McLaren Brazil wing change linked to Norris win

Reports from Formula1.com, Autosport and Motorsport.com linked McLaren’s Brazil upgrade package and revised front wing to Lando Norris’s Interlagos win.

Reports from Formula1.com, Autosport and Motorsport.com have linked McLaren’s Brazil upgrade package to Lando Norris’s win at Interlagos. Autosport reported the team brought updates for the Brazil Grand Prix, including a front-wing concept expected to feature on its 2027 car, while Formula1.com said Mark Hughes and Giorgio Piola examined a front-wing switch that helped Norris win the Sao Paulo Grand Prix.

Formula1.com also reported that team principal Andrea Stella outlined how McLaren made the right calls to secure the victory. Separately, Motorsport.com reported Stella said the 2027-spec front-wing concept made the MCL40 more predictable and easier to drive.

Norris is sixth in the 2026 drivers' championship on 246 points. The McLaren driver, born on 13 November 1999, has entered 161 Grands Prix in Formula 1 and recorded 11 wins and 16 pole positions.