Lando Norris

Lando Norris takes his and McLaren's first victory of the year in a compelling Hungarian Grand Prix.

<ul><li><p>Russell will share second ​row with Ferrari’s Leclerc</p></li><li><p>Norris ‌third fastest ‌but has a 10-place grid penalty</p></li></ul><p>Kimi Antonelli has suffered a run of no little bad luck of late, but the Italian teenager demonstrated it had left him entirely unfazed as he produced a dominant lap to secure pole position for the Belgian Grand Prix.</p><p>The 19-year-old’s composure and control at Spa-Francorchamps on Saturday was something to behold as he flew round the circuit in the Ardennes mountains with ease, comfortably beating the Red Bull of Max Verstappen into second place. Notable was the manner in which he did so given Verstappen had benefited from having a tow from his teammate, Isack Hadjar, who willingly sacrificed his laps given he had a 30-place grid penalty to come.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/jul/18/mercedes-antonelli-outpaces-verstappen-to-grab-f1-belgian-grand-prix-pole-position">Continue reading...</a>

<ul><li><p>McLaren’s fourth change of power unit exceeds regulations</p></li><li><p>Reigning champion eyes overtaking opportunities</p></li></ul><p>Lando Norris believes he can still be competitive at this weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix, despite a 10-place grid penalty. The defending world champion will nonetheless have his work cut out at Spa after his McLaren team took a new battery for his car, the fourth, one more than is allowed.</p><p>Norris is fifth in the world championship, 82 points behind the leader, Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli. He and McLaren have endured a series of failures from their Mercedes power unit this season, including“terminal” issues with the power electronics unit, a part of the battery. One failed in China, one was withdrawn in Japan, repaired but failed at Monaco.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/jul/16/lando-norris-mclaren-ten-place-grid-penalty-belgian-grand-prix-formula-one">Continue reading...</a>

Lando Norris will take a 10-place grid penalty at Sunday's Belgian Grand Prix.

Lando Norris will have a 10-place grid penalty at the Belgian Grand Prix as a result of exceeding the permitted number of engine parts.

Lando Norris tells BBC Sport he is "paying the price" for the effort that brought him the 2025 title - and why McLaren would be a "different vibe" for Max Verstappen.