McLaren have confirmed they have a new team principal in the latest of a series of moves around the F1 paddock. The Woking-based outfit’s executive Director of Racing Andrea Stella has been handed the role of Team Principal for 2023.
The Italian has made his way up the ranks since joining the team in 2015. He first worked as Head of Race Operations before being promoted to Performance Director and then his most recent role of Racing Director.
Before joining McLaren, Stella worked at Ferrari for 15 years, taking on the role of performance engineer for Michael Schumacher and Kimi Raikkonen and then race engineer for Raikkonen and Fernando Alonso. Commenting on his new role, the 51-year-old said : “I feel privileged to take on the Team Principal role as the next stage of being part of the McLaren F1 Team.
