Andrea Stella has confirmed McLaren's first round of upgrades of the 2024 Formula 1 season is set to arrive at the next round in Miami.
McLaren had targeted a May release for its first big upgrade batch for the MCL38 driven by Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri and has now confirmed that it is on course to bring the new specification to the Miami Grand Prix held on 5 May. 'For Miami, we will have finally the first round of upgrades to our car,' team boss Stella confirmed in Shanghai. McLaren has started off the 2024 season in promising form, nipping at the heels of Ferrari while having the measure of Mercedes so far.
You never assume that that's good enough when it comes to keeping the tyres in the right operating window. 'Certainly the next one will be another interesting one from a tyre point of view. 'Especially if in Miami we have high temperatures like we had previously, so that track becomes quite a bit rear-limited; a lot of traction with low-speed corners and then acceleration.
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