McLaren have confirmed that technical director James Key has left the team following their difficult start to the 2023 campaign.
As a part of a team shake-up Key, who joined from Scuderia Toro Rosso in March 2019, will depart the British team with his role to be jointly covered by three different positions. And the 51-year-old's release escalates the notion of a potential crisis, with problems mounting both on and off the track.
Lando Norris, who cited his desire to challenge for a world title with McLaren when he signed a lucrative contract extension last year, could only labour to 17th in Bahrain following issues with his car. He finished in the same position in Saudi Arabia, after hitting a wall in qualifying.
