McLaren secured their first Constructors’ Championship since 1998 a year ago, and the season ended with either Norris or Piastri on the top step of the podium in four of the fin

Orange can be a brave choice in fashion but the colour will be much in vogue at Albert Park this week as McLaren's Oscar Piastri bids for a breakthrough win at his home Australian Grand Prix.

McLaren is starting the 2025 season with a front-row lockout of the Australian Grand Prix, with both drivers eyeing victory and the early championship lead.

In the weeks before the inaugural Las Vegas Grand Prix, back in October of 2023, McLaren CEO Zak Brown looked me square in the eye and made a straightforward declaration about the team’s driver pairing of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri.

In scorching hot conditions at Melbourne’s Albert Park, world champion Max Verstappen came third in tense qualifying. Read more at straitstimes.com.

McLaren have re-signed Oscar Piastri on a new contract extension, two full seasons before his current deal was due to expire.

A keenly contested Australian Grand Prix qualifying on Saturday (March 15, 2025) saw Lando Norris clock 1:15.096 in Q3 to take pole with his McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri completing a front row lockout in the season-opening F1 race at Albert Park,

McLaren locked out the front row in Melbourne with Lando Norris taking pole position for the Australian Grand Prix while Oscar Piastri was second quickest in qualifying

Details of Oscar Piastri's McLaren contract emerge that will make him one of the highest-paid F1 drivers on the 2025 grid

Oscar Piastri is quietly confident he can become the first Aussie driver to win the Australian Formula 1 Grand Prix. He's aiming for it this weekend.

McLaren believe Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri can co-exist without problems as the team goes into the new season as favourites.