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McLaren setting development targets, not results as its F1 2024 goals

After a torrid start to 2023, McLaren made dramatic steps with its mid-season car upgrades that allowed Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri to take nine podiums between them, propelling the team past fast-starting Aston Martin to fourth in the constructors' championship.

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McLaren setting development targets, not results, as its F1 2024 goals

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Can F1’s latest engineer team boss pull off a McLaren-style turnaround for Haas?

After all, the way that Andrea Stella took to the team principal role at McLaren like a duck to water – helping steer one of the most impressive F1 comebacks in living memory – showed all that’s possible with the right engineering-led focus at the top.

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McLaren: 2022 French GP setback a catalyst for shock F1 turnaround

The Woking-based squad was one of the surprises of 2023, as a mid-season revamp of its MCL-60 helped catapult Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri near the front of the field as they regularly battled for podium finishes.

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McLaren: Catalyst for shock F1 turnaround was French GP 2022 disappointment

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Autosport Top 50 of 2023: #26 Oscar Piastri

Second in qualifying at Suzuka of all places – the first time Oscar Piastri had visited the fearsome track – summed up why McLaren was so impressed with the rookie, who scored two podiums (and should have had another at Silverstone but for a safety car) and that excellent win…

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Brown: "Empowering" Stella leads by example at McLaren F1 team

Stella took over as McLaren's F1 team principal after Andres Seidl left late last year to join Sauber and manage its transition to becoming the Audi works team in 2026.

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McLaren won't create false expectations for F1 2024 for risk of "violent" reality

McLaren enjoyed a remarkable form turnaround in 2023 after a string of mid-season upgrades turned the MCL60 driven by Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri car into a regular podium contender.

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Norris couldn’t ask for better F1 team principal than Stella

Stella was formerly a McLaren executive director but took over the day-to-day running of the F1 squad following the winter departure of team principal Andreas Seidl to Sauber.

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Aero restructure main "enabler" of McLaren F1 2023 turnaround - Stella

Stella took over last winter to replace Andreas Seidl, who departed to head up Audi's 2026 entry with Sauber.

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McLaren F1 team ready to help Norris stop being so harsh on himself

Norris ended the campaign berating the “shit job” he had made of qualifying shootouts. This followed a slide in Abu Dhabi that denied him the chance to nick pole off Max Verstappen. The Briton was similarly self-critical of his one-lap performances in Austin and Mexico City.

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AlphaTauri to address side-effects of low-speed prowess with 2024 F1 car

The Anglo-Italian squad grabbed attention with its raft of steady floor upgrades in recent months, that according to McLaren team boss Andrea Stella had made the AT04 the best car in low-speed corners by the season finale in Abu Dhabi.

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AlphaTauri to address side effects of low-speed F1 prowess with 2024 car

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McLaren must investigate whether F1 upgrades have introduced bad handling traits

Lando Norris was threatening to nick pole position off Max Verstappen in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix season finale but on his final flying lap in Q3, he suffered a large slide through the final sector.

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McLaren: Staying with Mercedes in F1 straightforward after "reassurance"

McLaren announced on Friday that it would extend its current deal with Mercedes for five more seasons, from 2026 until 2030.

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McLaren: Staying with Mercedes for F1 2026 straightforward after receiving "reassurance"

McLaren announced on Friday that it would extend its current deal with Mercedes for five more seasons, from 2026 until 2030.

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McLaren says addressing low downforce F1 phenomenon now a priority

The Woking-based squad has made huge gains with its MCL60 this season to emerge as one of the most consistent challengers to Red Bull over the second half of the campaign.

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McLaren: Addressing F1 low-downforce phenomenon now a priority

The Woking-based squad has made huge gains with its MCL60 this season to emerge as one of the most consistent challengers to Red Bull over the second half of the campaign.

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FIA allows F1 drivers extra pit exit practice starts in Las Vegas

In his original event notes, Wittich made it clear that starts were not permitted at the pit exit during the weekend.

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McLaren pursues concept behind Red Bull’s F1 DRS supremacy

The Woking-based team has openly acknowledged that aero efficiency has been one of its core weaknesses this year – and this has often manifested itself in a lack of top speed.

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McLaren: 2024 F1 car changes have to go beyond just aero

The Woking-based team has emerged as Red Bull’s most consistent challenger in recent races, with the squad having finished on the podium five times in the last six races.

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Norris: McLaren has "plenty more" to come in F1 2024

McLaren has emerged as Red Bull's closest challenger since the summer after bringing a raft of highly effective upgrades to its MCL60 since Austria.

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Why McLaren went for broke at F1 Brazilian GP restart

Although the Woking-based team had come off second best to Max Verstappen in the Brazil sprint race, it felt that it had a much better chance in the main grand prix.

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How McLaren went for broke at F1 Brazilian GP restart

Although the Woking-based team had come off second best to Max Verstappen in the Brazil sprint race, it felt that it had a much better chance in the main grand prix.

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McLaren: Norris unlikely to beat Verstappen with better start in Brazil F1 sprint

After taking pole in Saturday's shootout Norris had a worse drive off the grid than fellow front-row starter Verstappen, who drew along the inside of Turn 1.

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