Lando Norris is passed by George Russell at the beginning of the 2024 Sao Paulo Grand Prix in Interlagos
Lando Norris and George Russell battle into turn 1 at the 2024 Sao Paulo GP - Image Credit: McLaren Racing

McLaren leading the F1 Constructors’ Championship “because the team and the drivers operated at very high standards” — Stella

McLaren team principal Andrea Stella praises the high operational standards of the team as he doubles down on the team’s target of winning the 2024 Formula 1 Constructors’ Championship. In the wake of last weekend’s São Paulo Grand Prix at Interlagos, which saw McLaren title challenger Lando Norris outscored by champion Verstappen in a major…

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Stella says “we would be commenting another race here” without red flag in F1 Brazil GP

Following a tremendous achievement during qualifying, McLaren’s race was a little less fortunate. After Lando Norris narrowly escaped going out in Q1 in the morning he grabbed pole position in a dominant fashion, but was already at the start demoted to second by a better getaway from George Russell. Overtaking the Mercedes proved impossible due…

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McLaren’s Andrea Stella praises “consistent” stewarding after double Verstappen penalty at F1 Mexico GP

McLaren Racing’s team principal Andrea Stella has praised the stewards of the 2024 Mexico City Grand Prix for their “consistent” application of the Formula One (F1) sporting guidelines after Red Bull Racing’s Max Verstappen was awarded two 10-second time penalties following a coming-together with McLaren’s Lando Norris in the early stages of the race. Verstappen,…

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“I’m not surprised” — Andrea Stella attributes McLaren’s struggles at F1 US GP to their weaknesses in very low-speed and very high-speed corners

Although McLaren introduced a major upgrade package at the United States Grand Prix, their expectations failed to translate into performance on Sunday. Notwithstanding Lando Norris’s pole position in qualifying, both drivers found their race pace to be considerably underwhelming.  With Oscar Piastri coming home in fifth place behind his McLaren teammate—who was handed out a…

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“This cannot be permissible” — Stella disagrees with the stewards’ ruling, admits McLaren assumed Verstappen would be penalised for late-race incident with Norris at F1 US GP

McLaren boss Andrea Stella stated that the team was not impressed with the stewards’ decision to hand Lando Norris a five-second penalty for the late-race incident involving the British driver and Red Bull’s Max Verstappen. Two contentious incidents between Verstappen and Norris have become major talking points following the eventful United States Grand Prix, as…

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Stella labels Norris’ penalty as “inappropriate”; Horner says rules are “very clear” after F1 US GP controversy

Lando Norris received a five-second time penalty for leaving the track and gaining a lasting advantage after his battle with Max Verstappen on lap 52 of the 2024 United States GP – but the debate about whether or not it was a fair penalty, among many others that were dished out during the Austin race…

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Stella believes that US GP Sprint showed “a more realistic picture” of McLaren’s F1 season so far

McLaren team principal Andrea Stella reflected on the F1 Sprint at the United States Grand Prix in Austin, saying that it showed “a more realistic picture” of the season, McLaren is currently witnessing while fighting for the championship. Lando Norris had a great start to the Sprint and overtook Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc and Mercedes’ George…

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Stella: McLaren F1 “have been focusing on the execution of the start” following Norris’ struggles to convert poles into lap 1 leads

With six career poles to Lando Norris’s name, he finally led the first lap of a Grand Prix at the Singapore Grand Prix after losing the lead on the first lap every other times where he started on pole. The McLaren driver lost the lead by the first turn at the Spanish, Hungarian and Dutch…

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