Analysis: Norris’s crash into McLaren teammate and championship rival Oscar Piastri at the end of the Canadian GP was completely needless - but was it a sign of something deeper?

McLaren pair Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri clashed in a dramatic end to the Canadian Grand Prix; Norris came off worse and retired as he accepted blame for the collision; Sky Sports F1s Martin Brundl

McLaren F1 supremo Zak Brown is notable by his absence at the Canadian Grand Prix this weekend, usually such a presence in the paddock. As Brown oversees a number of different McLaren racing endeavours, his time isn't dedicated solely to F1, with this weekend's movements proving a reminder of that.

Zak Brown transformed McLaren Racing Ltd. from an ailing Formula 1 competitor to the winner of the team championship last year for the first time in 26 years. The California native has also navigated the Covid pandemic,

McLaren has quashed sensational claims that President Donald Trump is gearing up to pilot one of their Formula 1 cars at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin next week.These rumors flew after Trump,

McLaren 's dominance was tossed to one side on Saturday as George Russell grabbed pole for Mercedes at the Canadian Grand Prix. He will be joined on the front row by Red Bull 's Max Verstappen two weeks after their controversial on-track collision in Spain.

The Canadian Grand Prix Friday is all said and done! Check out GPBlog's Friday F1 Paddock Update video below for what you may have missed! The McLarens were not able to top either practice session, with Max Verstappen topping FP1 and George Russell topping FP2.

Only twice this season has McLaren failed end Friday practice at the top of the time sheet. The first was at the season-opening Australian Grand Prix, where the form guide was still taking shape following a brief pre-season testing campaign. The second was Monaco, the sport’s most extreme outlier.