An impressive debut for rookie Lando Norris, while a suspected MGU-K problem signaled the end of Carlos Sainz’s weekend.
A tough weekend for the team, after a first-lap incident causes damage to both Carlos and Lando’s cars. Racing can be very cruel sometimes, and in China it was
A late-race Safety Car triggered by Lando’s collision with Lance Stroll saw a frenetic end to proceedings, in which Carlos capitalized to finish P8.
The Monaco Grand Prix saw a sixth place finish for Carlos, best of the midfield, and our highest finishing position of the year, with Lando just missing out on the top 10.
There was an earlier than expected finish for Lando Norris, while team mate Carlos Sainz finished the race but couldn’t hold on to a top 10 position.
Fourth fastest over the French GP weekend, Carlos Sainz and Lando Norris were due a P6 and P7 finish before hydraulic issues hampered Lando's chances - minutes before the chequered flag.
An exciting first lap from Lando and an epic battle through the field from Carlos resulted in a race to remember in Austria.
From the monstrous M8D hillclimbs to spending time with our fans, 2019 Goodwood #FOS (Festival of Speed) did not disappoint.
The venue of our home grand prix wasn’t a circuit that particularly suited the MCL34, but the team came away with an excellent sixth place for Carlos and a slightly improved hold on that fourth place in the constructor standings.
Formula 1 has been dodging the showers all season but sooner or later, we were going to have a wet grand prix and Hockenheim duly obliged. McLaren had its best finish of the year with P5 for Carlos, but an unfortunate DNF for Lando.
Formula 1 signed off for the break with another thrilling race, and we left Hungary with a good haul of points, after arguably our strongest performance of the season to date.
The Formula 1 midfield battles rages on in front of a typically passionate and colourful Italian support. In the end it's a race of mixed fortunes for the team, with Carlos retiring and Lando moving up the field to secure a points finish.
We had our ups and downs but, on balance, after a couple of disappointing grands prix, head to Russia back on track and with the glass definitely half full.
Typhoon Hagibis dominated thoughts and plans this weekend in Suzuka, and our thoughts are still very much with those affected by the typhoon. But on track – after a lot of hard work – we put in another very strong showing.
After a difficult weekend in Mexico, normal service was resumed in Austin with both Carlos and Lando having strong races and solid points finishes.
Strap yourself in for a 'rollercoaster' of emotions as disappointment on Saturday turned to pure elation on Sunday, with the team celebrating its first podium since 2014.
We might have secured P4 in the Constructors' Championship in Brazil, but there was still a race, plenty to fight for and a desire to end the season on a high note in Abu Dhabi.
What better way to sign off the year than asking Carlos and Lando to reflect on the 2019 season? Join us as we look back through the magic of Unboxed.
New year, new car, new Unboxed.
Watch as the team continues to work hard on the MCL35 as we edge closer to the big reveal on 13 February.
Watch as Carlos joins the team to hear the sound of the MCL35 firing up for the first time.
The 2020 Australian Grand Prix may have been cancelled, but that doesn’t mean we can’t show you what happened before everyone was stopped in their tracks.
Both cars home, a double-points finish and a podium for Lando is better than all but the wildest dreamers in the garage could have hoped for at the F1 season restart.
For the first time in 70 years of competition, F1 contested back-to-back races on the same circuit. It proved to be a very different experience – but for us it was a second chance to leap up at the chequered flag and cheer with unbridled joy and another fastest lap under our belts.
A 70th anniversary is supposed to be platinum, but our weekend at Silverstone was encapsulated in a rather more base material. We’re into the meat of what promises to be a hard-fought scrap for the rest of the year.
For McLaren, the 2020 Spanish Grand Prix weekend was full-on, flat-out and incredibly tense at the conclusion.
Sooner or later during the Formula 1 season you’re going to suffer a failure – and every weekend everyone hopes it continues to be ‘later’. Fortunately, Lando was able to manage a solo ascent of the timesheet and ensure a tough weekend didn’t turn into a bad one.
It's days like these that make our sport so intense and rewarding. Although finishing 2nd and 4th is McLaren’s best result since the opening day of the 2014 season, we can't help but think about what could have been. Now, we reset and start preparation for Mugello.
Nine races in 11 weeks has been the most intense schedule F1 has ever organised, and our team – both in Italy at the track and everyone back home in the factory – has risen to the challenge magnificently.
For any sports team, there are good days and bad. Occasionally, there are outliers at the extremes of that bell curve: the very, very good or… the 2020 Russian Grand Prix. This was our first non-scoring race of the season, and a first since last year’s Mexican Grand Prix.
Coming to an unfamiliar, highly technical circuit at an odd time of year was naturally tough, but the team fought hard to finish the weekend with a vital 10 points.
The GP in Istanbul was truly like nothing F1 has ever seen before – but this is part of F1’s attraction: it’s never the same race twice. Onwards to Bahrain.
Lando had a rough ride, but a last-gasp sixth place for Carlos ensured we departed the Algarve with more points than Racing Point or Renault.
The Bahrain Grand Prix proved to be a marathon rather than a sprint, but that didn’t stop it from being one of our best weekends of the season. Admittedly, after qualifying, such an outcome seemed unlikely, but everything clicked on Sunday with Lando and Carlos coming home fourth and fifth respectively under the lights in Sakhir. However, it all pales in comparison to the severity of the crash suffered by Romain Grosjean. We left this weekend feeling immensely thankful to the FIA and Formula 1 for constantly striving to make our sport as safe as possible, and to the Bahrain International Circuit safety team for their quick reactions to Romain's accident.
One of the many things this experimental F1 season has demonstrated is how minor adjustments in the format can deliver vastly different grands prix. From set-up to strategy, to confidence and competitiveness, the Sakhir GP was a much tougher round for the team compared to the Bahrain GP.
Over the past two years, we’ve gained memories that will live with us for a long time with Carlos and Lando. So, we took them for a night at the movies to watch through some of their most memorable moments, with a no strings attached twist.
While the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix isn't going to go down as a thriller for anyone watching at home, it was the most tense and emotional experience we’ve had in quite a while.
After more than two hours of frenetic and fraught racing on the streets of Jeddah, Daniel had a very competitive finish in P5. Lando made a strong start but was unlucky with a red flag that cost him a lot of positions – eventually ending the race with a solitary point. 21 races down, one to go...
With a new year on the horizon, we had to take a look back at some of the best behind-the-scenes moments from Lando and Daniel during the 2022 season.
We're back! Become a fly-on-the-wall at the McLaren Racing Team Launch, where Lando and Daniel revealed our contender for the 2022 Formula 1 season: the MCL36.
The team's hard work is paying off. After a successful filming day and a productive three days at the pre-season test, we leave Spain with plenty of data to analyse before we head to Bahrain for the second test.
Bahrain was a tough introduction to the campaign for the team and the MCL36, but the nice thing about the modern F1 calendar is that you don’t particularly get to dwell. On to Saudi Arabia...
It’s been a tough three weeks for the team in Arabia, but it ended with a great battle and our first points of 2022. To counter-balance that, we also had our first DNF of the young season.
Two cars home and our first double-points finish of the season. Being at Daniel's home race meant we had an even bigger crowd cheering us on this weekend and it was a real pleasure to give them something to celebrate.
It’s difficult to define what makes a racing circuit great – but whatever it is, Imola has it. The Emilia Romagna had it all - a dry race starting on a wet track, with a fraught opening stint, through which Lando, once again, kept his head and brought home a trophy.
The inaugural Miami Grand Prix gave us everything you'd expect from a new circuit in a sun-baked city full of celebrities. On track, however, fortune was not on the side of Lando and Daniel.
From high temperatures to a bout of tonsillitis, the Spanish GP was not the most comfortable ride for any driver, Lando in particular. But the team came back from Barcelona with points and a better understanding of how to maximise our upgrades.
This year's Monaco race weekend had everything you'd expect from packed grandstands to celebrity appearances and masses of media, with the added twist of torrential rain that was on nobody's radar.
From the streets of Baku for the first race in a long-distance double-header, this is the Azerbaijan GP. A double points finish meant a positive result for the team. Here’s the story of the week.
Whether it's the mountain-lined backdrop, the overtaking opportunities, the absolute army of you that always show up, or the double-points, Spielberg is one of those places we simply never get tired of.
The French coastline, the pastries, the accents, the people... We can't quite put our finger on what exactly makes the French Grand Prix so special but we sure have a good time every time we visit Le Castellet.
The second installment of the European triple-header brought to you from Zandvoort, Netherlands. An electric atmosphere, stroopwafels and a hectic race made for quite the weekend.
During a period of great sadness for the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth, following the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Formula 1 rode into the Autodromo Nazionale Monza - the scene of last season's memorable 1-2 victory.
The long-awaited return to Marina Bay for the Singapore GP didn't disappoint with a 'Future Mode' livery unveiled alongside a top-five finish for both drivers after a weekend of extreme weather conditions, appearances from some of YouTube's biggest stars and of course some fun antics.
Not even torrential rain and race delays could dampen the spirits of the fans who showed up in their droves to the first Japanese Grand Prix in three years. The second leg of our Asian double-header was a treat for the senses and you can find out exactly what Lando and Daniel got up to in the latest episode of Unboxed.
The team got the full Texas experience from the moment they arrived at track in Austin: some on horses, others through more conventional means of travel. Needless to say, Lando and Daniel embraced American culture and had a lot of fun doing so.
The second instalment of our North American back-to-back produced plenty more excitement on track as both drivers finished in the points and closed the gap on Alpine in the Contructors' Championship.
As we departed Interlagos and headed for the airport, our first double DNF since Monaco in 2017 was still fresh in our minds. Waking up on Monday morning, we'd already put it to bed, revitalised by a brand-new race week and a chance to put things right in Abu Dhabi for the 2022 season finale.
Watch the culmination of a year's worth of work unfold as we say goodbye to Daniel Ricciardo, hand Pato O'Ward his competitive F1 debut and sign off with a double-points finish.
With a new year on the horizon, we had to take a look back at some of the best behind-the-scenes moments from Lando and Daniel during the 2022 season.
You've seen us launch our 2023 F1 challenger, the MCL60, now it's time to go behind the scenes with Lando, Oscar and the team.
While the Bahrain GP didn't go to plan for the team, lessons were learned and our rookie driver Oscar made his F1 debut.
Our new teammates got off the mark in Melbourne, as our home hero Oscar scored his first F1 points in his own backyard.
After a disappointing qualifying session, neither Lando nor Oscar could make up any ground in the Magic City's race. Now, we keep our heads down, regroup and go again at Imola.
Dressed in our limited edition Triple Crown livery, McLaren scored double-points in the principality as a sprinkling of rain added some unpredictability to the always magical Monaco Grand Prix.
Home hero Lando Norris fired a Chrome McLaren to our first British Grand Prix podium in 13 years, as Oscar Piastri scored his best result to date before being serenaded by the Silverstone crowd.
After a 62-lap slog of the Marina Bay Street Circuit in excruciatingly hot and humid conditions, withstanding intense pressure from two Mercedes on fresher, faster tyres, there is no better taste than champagne.
Take a look back at some of our most memorable moments of #McLarenUnboxed in 2023!