1 TV pundit Will Buxton has questioned whether Ferrari can effectively manage the relationship between seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc.

Speaking on the Up To Speed podcast after the Dutch Grand Prix, Buxton contrasted Ferrari’s hesitation over team orders with Mercedes’ swift decision-making. Mercedes quickly arranged a position swap, while Ferrari chose not to intervene, prompting a series of frustrated radio messages from Hamilton.

Ferrari’s team orders challenge

Buxton said the incident was less a test of the two Ferrari drivers’ relationship than a test of how the team’s management handles competing priorities.

Leclerc has raced for Ferrari since 2019 and is deeply established within the organisation. Hamilton joined the Maranello team in 2025 following a successful 12-year spell with Mercedes. After taking time to adapt to his new surroundings, the 41-year-old returned to top form in 2026.

“Is this Ferrari’s first real test of the Charles and Lewis relationship? Well, if it’s not a test of their relationship, it’s a test of how the team handles it because Charles is the golden child, right? Always has been. He’s Ferrari through and through. He’s probably never going to race anywhere else. It’s his place, and he’s been there since he was a kid,” Buxton explained.

“And then you’ve got Lewis, the GOAT, seven-time champion. You can’t please both, right? In an F1 team, one driver’s going to be p***ed, one driver’s going to come out happy. That’s just how it works out, especially in these kinds of scenarios. And you kind of have to take your medicine sometimes and realise that you’re going to p*** off one.

“You can’t keep both of them happy in every single eventuality. It doesn’t happen. Lewis has experience of a team that executes immediately at Mercedes, and he wants that world championship-winning mentality at Ferrari because unless you have that, you’re never going to win a title.

“So I can see the frustration in Lewis of being like, ‘Guys, we’re making ourselves look like d***s here. This is stupid.’ Because he has experience of the other side of the coin.

“Is it a Ferrari problem? Is it a Charles-Lewis problem? How quickly do they have to nip it in the bud? Do they have to just figure out what they’re doing and actually get it written down, or understand that the level of execution that they have at the moment just simply isn’t what a championship-winning team has?”

08/30/2026
Poor Red Bull comeback could have ended Liam Lawson’s F1 career, says former F1 TV pundit

Formula 1 broadcaster Will Buxton believes Liam Lawson’s career at Red Bull could have been over if the New Zealander had struggled during his return at the Dutch Grand Prix.

Red Bull driver Isack Hadjar missed the race weekend at Zandvoort after suffering a wrist injury during the summer break. Racing Bulls driver Lawson was brought back into the Red Bull seat alongside four-time world champion Max Verstappen, while reserve driver Yuki Tsunoda replaced him at the sister team.

The weekend represented a major test for Lawson, who had been dropped by Red Bull after only two race weekends in 2025. Speaking on the Up To Speed podcast, Buxton outlined the pressure facing the driver.

“I don’t think you can underestimate or undervalue the pressure that would have been on him, that he would have been putting on himself to step back into a team where he had turned up and tried everything but had been fired after two races,” Buxton explained.

Liam Lawson, Red Bull

Photo by: Eric Le Galliot

“If he turned up there and qualified at the back of the grid and was nowhere all weekend, that’s pretty much career done.”

Lawson qualified eighth, one place behind Verstappen, and finished the race seventh after the Dutchman crashed on the opening lap.

“So to turn up and drive the way that he did, to race the way that he did, qualify the way that he did, I was really happy for him,” he continued. “His radio message after the race was very sweet and there was a lot of honesty in that.

“It was a weekend of catharsis to put all that horrible experience behind him and move on and show the world and show Red Bull, ‘Look at what you could have had.’ It was nice.”

Source: www.motorsport.com

08/30/2026
Bernie Collins Issues Stark Warning to Williams After Alex Albon and Carlos Sainz’s Dutch GP Crash

Williams cannot afford the financial and development consequences of the collision between Carlos Sainz and Alex Albon at the Dutch Grand Prix, according to Sky Sports Formula 1 analyst Bernie Collins.

Speaking on the Sky Sports F1 Show, Collins highlighted the serious impact of the intra-team crash on the Grove-based team, which is already dealing with an overweight car, delayed upgrades and budget-cap constraints.

Williams entered the Zandvoort weekend after announcing contract extensions for both drivers. However, its race quickly unravelled when Sainz and Albon made contact. Albon retired from the race, while Sainz received a 10-second penalty and eventually finished 16th.

“The first rule within a team is do not hit your team-mate,” Collins said. “That is like the P1 rule. Particularly [for] a team who are struggling to bring upgrades, struggling for money. Their car is overweight and underperforming.

“We hear Mercedes saying they don’t have enough money to bring upgrades. You just can’t lose the parts, the performance, the knowledge. So I think that’s something that they’re going to have a big discussion about.

“Whether it comes out of their pay packet or not doesn’t matter because it’s already out of the budget. You can’t put it back into the budget and say, ‘Oh, the drivers have subbed this bit of the budget.’ It doesn’t work like that. So that was a difficult weekend for them.

“And whether they did or didn’t do the right strategy, it was only [Fernando] Alonso who did the other strategy. So, they had very similar strategies to those around them. But the performance was lacking, and it just seems the car wasn’t the right weight, and it wasn’t delivered on time, and it didn’t have the right performance. So, there’s lots going on in the background of Williams there.”

08/30/2026
Lewis Hamilton “Didn’t Help Himself” With Ferrari Radio Messages, Says Guenther Steiner

Former Haas Formula 1 team principal Guenther Steiner believes Lewis Hamilton made Ferrari’s Dutch Grand Prix tensions worse with his frustrated team radio messages.

The seven-time world champion repeatedly questioned Ferrari’s strategy during the race at Zandvoort, urging the Maranello team to let him pass team-mate Charles Leclerc, who was running a different strategy. When Ferrari eventually brought Leclerc into the pits, Hamilton complained that the team had lost too much time.

Hamilton later sarcastically asked whether Ferrari was using him as a “guinea pig” after leaving him on old hard tyres.

Steiner compares Ferrari and Mercedes strategy planning

Speaking on The Red Flags Podcast, Steiner compared Ferrari’s handling of team orders with Mercedes’ preparation and said Ferrari had not organised the situation as effectively.

“Obviously, it was not as well organised as the silver people. They were well organised,” Steiner said during an appearance on The Red Flags Podcast, comparing Mercedes and Ferrari.

“They had the discussion before and obviously that discussion was not as heated as that one after for Ferrari because when you go into the drivers before the race and tell them what is what.”

Steiner said Ferrari’s pre-race discussions should have been more detailed.

“I think that one was not done in the detail Mercedes stated, and that caused what happened.”

Hamilton criticised for Ferrari team radio messages

Although Steiner argued that Ferrari could have prepared its drivers more thoroughly for possible team-order scenarios, he also said Hamilton’s criticism of the team was counterproductive.

“I don’t think Lewis helped himself being so critical because when you’re sitting on the pitwall and you hear that, it’s like, ‘Oh this guy’s actually trying to vouch too much for himself. He doesn’t see the team anymore here.’

“You could say, ‘Hey, would it not be better if he lets me pass, I’m faster,’ instead of saying, ‘Oh you made me lose time here.’”

Hamilton later addressed his Dutch Grand Prix team radio comments on social media, accepting responsibility for his frustrated reaction.

“I’ve listened back to some of my radio and TV comments. In the heat of the moment, frustration can come out, especially when you care as deeply as I do,” he posted on Instagram.

“But that wasn’t the best version of me. I take responsibility for that, and I’ll be better. That passion comes from believing in this team, the people in it, and what we’re building together. The direction is clear. The belief is there. And the fight is absolutely still on.”

08/30/2026
Lando Norris Gives His Verdict on McLaren’s 2026 F1 Title Fight

Lando Norris remains confident that McLaren can make the necessary improvements to its current Formula 1 car and challenge for the 2026 world championship.

Speaking to Sky Sports after announcing a contract extension with McLaren through the end of 2030, the British driver assessed the team’s prospects in the current championship campaign.

McLaren endured a difficult start to the season but has made a significant performance gain following the introduction of upgrades. Norris has since claimed consecutive victories at the Hungarian and Dutch Grands Prix, moving himself into title contention.

“Well, we’re trying to change that. That’s one thing I’m certain of,” Norris explained when asked if the car is in a position to fight for the championship.

“The team is working better than they’ve ever worked before. I think they’re working in a more efficient, harder way, even than the last couple of years. And that level was world championship-winning level. So, it’s not that I don’t think we can win it.

Lando Norris, McLaren
Photo by: Eric Le Galliot

“I’m confident we have a lot of what we need in place. It’s just certain areas on the car that we need to improve. And I believe we can. It’s just a race against time, as always, within Formula 1. But we proved over the last few weekends that we can still win races, and we have very good momentum.

“I always want that little bit more, and I want to be confident that we can improve the car enough to easily say, ‘Yeah, we can fight for this world championship.’

“So, we can easily fight as a team. We just need to improve some things with the car, and I’m still confident we can do that.”

McLaren currently sits third in the constructors’ championship with 263 points, 162 points behind leaders Mercedes. Norris is fourth in the drivers’ standings with 159 points, 83 points behind championship leader Kimi Antonelli.

Source: www.motorsport.com

08/30/2026