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McLaren's 2026 season, measured: the double champions, and seven non-finishes
McLaren started 2026 as both drivers' and constructors' champions. Seventeen races in they are third, seven points clear of Red Bull, with two wins for Lando Norris and seven non-finishes, including both cars failing to start in China. The season race by race.
Oscar Piastri's 2026 season, measured: two races he never started, and a gearbox in Hungary
Oscar Piastri did not start either of the first two Grands Prix of 2026, then led Hungary until his gearbox failed. He is seventh on 138 points. Every race, and the radio, including the messages that show how stewards' investigations shape a race.
Lando Norris's 2026 season, measured: two wins, three poles, and four weekends his McLaren took away
Lando Norris is sixth in the 2026 championship on 201 points, with wins in Hungary and at Zandvoort. His car cost him four weekends: a non-start in China, failures in Canada and Monaco, and a grid penalty at Spa. Every race, and what he said on the radio.
Piastri vs Norris: The Closest Team-Mate Pairing on the Grid
Piastri and Norris are the rarest thing in F1, a genuine like-for-like comparison. We measured their qualifying gap across two seasons, and it is three hundredths of a second.