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Feb 2025
54m 5s

McLaren’s Revival: Norris, Piastri, Brow...

FORMULA 1
About this episode
2024 saw McLaren become Constructor World Champions for the first time since 1998.

Will they defend their title in 2025? And will Lando Norris or Oscar Piastri become the team’s first Drivers’ World Champion since Lewis Hamilton in 2008?

Tom Clarkson has been digging through the F1 Beyond The Grid archives to find out how McLaren have transformed into the fastest team in Formula 1 and whether their success will continue in the new season.

Providing in-depth insight into the winning culture they’ve created at McLaren, you’ll hear interviews from Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri, plus McLaren CEO Zak Brown and Team Principal Andrea Stella.

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