Lando Norris has already lost one of his three allowed batteries for the 2026 F1 season with supplier Mercedes unable to fix it after his car failed to start in China.McLaren arrives at Suzuka, having failed to start either car at the Chinese GP because of two different issues with the same electrical component on its customer Mercedes engines. In the gap between the China and Japan weekends, McLaren worked closely with Mercedes’ High Performance Powertrains engine division to properly diagnose the issues.In doing so, The Race understands the battery on Norris’s McLaren was deemed unsalvageable, so he’ll require a new battery for this weekend’s Japanese GP. His team-mate Oscar Piastri’s battery has had …
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Author: Josh Suttill
