How much lap time have McLaren unlocked over the course of 2023? Andrea Stella has had a guess...
McLaren boss Andrea Stella has offered his thoughts on how much lap time his team has found with the MCL60 in 2023.
Norris’ best time in Q2 was 1.1 seconds slower than what Charles Leclerc managed to go fastest in the same part of qualifying. A 1:30.6, as put forward by Stella, would have placed Norris in eighth place on the grid – but it’s on race day where the MCL60 may have really come into its own.Explained: How each Formula 1 car got its name and the history behind it
“This is what we did. So it wasn’t simply rectifying issues. It was more about accelerating development and making sure that this development is as overarching as possible, considering all the areas of the car where you can generate performance and lap time.” “Let’s not think about results. Let’s just think about how we deliver performance projects in these many areas of the car, such that we can be innovative, such that we can be fast in developing but also developing at a pace that is sustainable over time – we don’t want to have an impulsive delivery of a project and then run out of steam for three months.