Is Norris even better in 2026?
About this episode
The episode discusses Lando Norris's performance in the 2026 season compared to his previous title-winning campaign and includes recent F1 news.
Is Lando Norris performing even better this season than in his title-winning campaign last year? That's one of the questions tackled in the latest episode of The Race F1 Podcast, which follows the news that the 2025 champion has extended his McLaren deal through the 2030 season. Mark Hughes and Valentin Khorounzhiy join Edd Straw to assess how Norris has improved as a driver, and how his 2026 campaign contrasts with that of team-mate Oscar Piastri's. Before that, we round up some recent news stories, including Franco Colapinto's new deal with Alpine, F2 points leader Nikola Tsolov's recent Red Bull test, and the FIA's ADUO ruling. Get bonus F1 podcasts, extra content and ad-free listening, sign-up to The Race Members' Club on Patreon today . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
People in this episode
Host: Edd Straw
Guests: Mark Hughes, Valentin Khorounzhiy
Topics covered
- Lando Norris
- F1 news
- McLaren
- Oscar Piastri
- 2026 season
- driver performance
- F2
Keywords
- Lando Norris
- McLaren
- Oscar Piastri
- F1 news
- Franco Colapinto
- Nikola Tsolov
- FIA ruling
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: McLaren, Alpine, Red Bull, FIA
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