McLaren resorted to using team orders - commonly dubbed ‘papaya rules’ - at times last season to support Norris’s failed title bid against Red Bull’s Max Verstappen but the Briton has confirmed he and Piastri will be free to race in Australia.

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

MELBOURNE, Australia — Lando Norris says it is “short-sighted” to believe McLaren has a clear advantage over its rivals to start the Formula One season, instead anticipating a four-team fight at the front.

Norris claimed the 10th pole position of his F1 career, pipping Piastri to the top spot in front of the Australian's home crowd. The suspicion in the paddock is that at more conventional circuits, McLaren 's four-tenth advantage will be even more significant.

McLaren’s Lando Norris secured pole position for the season-opening Australian Grand Prix, narrowly edging out teammate Oscar Piastri by just 0.084 seconds, marking a

Follow live updates from Formula One’s opening grand prix weekend of the 2025 season in Melbourne, Australia A very warm welcome one and all to the second day of track action on the opening weekend of the new Formula One season. And you know what that means…

Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri delivered on McLaren's preseason promise by locking out the front row of the grid for Sunday's season-opening Australian Grand Prix.

Former world champion Jacques Villeneuve says Lando Norris was the only driver in the field last season who could step up to Max Verstappen

Lando Norris has downplayed suggestions McLaren is the team to beat ahead of the new Formula 1 season, saying rivals including Ferrari, Red Bull and Mercedes looked "extremely strong" in testing.