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Leader Live
02-07-2025
- Automotive
- Leader Live
Missing out on world title would not be failure
Norris' championship charge is back on track following his win from pole position at the previous round in Austria. However, he still remains 15 points adrift of Piastri ahead of his home race at Silverstone this weekend. DRIVER STANDINGS (after 11/24 rounds) Norris closes the gap to Piastri to 15 points 👀#F1 #AustrianGP — Formula 1 (@F1) June 29, 2025 With Norris and Piastri pulling clear of their rivals in the individual standings – and McLaren 207 points ahead in the battle for the constructors' title – Red Bull team boss Christian Horner has already declared a two-horse race for the championship. Norris started the season as the championship favourite with the bookmakers, but when asked if he thought it would be a failure if he did not land his maiden world crown this year, the British driver replied: 'I'd have to say I didn't succeed in achieving my goal, but I don't think you can ever call it a failure because I don't believe like I've failed anything. 'I will feel like I didn't live up to what I believed I could have done or the level I should have reached at certain times. But that's not a failure by any means. 'If things were much easier, and you don't achieve your goal, maybe you can call that a failure, but when it is such a long season, competing against the best in the world, I don't think you can ever call not winning the title a failure.' Now in his seventh season on the grid, Norris will make his 140th Formula One start at Sunday's British Grand Prix. On stage with Osc and Andrea 🤩🫶#McLarenRacingLive | #NeverStopRacing — McLaren (@McLarenF1) July 2, 2025 Mistakes by driver and team saw Norris fall short in his bid to beat Red Bull's Max Verstappen to the title last year. The errors have carried over for Norris this year, particularly in qualifying, which leaves question marks over his championship credentials. Norris excelled in Austria, but he has never won consecutive races. He continued: 'It is only normal you feel the pressure from the outside world, but that's not different for me this year. 'It's more the desire, almost too much desire inside, to want to do such a good job every weekend. I want to do so well, I want to deliver for the team and I want to win. I kind of put myself under too much pressure. 'You never know what to expect when you're a kid growing up wanting to be in F1. You don't know about the hard times and the trickiness of achieving your goals, especially when you get so close, how much you can hurt when things don't go your way. Those things stick with you a bit.' Norris will be among four British drivers on the grid this weekend, but there is a case to be made the McLaren man is the most popular of the quartet. Norris has sold out his own 10,000-seated area – the Landostand – at Stowe corner for the weekend. 'It's very cool because I got it before Lewis (Hamilton) and George (Russell) so that's the best bit,' added Norris with a smile. 'It is incredible. Originally there was a select amount of seats, they sold out almost too quickly, so we had to buy and then sell a load more.'
North Wales Chronicle
02-07-2025
- Automotive
- North Wales Chronicle
Missing out on world title would not be failure
Norris' championship charge is back on track following his win from pole position at the previous round in Austria. However, he still remains 15 points adrift of Piastri ahead of his home race at Silverstone this weekend. DRIVER STANDINGS (after 11/24 rounds) Norris closes the gap to Piastri to 15 points 👀#F1 #AustrianGP — Formula 1 (@F1) June 29, 2025 With Norris and Piastri pulling clear of their rivals in the individual standings – and McLaren 207 points ahead in the battle for the constructors' title – Red Bull team boss Christian Horner has already declared a two-horse race for the championship. Norris started the season as the championship favourite with the bookmakers, but when asked if he thought it would be a failure if he did not land his maiden world crown this year, the British driver replied: 'I'd have to say I didn't succeed in achieving my goal, but I don't think you can ever call it a failure because I don't believe like I've failed anything. 'I will feel like I didn't live up to what I believed I could have done or the level I should have reached at certain times. But that's not a failure by any means. 'If things were much easier, and you don't achieve your goal, maybe you can call that a failure, but when it is such a long season, competing against the best in the world, I don't think you can ever call not winning the title a failure.' Now in his seventh season on the grid, Norris will make his 140th Formula One start at Sunday's British Grand Prix. On stage with Osc and Andrea 🤩🫶#McLarenRacingLive | #NeverStopRacing — McLaren (@McLarenF1) July 2, 2025 Mistakes by driver and team saw Norris fall short in his bid to beat Red Bull's Max Verstappen to the title last year. The errors have carried over for Norris this year, particularly in qualifying, which leaves question marks over his championship credentials. Norris excelled in Austria, but he has never won consecutive races. He continued: 'It is only normal you feel the pressure from the outside world, but that's not different for me this year. 'It's more the desire, almost too much desire inside, to want to do such a good job every weekend. I want to do so well, I want to deliver for the team and I want to win. I kind of put myself under too much pressure. 'You never know what to expect when you're a kid growing up wanting to be in F1. You don't know about the hard times and the trickiness of achieving your goals, especially when you get so close, how much you can hurt when things don't go your way. Those things stick with you a bit.' Norris will be among four British drivers on the grid this weekend, but there is a case to be made the McLaren man is the most popular of the quartet. Norris has sold out his own 10,000-seated area – the Landostand – at Stowe corner for the weekend. 'It's very cool because I got it before Lewis (Hamilton) and George (Russell) so that's the best bit,' added Norris with a smile. 'It is incredible. Originally there was a select amount of seats, they sold out almost too quickly, so we had to buy and then sell a load more.'
Rhyl Journal
02-07-2025
- Automotive
- Rhyl Journal
Missing out on world title would not be failure
Norris' championship charge is back on track following his win from pole position at the previous round in Austria. However, he still remains 15 points adrift of Piastri ahead of his home race at Silverstone this weekend. DRIVER STANDINGS (after 11/24 rounds) Norris closes the gap to Piastri to 15 points 👀#F1 #AustrianGP — Formula 1 (@F1) June 29, 2025 With Norris and Piastri pulling clear of their rivals in the individual standings – and McLaren 207 points ahead in the battle for the constructors' title – Red Bull team boss Christian Horner has already declared a two-horse race for the championship. Norris started the season as the championship favourite with the bookmakers, but when asked if he thought it would be a failure if he did not land his maiden world crown this year, the British driver replied: 'I'd have to say I didn't succeed in achieving my goal, but I don't think you can ever call it a failure because I don't believe like I've failed anything. 'I will feel like I didn't live up to what I believed I could have done or the level I should have reached at certain times. But that's not a failure by any means. 'If things were much easier, and you don't achieve your goal, maybe you can call that a failure, but when it is such a long season, competing against the best in the world, I don't think you can ever call not winning the title a failure.' Now in his seventh season on the grid, Norris will make his 140th Formula One start at Sunday's British Grand Prix. On stage with Osc and Andrea 🤩🫶#McLarenRacingLive | #NeverStopRacing — McLaren (@McLarenF1) July 2, 2025 Mistakes by driver and team saw Norris fall short in his bid to beat Red Bull's Max Verstappen to the title last year. The errors have carried over for Norris this year, particularly in qualifying, which leaves question marks over his championship credentials. Norris excelled in Austria, but he has never won consecutive races. He continued: 'It is only normal you feel the pressure from the outside world, but that's not different for me this year. 'It's more the desire, almost too much desire inside, to want to do such a good job every weekend. I want to do so well, I want to deliver for the team and I want to win. I kind of put myself under too much pressure. 'You never know what to expect when you're a kid growing up wanting to be in F1. You don't know about the hard times and the trickiness of achieving your goals, especially when you get so close, how much you can hurt when things don't go your way. Those things stick with you a bit.' Norris will be among four British drivers on the grid this weekend, but there is a case to be made the McLaren man is the most popular of the quartet. Norris has sold out his own 10,000-seated area – the Landostand – at Stowe corner for the weekend. 'It's very cool because I got it before Lewis (Hamilton) and George (Russell) so that's the best bit,' added Norris with a smile. 'It is incredible. Originally there was a select amount of seats, they sold out almost too quickly, so we had to buy and then sell a load more.'
South Wales Guardian
02-07-2025
- Automotive
- South Wales Guardian
Missing out on world title would not be failure
Norris' championship charge is back on track following his win from pole position at the previous round in Austria. However, he still remains 15 points adrift of Piastri ahead of his home race at Silverstone this weekend. DRIVER STANDINGS (after 11/24 rounds) Norris closes the gap to Piastri to 15 points 👀#F1 #AustrianGP — Formula 1 (@F1) June 29, 2025 With Norris and Piastri pulling clear of their rivals in the individual standings – and McLaren 207 points ahead in the battle for the constructors' title – Red Bull team boss Christian Horner has already declared a two-horse race for the championship. Norris started the season as the championship favourite with the bookmakers, but when asked if he thought it would be a failure if he did not land his maiden world crown this year, the British driver replied: 'I'd have to say I didn't succeed in achieving my goal, but I don't think you can ever call it a failure because I don't believe like I've failed anything. 'I will feel like I didn't live up to what I believed I could have done or the level I should have reached at certain times. But that's not a failure by any means. 'If things were much easier, and you don't achieve your goal, maybe you can call that a failure, but when it is such a long season, competing against the best in the world, I don't think you can ever call not winning the title a failure.' Now in his seventh season on the grid, Norris will make his 140th Formula One start at Sunday's British Grand Prix. On stage with Osc and Andrea 🤩🫶#McLarenRacingLive | #NeverStopRacing — McLaren (@McLarenF1) July 2, 2025 Mistakes by driver and team saw Norris fall short in his bid to beat Red Bull's Max Verstappen to the title last year. The errors have carried over for Norris this year, particularly in qualifying, which leaves question marks over his championship credentials. Norris excelled in Austria, but he has never won consecutive races. He continued: 'It is only normal you feel the pressure from the outside world, but that's not different for me this year. 'It's more the desire, almost too much desire inside, to want to do such a good job every weekend. I want to do so well, I want to deliver for the team and I want to win. I kind of put myself under too much pressure. 'You never know what to expect when you're a kid growing up wanting to be in F1. You don't know about the hard times and the trickiness of achieving your goals, especially when you get so close, how much you can hurt when things don't go your way. Those things stick with you a bit.' Norris will be among four British drivers on the grid this weekend, but there is a case to be made the McLaren man is the most popular of the quartet. Norris has sold out his own 10,000-seated area – the Landostand – at Stowe corner for the weekend. 'It's very cool because I got it before Lewis (Hamilton) and George (Russell) so that's the best bit,' added Norris with a smile. 'It is incredible. Originally there was a select amount of seats, they sold out almost too quickly, so we had to buy and then sell a load more.'
Indianapolis Star
21-04-2025
- Automotive
- Indianapolis Star
Arrow McLaren releases 2025 Indy 500 liveries for Pato O'Ward, Nolan Siegel, Christian Lundgaard
As the team chases McLaren Racing's fourth Indianapolis 500 victory -- and first since 1974 -- Arrow McLaren's three full-time drivers will race coordinated one-off liveries for next month's Indy 500. The designs for the cars of Pato O'Ward, Nolan Siegel and Christian Lundgaard align with the greater McLaren Racing campaign for this season, 'Never Stop Racing', which rolled out at the Formula 1 team's 2025 season livery launch in London earlier this year. The campaign is meant to point toward the idea that "racing doesn't only exist from green to checkered flag -- it's always on," according to a team release. With the three largely white bodies of the car, the team's designs for this year's liveries is meant to symbolize "a blank canvas for Arrow McLaren entering the Month of May and the opportunity to write new stories with renewed passion and determination to race at the front of the grid." Each car -- black on the No. 5 of O'Ward; blue for the No. 6 of Siegel; and papaya for the No. 7 of Lundgaard -- features splashes of "bespoke camouflage" accenting each car. 'The Indianapolis 500 is the biggest stage in racing, and our liveries this year reflect that in every detail," Arrow McLaren team principal Tony Kanaan said in a team release. "The design is more than just a new look – it represents the precision, performance and passion that fuel McLaren Racing. Through our Never Stop Racing campaign, these liveries capture the endless spirit of competition that drives us forward, no matter what.' Though not uniformly tied to the campaign with its design, the No. 17 Chevy livery of Kyle Larson, who will make his second attempt at 'The Double' in a partnership with Arrow McLaren and Hendrick Motorsports next month, features a predominantly white body with blue and papaya accents that helps coordinate it with Arrow McLaren's other three cars. All four cars will be on-track for the first time later this week in the field-wide Indy 500 Open Test at IMS Wednesday and Thursday. On-track action for the Month of May kicks off with the opening day of practice May 13, leading up to qualifying weekend (May 17-18) and the 109th edition of the Greatest Spectacle in Racing May 25.
