Following Max Verstappen’s victory in Imola, and perhaps more significantly, McLaren’s defeat, suggestions have surfaced that a new Technical Directive (TD) from the FIA might be of importance. Red Bull suspects McLaren trickery During the Miami GP weekend, which saw Oscar Piastri take a dominant win, Red Bull hinted at McLaren doing ‘something’ to reduce…
McLaren junior Alex Dunne won his second Feature race of the 2025 F2 season at the Imola GP as the Irishman reclaimed the lead in the Drivers’ Championship, and it was a topic that came up in the post-race print media session of their F1 Team Principal Andrea Stella. The 19-year-old joined the McLaren junior…
McLaren team principal Andrea Stella believes the first lap “very much” decided the outcome of the 2025 F1 Imola GP, as Max Verstappen stormed past Oscar Piastri on the opening lap to then take a comfortable victory. Although Red Bull have shown impressive qualifying pace this season – Verstappen’s taken three of the seven possible…
With Formula 1 entering a new era of regulations in 2026, McLaren Racing Team Principal Andrea Stella has confirmed that several fundamental aspects of the current MCL39 will influence the design of next year’s F1 challenger. Following McLaren’s dominant 1-2 finish at the 2025 Miami Grand Prix, Stella spoke in his print media session about…
McLaren F1 Team Principal Andrea Stella believes that rivals Red Bull are inventing an ‘underdog’ narrative by going toe-to-toe on pole positions and wins this season. Max Verstappen and Red Bull have chipped away and kept McLaren at their feet. The Dutchman went bar-for-bar against the duo of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri. Quite the…
Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff opened up about their car performance, McLaren’s advantages, and concerns over legality after yet another solid weekend at the F1 Miami GP. Whilst Kimi Antonelli snatched pole ahead of the rapid McLaren duo and shined in Sprint qualifying, George Russell secured his fourth podium of the season last Sunday after…
McLaren Team Principal Andrea Stella sheds light on how the MCL39’s F1 tyre maintenance has been a key aspect of their success this season as they won the Miami GP this past weekend handily despite both Lando Norris and Miami race winner Oscar Piastri having prolonged fights with Red Bull’s Max Verstappen. Stella on the…
Following Sunday’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, McLaren team principal Andrea Stella praised Lando Norris for his great recovery drive. Lando Norris experienced a setback in the title fight after crashing in qualifying for the Saudi Arabian GP. Norris looked like a solid candidate for pole position in the Saudi Arabian GP. Unfortunately, the McLaren driver…
Team principal of McLaren, Andrea Stella, reflected on his team’s performance in the F1 Bahrain GP, and discussed the mindset of Lando Norris. A Grand Prix which saw Oscar Piastri victorious in his 50th race in the pinnacle of motorsport. This was the first win for McLaren in Bahrain and could have been a 1-2…
McLaren team principal Andrea Stella was full of praise for Oscar Piastri following his lights-to-flag victory at the F1 Bahrain GP. Piastri celebrated his 50th race in F1 with a pole position on Saturday, which he converted into a commanding race win, his second of the season so far. The Australian had the upper hand…
