Andrea Stella Archives - Page 8 of 19 - Motorsport

Favouring the number one driver completely is “not a healthy way of running a team” — Stella on team orders as Norris pursues his first F1 title

Senjuti Jash10 months ago10 months ago07 mins

The 2024 Dutch Grand Prix witnessed McLaren securing their first victory on the circuit since 1985, as Lando Norris controlled the race in a commanding manner after taking the lead back from Max Verstappen on lap 18 and winning by a whopping margin of 22.896 seconds. Norris managed to claw back eight points as the…

Norris remains critical of his performances in the first half of the F1 season; Stella: “He can win World Championships”

Ryan McGahey10 months ago10 months ago08 mins

Speaking on Thursday ahead of Formula 1’s return following the summer break, McLaren’s Lando Norris remains critical of his overall performance during the opening half of the 2024 season, while team principal Andrea Stella says the young Briton is performing at championship level. Speaking ahead of this weekend’s return to the track for the Dutch…

Stella “quite satisfied” with McLaren’s consistency so far at the midpoint of the F1 season

Ryan McGahey10 months ago06 mins

McLaren team principal says the team are happy with their consistency in the first half of the 2024 season despite some missed opportunities. McLaren have enjoyed a strong first half of the 2024 Formula 1 season, with the Woking based squad currently occupying P2 in the constructors standings and closing in on leaders Red Bull….

Andrea Stella agrees new multi-year deal to stay on as McLaren F1 team principal

James O'Connor11 months ago11 months ago05 mins

More big news has arrived with confirmation from McLaren that Andrea Stella has agreed a new multi-year deal with the Woking-based squad. The Italian previously worked as Head of Race Operations and Performance Director, before gaining a promotion to Executive Director, Racing in 2019. At the end of 2022, Andreas Seidl left his role at…

Stella: Norris “will learn what he can do better” following recent F1 mistakes

Ghazlan Atqiya Firmansyah11 months ago11 months ago04 mins

After crossing the line in sixth before being promoted to fifth following George Russell’s penalty, McLaren’s Lando Norris commented that he needed a “reset” to get things right moving forward after the summer break. The 24-year-old bizarrely drove into the gravel at the start on Sunday after bottoming out on the kerb. Teammate Oscar Piastri…

Horner, Vasseur and Wolff discuss McLaren’s management of F1 Hungarian GP

James O'Connor11 months ago11 months ago08 mins

McLaren’s messy management of the Hungarian Grand Prix is one of the big talking points to come out of Sunday’s race. At the start, Oscar Piastri got a slightly better launch and took the lead from Lando Norris into turn 1. From there, he was controlling the race by 4s, although he did have a…

Stella: Norris demonstrated “racer” spirit but played “team role” in F1 Hungarian GP team orders row

Nicolas Lopes11 months ago11 months ago012 mins

McLaren team principal Andrea Stella dismissed claims Lando Norris took too long to let Oscar Piastri through in the late stages of the race, after the Australian got undercut by his team-mate in the final round of stops after leading the race since the start. Norris reluctantly let Piastri go with just three laps of…

McLaren “should have taken the responsibility” over strategy and tyre errors with Piastri and Norris in F1 British GP — Stella

James O'Connor11 months ago11 months ago013 mins

McLaren leave Silverstone disappointed as a 3-4 finish has to go down as an underachievement on Sunday afternoon. After passing Max Verstappen in the dry, Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri overtook Lewis Hamilton and George Russell in the damp conditions on dry tyres to hold 1st and 2nd in the race. However, things started to…

Hamilton refutes Stella’s comparison linking F1 Austrian GP incident to any of his own altercations with the Dutchman: “I don’t agree with it”

Evan Roberts12 months ago04 mins

Last weekend’s big talking point in Austria, was an incident that saw a collision on lap 64, between title contenders Lando Norris and Max Verstappen, that took both drivers out of contention for the win, handing victory to Hamilton’s teammate George Russell. Verstappen received a 10-second penalty for the contact, which did not go down…

Horner claims Andrea Stella’s criticism of Verstappen at Austrian GP is “wrong and unfair”

Rachel Stephens12 months ago05 mins

Red Bull Racing’s team principal, Christian Horner, is publicly defending his driver Max Verstappen following a dramatic clash with McLaren’s Lando Norris at the Austrian Grand Prix. Verstappen’s aggressive racing style was a focal point after the race, with many discussing if moving under braking directly caused the collision between himself and Norris. George Russell took a…