Pit Debrief

Vowles and Stella highlight that Williams and McLaren need to unlock significant F1 power unit performance to catch Mercedes.

Vowles and Stella on Mercedes works team power unit advantage at 2026 F1 Australian GP

Disha Rawal3 weeks ago3 weeks ago08 mins

Team Principals James Vowles and Andrea Stella commented on the Mercedes power unit performance following the 2026 F1 Australian GP. In 2026, Mercedes-AMG High Performance Powertrains are being utilised by four teams: Mercedes, McLaren, Williams, and Alpine. While many expected to see the Mercedes-powered teams have an advantage over the rest of the field, only…

McLaren MCL40 on track ahead of the 2026 Formula One season

Stella on McLaren’s prep and mindset heading into 2026 F1 season

Suhaswin Gamage4 weeks ago4 weeks ago03 mins

In a team preview ahead of Melbourne, Andrea Stella has given an update on McLaren’s preparation for the 2026 F1 season. He outlined the work done during testing. The Italian also explained the team’s focus heading into the first race of the year. McLaren go into the season with a target on their back. They…

Andrea Stella at Bahrain during the 2026 F1 preseason testing.

Stella believes 2026 presents “the ultimate challenge” for F1 drivers

Savannah Lenz1 month ago1 month ago03 mins

McLaren Team Principal Andrea Stella believes that Formula 1 still presents the ultimate challenge for F1 drivers, regardless of the new regulations. Stella said, “I think what we have seen in Bahrain definitely confirms that it is the ultimate challenge.” Stella sees the 2026 F1 season being harder on drivers The 2026 F1 season features…

Andrea Stella, Team Principal of McLaren during day three of F1 Testing at Bahrain International Circuit

Stella expects McLaren to be on backfoot at the start of F1 2026 season

Doris Ivandic1 month ago1 month ago05 mins

As the F1 Bahrain Pre-Season Testing concluded, the season opener in Australia draws closer. Over the course of testing in Bahrain and the Barcelona Shakedown, McLaren logged an impressive 1108 laps. Now the team enters the final week of preparation, pushing until the cars are officially back on track. Stella on F1 Bahrain Testing: “Every…

McLaren boss Andrea Stella has raised safety concerns over the F1 2026 regulations and urged the FIA to act before the season opener

McLaren urges FIA to amend F1 2026 regulations before season opener amid safety concerns

Magdalena Put1 month ago1 month ago04 mins

McLaren team principal Andrea Stella called on the FIA to review and amend the F1 2026 regulations before the season opener in Australia amid safety concerns regarding race start procedures. Andrea Stella raised the issue following the recent three-day Bahrain pre-season test, where teams conducted their first meaningful running with the new-gen 2026 cars in…

2026 F1 start procedure could prove difficult

Why F1 has a start procedure “recipe for disaster” in hands for 2026 — and McLaren’s demands for a fix

Nicolas Lopes1 month ago1 month ago07 mins

F1 could be heading for a “recipe for disaster” if it doesn’t make any changes around the race start procedures in 2026 – that’s the view from McLaren driver Oscar Piastri after the first Bahrain testing session, as he believes the all-new power units for the season are too complicated to get up and running…

Zak Brown in Abu Dhabi GP 202, months before the MCL40 Launch and f1 2026 season.

Stella and Brown on the challenges ahead with McLaren F1 MCL40

Savannah Lenz2 months ago2 months ago02 mins

McLaren launched their 2026 challenger, the MCL40, with a livestream event from Bahrain, during which McLaren team principal Andrea Stella and CEO Zak Brown weighed in on the new era of F1. The Italian discussed his excitement for the new regulations. All teams face a huge task due to the scale of them. “I look…

McLaren’s Andrea Stella on 2026 F1 Barcelona shakedown: “Like building an aeroplane in flight”

Suhaswin Gamage2 months ago2 months ago04 mins

The 2026 Barcelona pre-season testing week ended on the 30th of January, marking the first time this season’s F1 teams put their new cars on track. McLaren team principal Andrea Stella shared his thoughts on the shakedown and what the team learned during the session. Talking to the McLaren website, he also outlined McLaren’s focus…

While McLaren have unveiled the renders of the MCL40 in a testing livery, Red Bull have uncloaked their real 2026 F1 car ahead of Barcelona shakedown

McLaren and Red Bull reveal renders of their 2026 F1 cars as pre-season shakedown commences in Barcelona

Senjuti Jash2 months ago2 months ago03 mins

While McLaren have unveiled the renders of the MCL40 in a testing livery, Red Bull have published the first images of their real 2026 F1 car ahead of the behind-closed-doors Barcelona shakedown. As F1 undergoes a major regulations reset in 2026, ten teams, apart from Williams, are utilising a shakedown event prior to the two…

McLaren team principal Andrea Stella reveals why the MCL40 won't be seen on track on opening day of the Barcelona test.

Stella explains why McLaren will delay its F1 Barcelona testing debut

Maahika Banerjee2 months ago2 months ago04 mins

Ahead of the closed-door, private F1 testing event held at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya later this month, McLaren boss Andrea Stella revealed they will opt out of the first day of testing to spend more time on the development of their latest contender — the MCL40. The private test session begins on the 26th of January…