The Spanish GP, ninth round of the Formula 1 World Championship was, according to some people in the paddock who don’t wear papaya orange shirts, the race at which McLaren were Going To Be Found Out.

FORMULA ONE continues a tour across Europe, heading to Barcelona for the ninth round of racing this season. Pole sitter Oscar Piastri currently leads the F1 Drivers’ Championship, but has

McLaren is slightly surprised by its pace advantage on Red Bull, but not for the reasons many had speculated about

Sometimes in F1 when a technical problem is encountered, the learning taken from it can be competitive gold dust. McLaren’s current rear brake duct design has been the focus of intense scrutiny from rival teams as the car’s ability to keep its rear tyres cool when everyone else’s are overheating has been a crucial part of its sometimes-dominant performances.

BARCELONA, Spain — In a year in which McLaren has emerged as Formula One’s dominant team with a brilliant car and two outstanding drivers, Max Verstappen’s efforts to stay in the hunt for the World Championship must be applauded.

Only 50 copies of the new 2025 McLaren 750S Le Mans Special Edition will see the light of day, featuring visual and technical upgrades

Max Verstappen was beaten by more than quarter of a second by Oscar Piastri in Q1 for the Spanish Grand Prix, but team-mate Yuki Tsunoda was the headline-maker on Saturday afternoon, setting the slowest time of the session to qualify 20th and last.

There are just four engines on the grid at this point, supplying the 20 drivers, but there are plenty of changes expected come 2026. F1 cars in 2025 run hybrid V6 engines, and in 2026 the V6s are due to remain, but with big changes.