McLaren team boss Andrea Stella predicts his Formula 1 team will need 'another 12 months' of development to iron out its remaining weaknesses.
McLaren is one of the teams that have progressed the most since the start of last year, with most of its gains coming from mid-2023 upgrade packages that allowed it to finish the season in fourth place. The Woking team started 2024 roughly where it finished, battling Mercedes for third, although Ferrari's massive race pace improvements are keeping the Scuderia out of reach.
'Around race six or seven we should have a decent round of upgrades, and hopefully there will be potentially a couple of them throughout the season. 'It will take the whole season to actually add enough performance and say we don't see these weaknesses anymore because these areas have improved.
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