Pit Debrief

McLaren Racing Team Principal Andrea Stella celebrating at the F1 Singapore GP 2025.

Stella admits McLaren did not have the “best car” as despite securing Constructors’ Championship at F1 Singapore GP

Chiara Martin6 months ago6 months ago06 mins

McLaren secured their second consecutive F1 Constructors’ Championship at the Singapore GP, but team principal Andrea Stella muted the celebrations as he candidly acknowledged the papaya squad’s ongoing competitiveness issues on specific circuit types. Despite Lando Norris finishing third to mathematically confirm McLaren’s teams’ title, both Mercedes and Red Bull outpaced the Woking-based outfit throughout…

McLaren secures 2025 F1 Constructors’ Championship after dominant season

Antonina Jaromin6 months ago6 months ago02 mins

In a thrilling papaya-controlled 2025 Formula 1 season, McLaren secured their 10th Constructors’ Championship at the Singapore Grand Prix. This victory not only marks their second consecutive title but also their first back-to-back championship since 1991 with Ayrton Senna and Gerhard Berger. The team has had a remarkable resurgence to the top, guided by CEO…

Andrea Stella press conference at the Azerbaijan GP

Stella believes Verstappen is a ‘very serious contender’ for the title

Antonina Jaromin6 months ago6 months ago03 mins

McLaren Team Principal Andrea Stella believes Max Verstappen remains firmly in contention for the 2025 Formula 1 Drivers’ Championship, despite the Dutchman sitting behind both McLaren drivers in the standings. Verstappen’s season has been a mix of highs and lows, finishing outside the top five in four races. But also claiming four wins in Suzuka,…

Andrea Stella talked about Michael Schumacher after Oscar Piastri's poor performance during the F1 Azerbaijan GP weekend

Piastri’s disastrous F1 Azerbaijan GP weekend “a one-off” — Andrea Stella

Senjuti Jash6 months ago6 months ago05 mins

McLaren Team Principal Andrea Stella has opened up about Oscar Piastri’s abysmal race start at the Azerbaijan GP, his time with seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher, and what he expects from the Australian for the remainder of the 2025 F1 season. After hitting the barrier at Turn 3 in the final segment of qualifying and…

Andrea Stella, the Team Principal of McLaren Racing, has addressed the discourse surrounding the team's decision to swap its drivers during the 2025 Italian Grand Prix at Monza.

Stella unfazed by Monza swap noise, confirms McLaren’s F1 approach is unchanged

Kavi Khandelwal6 months ago6 months ago03 mins

McLaren Team Principal Andrea Stella addresses the “noise” surrounding the team’s driver swap at the Monza GP, confirming the decision was consistent with their principles and will not change going forward.

Oscar Piastri has talked about the conversation McLaren wanted to have with him and Lando Norris regarding how they celebrate the outcome of the F1 championship fight

Oscar Piastri on McLaren consulting the drivers about how to celebrate the outcome of the F1 championship fight

Senjuti Jash7 months ago7 months ago04 mins

Oscar Piastri has opened up about the conversation McLaren sought to have with the drivers to understand their individual wishes for handling the outcome of the two-way F1 championship battle and the reaction of Andrea Stella to Lando Norris’s retirement in Zandvoort. Following the contentious driver swap after the first and only round of pit…

Andrea Stella discusses the pace of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri and Max Verstappen's dominance at the F1 Italian GP

Andrea Stella on the pace difference between Norris and Piastri and Verstappen’s dominance at F1 Italian GP

Senjuti Jash7 months ago7 months ago06 mins

McLaren team principal Andrea Stella has shared his opinions on the variation in pace between Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri in different stages of the opening stint and Max Verstappen’s dominant victory at the F1 Italian GP on Sunday. How the race unfolded for the McLaren drivers The McLaren duo qualified in the top three…

Toto Wolff discusses the difficult precedent McLaren have set with the driver swap at the F1 Italian GP and the Hamilton vs Rosberg rivalry at Mercedes

Toto Wolff believes McLaren precedent “very difficult to undo” after contentious driver swap at F1 Italian GP

Senjuti Jash7 months ago7 months ago07 mins

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has weighed in on McLaren’s controversial driver swap at the F1 Italian GP as Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris continue to compete in the two-way race for the Drivers’ Championship. The Austrian reckons that McLaren’s decision to instruct Piastri to relinquish his place after a slow pit stop for Norris…

McLaren team principal Andrea Stella on the pitwall ahead of the F1 Italian GP 2025

Stella explains McLaren’s reasoning behind controversial Piastri-Norris swap at F1 Italian GP

Magdalena Put7 months ago7 months ago07 mins

McLaren team principal Andrea Stella defended the team’s controversial late-race instruction for Oscar Piastri to hand second place back to teammate and championship rival Lando Norris during the F1 Italian GP. The McLaren pitwall has once again landed itself in hot water after intervening to undo the consequences of a slow pit stop that saw…

Stella praises Piastri’s racecraft after F1 Dutch GP Grand Slam

Doris Ivandic7 months ago7 months ago03 mins

McLaren Team Principal, Andrea Stella, praised Oscar Piastri’s development as a driver after his successful weekend at the F1 Dutch GP. Piastri made his mark around the demanding Zandvoort circuit as he becomes the first McLaren driver since Mika Häkkinen in 1998 to grab a Grand Slam. A Grand Slam consists of pole position, the…