F1 2026 mid-season grades: McLaren starts on back foot but makes rapid progress
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Can this upgrade save an F1 season in decline?
What's happened to an Alpine team that started the 2026 Formula 1 season with designs on hunting down the big four, but has since slumped into the midfield?In Hungary, a second non-score in four race weekends, on a day when McLaren picked up the first win of its F1 title defence, was as good a reminder as any of where this new engine customer sits in the Mercedes-powered pecking order.If that seems like an odd point of comparison to make, well, …
After half a season marked by problems of reliability, a performance deficit and the difficulties associated with the new technical regulation, McLaren finally returned to the path of victory in Hungary thanks to Lando Norris. But the success of the Hungaroring left a pending question: has the MCL40 really crossed a course with its evolutions, or has the Hungarian route simply amplified its qualities? The Dutch Grand Prix must make it clearer fo…
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