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McLaren has 0.5-1s performance gap to close to Mercedes after F1 Australian GP

McLaren boss Andrea Stella admitted that it’ll take time to catch Mercedes in the 2026 Formula 1 campaign with the gap up to one second per lap after the Australian Grand Prix.

George Russell led a Silver Arrows 1-2 in the Melbourne season opener after beating team-mate Kimi Antonelli to pole, while being at least 0.7s ahead of the other 10 squads. 

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