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Why McLaren is sliding backwards in British GP after surprise sprint podium
Motorsport.comJuly 5, 2026
Curated for Torqlytics readers — aggregated from trusted F1 publishers, not original reporting.
If Lando Norris' sprint podium at the Formula 1 British Grand Prix offered hopes that McLaren was in better shape than previously anticipated, those hopes were well and truly quashed in qualifying.Norris claimed third in Saturday morning's 17-lap shootout after coming out on top of a three-way fight with George Russell and Max Verstappen, although there was clear daylight between the ...