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Engineer Rob Marshall will join McLaren next January after 17 years as a key cog in the Red Bull machine, with some suggesting the move is part of a wider deal between the teams

Hamilton started behind fellow Brit Norris in the grid in Barcelona but was soon ahead and sped off to secure a spot on the podium while the McLaren man picked up damage

Norris was ahead of Hamilton on the Barcelone grid, but any grand dreams he had about a first podium finish of the season evaporated within a couple of corners on the first lap

Carlos Sainz was the man sharing the front row with Verstappen, but the battle to be best of the rest behind the Red Bull was won by Hamilton whose Mercedes car is looking strong again

Verstappen dominated all three practice sessions and put in a monster lap to take pole for the Barcelona race, beating home favourite Fernando Alonso to top spot on the timesheets

Mercedes driver Russell was furious with one of the McLaren drivers during the second practice session in Barcelona on Friday after being forced to bail out of a flying lap

Norris has been labelled a future F1 champion and McLaren would dearly love to keep him around, but CEO Brown's latest comments hint that the team feels it would be OK

Alonso has been one of the best F1 drivers of the 21st century, but some of his divisive actions over the years have seen him create as many enemies as they have admirers

McLaren have started the 2023 season poorly and, given Norris' ambitions to be racing at the front of the grid, there is plenty of speculation over what the future might hold

It was a harrowing weekend for McLaren in Miami, with both Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri knocked out in Q1 before failing to score a single point between them in the race

Just one week after Esteban Ocon almost ploughed into a group of photographers in Azerbaijan, another pit lane security shambles occurred during the Miami Grand Prix

Sergio Perez was on pole for the race but Max Verstappen was always going to be a threat, even from ninth on the grid, while the Miami GP proved to be one to forget for Lewis Hamilton

Max Verstappen was favourite for pole position in Miami but was thwarted by a late red flag, while the big story was a horror show for Lewis Hamilton who failed to even reach Q3

The Miami Grand Prix attracted Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos as both billionaires were spotted rubbing shoulders with different teams in the F1 pit lane ahead of qualifying

Hamilton's contract expires at the end of the year and a renewal promised last winter never materialised, leading to further speculation over his future with Mercedes and in F1

Ricciardo is back with Red Bull as a reserve this year after struggling to perform in his two years with McLaren, and his Formula 1 future is uncertain as a result

Charles Leclerc started the Baku race on pole, but it wasn't long before Max Verstappen flexed the muscles of his Red Bull to take the lead early while Sergio Perez also moved past

Charles Leclerc started the Sprint on pole but could not resist Sergio Perez, while Max Verstappen and George Russell exchanged blows on the first lap to leave the Red Bull star furious

McLaren star Norris is predicting a lot of action in the Baku sprint, while Williams racer Alex Albon is praying for some "carnage" in his bid to score some points

The first ever F1 Sprint qualifying session took place on Saturday morning, with Charles Leclerc hoping to make it back-to-back poles on consecutive days ahead of Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton

Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes were looking to build on a strong performance last time out in Melbourne with a good qualifying in Baku, though Max Verstappen remained the favourite with Charles Leclerc the challenger

Norris and McLaren have endured a difficult start to the season with a less-than-competitive car and rotten luck affecting their efforts, but there is finally some positive news to share

Norris is contracted to McLaren until the end of the 2025 season, but the team has regressed – leaving the Brit frustrated amid persistent links to top Formula 1 teams

EXCLUSIVE: As Felipe Massa moves forward with his plans to mount a legal challenge against Lewis Hamilton's 2008 world title, one F1 legend is not convinced the Brazilian will be successful

McLaren have endured a tough start to the season and, if Norris' latest assessment is anything to go by, it is unlikely that their fortunes will dramatically improve any time soon