McLaren team principal Andrea Stella believes Max Verstappen wouldn’t be able to beat Red Bull if he were in Oscar Piastri’s or Lando Norris’ car, with it being described as “impossible”. The Woking-based team improved significantly last season courtesy of a huge upgrades package at the 2023 Austrian Grand Prix, which turned the side into
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Ex-Formula 1 driver turned pundit Martin Brundle has agreed with McLaren team principal Andrea Stella that a “better solution” needs to be found to solve traffic during qualifying, as drivers are now opting to stop in the pit-lane. Max Verstappen and George Russell both came to a complete stop in the pit-lane for several seconds
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McLaren team principal Andrea Stella has insisted that the Woking-based side must remain “very grounded” ahead of this weekend’s United States Grand Prix, where they could overtake Aston Martin in the Constructors’ Championship. McLaren’s rise since introducing a sizeable upgrades package at the Austrian Grand Prix has been mesmeric, considering that they now only found
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McLaren team principal Andrea Stella has revealed that the Woking-based team are already in a “good place” ahead of 2024, with their new car coming along very nicely. It’s been a strong second half of 2023 for McLaren, who have skyrocketed up the pecking order ever since they introduced a sizeable upgrades package at the
MoreMcLaren team principal Andrea Stella has offered guidance to young driver Lando Norris, encouraging him to strike a balance between self-critique and self-improvement after Norris expressed severe self-criticism following a challenging weekend in Qatar. During the Qatar Grand Prix, Norris was notably critical of his own performance, highlighting that driving errors had cost him potential
MoreMcLaren team principal Andrea Stella has defended Lando Norris questioning team orders during last weekend’s Qatar Grand Prix, when closing on Oscar Piastri. Starting from 10th, a podium seemed like a huge challenge for the 23-year-old; however, his chances massively increased after both Mercedes drivers span at the opening corner. Norris made lightwork of most
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Red Bull and McLaren both suspect that Mercedes will return with a bang in 2024, following the Silver Arrows’ lacklustre 2023 campaign. This season has been another frustrating one for Mercedes, who changed the entire concept of their car at the Monaco Grand Prix. Whilst this solved some of their issues which arose in 2022,
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McLaren finds itself in a promising yet challenging position. While driver Lando Norris exudes optimism about the team’s ability to challenge Red Bull, McLaren team principal Andrea Stella remains cautiously realistic about the task at hand. Red Bull Racing clinched the constructors’ championship title at the Japanese Grand Prix, and their star driver, Max Verstappen,
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McLaren team principal Andrea Stella has revealed that “good conversations” are being held with Lando Norris, in an attempt to keep the British driver beyond his current contract. Whilst the 23-year-old still has two years on his deal, he is attracting significant interest, particularly from Red Bull. Norris is currently contracted until the end of
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McLaren team principal Andrea Stella has admitted that Red Bull are currently “still a step too far” ahead, following a threat made by Lando Norris. Following Norris’ fourth P2 finish in the last seven races at the Japanese Grand Prix last weekend, he warned Red Bull that McLaren were out to get them, a warning
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