This allowed Norris to squeeze his way in, the race becoming a McLaren 1-2 coming out of Turn 3. The only time Piastri lost the lead was when the pit stops occurred, and even that was brief.

Norris was undercut by Russell though during the first, and only, pit stops for the leaders but the McLaren driver quickly got back into second place with a move down the inside into the first corner.

The top drivers in this race all used a three-stop strategy, and O’Ward still held a lead of about 11 seconds after each of the drivers came to pit road for the final time for fuel and tires. The ...

At the start of Sunday's Grand Prix, Oscar Piastri had to defend against Mercedes' George Russell, who went wide into the first corner, hoping to cut the McLaren ... make a one-pit-stop race ...

Piastri had track position and priority for McLaren’s first pit stops, which came on lap 14 when he switched to hard tyres as Russell also pitted, Norris staying out and taking the lead.

re-establishing the McLaren one-two. These tyres looked good and it began to dawn on teams that, against all expectations, they could make it to the end of the race without another pit stop which ...

SHANGHAI -- Oscar Piastri beat teammate Lando Norris to victory at the Chinese Grand Prix as McLaren continued to ... a place to the Mercedes in the pit stops. Norris said after the race: "A ...

A NASCAR pit crew is a team of highly trained professionals who service a race car in seconds during pit stops. They refuel, change tyres, and adjust quickly to keep drivers competitive. Many crew ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. McLaren driver Oscar Piastri of Australia celebrates on the podium after winning the Chinese Formula One ...