Team principal Andrea Stella has addressed the disappointing P9 finish of Oscar Piastri after McLaren managed to secure victory with Lando Norris at the chaotic rain-affected F1 Australian GP. Despite losing a position to Max Verstappen off the line, Piastri managed to climb back to P2 on Lap 17 and keep his aspirations for a…
Following their impressive victory in the chaotic opening race of the 2025 season, team principal Andrea Stella has addressed the team orders that McLaren imposed on Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris during the F1 Australian GP on Sunday. McLaren found themselves involved in several controversies over team orders last season as they clinched the Constructors’…
McLaren team principal Andrea Stella discussed Max Verstappen’s blistering pace in the final stages of the 2025 Australian GP, which put Lando Norris under pressure with just two laps remaining of the race. After a strong start of the race, Verstappen found himself in second place after overtaking Oscar Piastri and pressurising Norris for the…
McLaren team principal Andrea Stella believes his team did a good job in its decision-making process at the ever-changing conditions of the 2025 F1 Australian GP, and believes the learning from past mistakes has made the difference in allowing Lando Norris to weather the storm and come out on top in the season opener. Norris…
Reigning World Constructors’ Champions McLaren have made a superb start to the 2025 F1 season as Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri annexed the front row for Sunday’s Australian GP, and team principal Andrea Stella was very pleased post-qualifying. Throughout practice it had looked close between the top 4 teams, with Williams also looking incredibly strong…
As the 2025 F1 season gets underway, McLaren finds itself in a position of strength, having built a stable foundation both on and off the track, and Andrea Stella and Zak Brown discussed the contract extension of Oscar Piastri in Melbourne on Thursday in a print media session. One of the key components of this…
Ahead of the F1 Australian Grand Prix at Albert Park this weekend, home hero Oscar Piastri has signed a multi-year contract extension with McLaren F1, with Zak Brown and Andrea Stella also giving their reactions to the deal. The F2 and F3 champion’s previous deal took him through to the end of 2026. 2025 marks…
On the second day of pre-season testing, Andrea Stella of McLaren suggested that Williams could contribute to forming a “top five or top six” in the F1 2025 championship. With the conclusion of pre-season testing in Bahrain, speculations about the pecking order heading into the F1 2025 season have started. Whereas experts and fans speculate,…
McLaren has concluded its pre-season testing at the Bahrain International Circuit, completing an intensive three-day programme to fine-tune the MCL39 ahead of the 2025 F1 season. Both Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris contributed to gathering crucial data on performance, aerodynamics, and setup adjustments under varying track conditions. Challenging conditions, positive results The final day of…
It was a productive F1 testing day for McLaren, completing over a hundred laps throughout the day in spite of the adverse weather conditions and the lulls in the rhythm of the day. Oscar Piastri’s F1 Testing Oscar Piastri’s second day of testing wasn’t as smooth as the first one. He managed to complete 44…
