From the outside, Andrea Stella's tenure as a McLaren team boss has looked pretty straightforward.
After taking over from Andreas Seidl ahead of the 2023 season, the Italian oversaw a technical restructuring that turned the team into a regular podium finisher over the second half of a Red Bull-dominated season, and then the next major step in May 2024 saw it become F1's most consistently competitive team ever since. A first constructors' crown in 2024 followed, and back-to-back titles are now all but guaranteed after the papaya squad claimed 11 out of this season's first 14 grands prix.
