In the high temperatures at Sakhir the team discovered that it had insufficient cooling to its front brakes, which restricted any long runs.New parts were flown in for... read more »

McLaren says it is sure that Daniel Ricciardo will be sufficiently fit in order to compete in next weekend's season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix. Ricciardo was present at... read more »

The Alpine Formula 1 team has announced that Oscar Piastri will be allowed to drive for McLaren at the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix next weekend if Daniel Ricciardo... read more »

Alpine wonderkid Oscar Piastri is one of the drivers McLaren has as a potential stand-in for Daniel Ricciardo if he does not recover from Covid-19 in time for the Bahrain GP. read more »

In a gallant act of kindness, Alpine have allowed McLaren to field their reserve driver should Daniel Ricciardo be unable to race. read more »

Oscar Piastri would be an option for McLaren to replace Daniel Ricciardo should the Australian be unavailable for next weekend's Bahrain Grand Prix following his positive... read more »

McLaren has been offered an additional option by Alpine should Daniel Ricciardo fail to overcome Covid-19 ahead of next weekend's Bahrain Grand Prix. read more »

McLaren team principal Andreas Seidl says he is confident Daniel Ricciardo will be fit enough to contest next weekend's Formula 1 season-opener in Bahrain.  read more »

McLaren team principal Andreas Seidl is "confident" Daniel Ricciardo will be back to full fitness ahead of the Bahrain Grand Prix but has also lined up his reserve... read more »

McLaren overcomes technical issues on second day of Bahrain testing as Lando Norris takes on another full day of running in the absence of Daniel Ricciardo. read more »

The McLaren Formula 1 team has announced that Daniel Ricciardo has tested positive for COVID-19, ruling him out of the final day of pre-season testing in Bahrain. read more »

Daniel Ricciardo has tested positive for COVID-19 so will miss the final day of pre-season testing in Bahrain. His isolation period will end before next weekend's first... read more »

Daniel Ricciardo is having to isolate in Bahrain after testing positive for COVID-19 - but expects to race next week. read more »

Daniel Ricciardo has tested positive for COVID-19, McLaren confirmed on Friday. read more »

McLaren has revealed that Daniel Ricciardo has tested positive for COVID and will therefore miss the final day of testing. read more »

McLaren driver Daniel Ricciardo has tested positive for Covid-19 after feeling unwell from Wednesday onwards in Bahrain. read more »

Daniel Ricciardo is out of the final day of pre-season testing in Bahrain after testing positive for Covid-19. read more »

McLaren team principal Andreas Seidl is "optimistic" Daniel Ricciardo will recover from his illness to take part in the final day of the Bahrain pre-season test on... read more »

In strong sunshine but with fierce winds blowing throughout the session, Lando Norris set the initial first place benchmark time when the running commenced at 10am local time -... read more »

Daniel Ricciardo remains too unwell to take part in Formula 1's final pre-season test in Bahrain, with teammate Lando Norris continuing with driving duties on Friday.  read more »

McLaren driver Daniel Ricciardo has missed another day of testing in Bahrain after feeling unwell. read more »

McLaren’s Daniel Ricciardo won’t be testing on Friday as he continues to feel unwell, his team have confirmed. The Australian driver was forced to miss the opening day of... read more »

McLaren announces that Daniel Ricciardo will miss the second day of testing as he continues to feel unwell. read more »

McLaren has confirmed Lando Norris will replace Daniel Ricciardo again on day two of pre-season testing in Bahrain with the Australian reported to still be "unwell". read more »

The Australian was absent from the opening day of action on Thursday, with his McLaren teammate Lando Norris instead running for the entire duration.McLaren had hoped that... read more »