Lando Norris says George Russell is playing ‘games’ with McLaren dominance claim - Mercedes’ Russell said on the eve of this weekend’s Chinese Grand Prix that Norris’ McLaren team should win every race this season.

McLaren’s advantage over the rest of the grid this Formula One season could be even greater than Red Bull’s record-breaking 2023 season, according to Mercedes’ George Russell. The reigning constructors’ champions entered the season as the favorites and won the season-opening Australian Grand Prix with an impressive drive from Lando Norris.

McLaren showed a clean pair of heels to everyone in the season opener in Australia, with even Max Verstappen struggling to keep pace in his Red Bull. George Russell: McLaren capab

Lewis Hamilton landed his first pole position as a Ferrari driver by taking the top spot for Saturday’s sprint race at the Chinese Grand Prix. The 40-year-old, in only his second appearance for the Italian team,

The second race of the 2025 F1 season takes place in Shanghai with the Chinese Grand Prix - and the first sprint weekend of the new campaign. Lando Norris won the season-opening Australian Grand Prix for McLaren after surviving a slide off track in the rain and a late challenge from second-place Max Verstappen.