After years out of the spotlight at McLaren, Andrea Stella has been promoted to team principal. And there was no one more qualified for the job.
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Losing drivers to Aston Martin and McLaren hasn’t made rivalry personal – Szafnauer
2023 F1 season
Posted onAlpine team principal Otmar Szafnauer says there’s nothing personal between his outfit and rivals Aston Martin and McLaren, who lured drivers away from them last year.
Norris wants Piastri to ‘push me more’ than Ricciardo did
2023 F1 season
Posted onLando Norris has set performance targets for his new McLaren team mate Oscar Piastri in their first season together.
McLaren aim first MCL60 upgrade for Baku after finding “really strong” area for gains
2023 F1 season
Posted onMcLaren are already working on an upgrades package for their new MCL60 which they expect for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, team principal Andrea Stella says.
McLaren set top four target as they reveal new F1 car for 2023
2023 F1 season
Posted onMcLaren team principal Andrea Stella says the team want to re-establish themselves as a top four team in 2023 with the newly unveiled MCL60.
McLaren must reverse its recent slide in 2023 to hold on to rising star Norris
2023 F1 team preview
Posted onIn order to keep star driver Lando Norris on-side, McLaren must prove last year’s disappointing campaign was only a blip.
De Vries vs Piastri vs Sargeant: Which rookie is best prepared for their F1 debut?
News Focus
Posted onIs the best-prepared F1 rookie of 2023 the delayed debutant, the hotshot with an impeccable CV or the long-awaited first American arrival?
Australian GP ‘will tell me a lot’ about my desire to return – Ricciardo
RaceFans Round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: Australian GP ‘will tell me a lot’ about my desire to return – Ricciardo • Red Bull sponsorship almost sold out • Former Renault sponsor joins McLaren
McLaren names its 2023 F1 car MCL60 to mark team’s anniversary
2023 F1 season
Posted onMcLaren have revealed their new Formula 1 car, which will contest the 2023 season, is to be called the MCL60.
Rossi sees advantage for McLaren over rivals in unique F1-IndyCar team set-up
IndyCar
Posted onAlexander Rossi sees benefits in the McLaren’s unique combination of Formula 1 and IndyCar programmes, having joined the latter operation for 2023.
Alesi appointed as new president of Paul Ricard circuit
RaceFans Round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: Alesi becomes Paul Ricard circuit president • Mercedes junior on course for title • F1 tests ‘an off-season thing’ for IndyCar pair
Mick Schumacher to be reserve driver for McLaren too
2023 F1 season
Posted onMercedes’ reserve driver Mick Schumacher will be made available to customer team Mclaren in 2023 as part of an arrangement between the teams.
McLaren to run NASCAR champion Larson in 2024 Indy 500 ‘double’ attempt
IndyCar
Posted onMcLaren will run 2021 NASCAR Cup champion Kyle Larson in next year’s Indianapolis 500 as he attempts a ‘double-header’ by contesting another race on the same day.
McLaren confirm February 13th launch date for MCL37
2023 F1 season
Posted onMcLaren will launch their 2023 Formula 1 contender on February 13th, the same day Aston Martin are debuting their new car.
McLaren target fourth place in 2023 after “disappointing” fall to fifth
2022 F1 season
Posted onMcLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown says the team’s fall to fifth place in the constructors’ championship in 2022 was a “disappointing” result.
Analysis: Only one F1 team swaps principals more often than Ferrari
F1 statistics
Posted onFerrari has appointed its sixth different team principal in the space of 15 years. Some of its rivals have had the same leader the whole time, and only one has changed more often.
How Stella’s experience gave McLaren the confidence to make him team principal
2023 F1 season
Posted onOf all the teams to wave goodbye to team principals in the last few weeks, McLaren have been quickest find a replacement. But who is Andrea Stella?
McLaren didn’t ‘play gardening leave card’ with Sauber on early Seidl move – Brown
2022 F1 season
Posted onMcLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown says they resisted the temptation to “play the gardening leave card” and delay Andreas Seidl’s move to Sauber.
Seidl leaves McLaren for Sauber, Stella takes his place
2023 F1 season
Posted onAndreas Seidl has departed as McLaren team principal to become Sauber’s CEO, with Andrea Stella taking his place.
2022 F1 driver rankings #19: Daniel Ricciardo
2022 F1 driver rankings
Posted onDaniel Ricciardo’s second season at McLaren was supposed to be a fresh start. But by the end, his time at the team – and possibly F1 – was cut unexpectedly short.