As championship defences go, McLaren's 2026 so far has been little short of catastrophic: Oscar Piastri has yet to start a grand prix, while Lando Norris didn't even get as far as the grid in China.<br>Statistically Shanghai was the first time neither McLaren has started a grand prix since the 2005 US GP at Indianapolis, where it joined the other Michelin-supplied teams in withdrawing after the ...<a class='more' href='https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/mclaren-adamant-there-will-be-no-repeat-of-china-failures-in-f1-japanese-gp/10808539/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=RSS-F1&utm_term=News&utm_content=www'>Keep reading</a>