How Hamilton, Leclerc and Piastri stack up – to the man who’s engineered them all
“We are somewhere in the past for these drivers – from their start points to the final target. And we are super happy to see that they have success.” No Formula 1 driver has immaculately appeared at the top level. Now a decade ago, even Max Verstappen made the briefest stop in the junior categories […]
Piastri «a bit more pushy» at McLaren, but won’t give engineers orders
Oscar Piastri has fine-tuned how he works with the McLaren team and is ‘not afraid to be a bit more pushy’ having completed his second campaign in Formula 1. Piastri played a key role in McLaren’s world constructors’ title in his sophomore season, scoring two grand prix wins and eight podiums, with a streak of 12 […]
I have all tools to challenge for F1 title, now I need to deploy them
Oscar Piastri believes he has all the tools he needs to compete for the Formula 1 world championship but has conceded he now must “deploy them all the time”. Australian Piastri earned his first grand prix victories as part of the McLaren effort that saw the team clinch a first constructors’ championship since 1998. But […]
McLaren explains the development discipline behind its F1 world title
Avoiding the pitfalls of Formula 1’s ground-effect machinery helped McLaren cap a staggering 18-month development curve in 2024 with its first F1 constructors’ title for 26 years. McLaren started 2023 on the back foot, but promised a large upgrade that would revamp its first season under team principal Andrea Stella. That duly arrived in Austria, […]
We «do the right thing for each other»
Oscar Piastri has insisted he and Formula 1 team-mate Lando Norris would do «the right thing for each other» regardless of more prescribed McLaren team orders. Team orders became a talking point for the Woking-based outfit as Norris did battle with Red Bull’s Max Verstappen for the drivers’ title, with McLaren’s form piquing and Red […]
Why McLaren’s controversial mini-DRS rear wing became a «source of pride»
McLaren feels the controversy generated by its rear wings in Formula 1’s 2024 season is a «point of pride», showing just how far the team has come. The design of McLaren’s low downforce rear wings raised eyebrows in Azerbaijan, where at higher speeds the upper element appeared to rotate back more than rival teams were […]
How McLaren faced up to the misinformation, noise and distractions of being an F1 title challenger
Delivering success in Formula 1 is not just about producing the fastest car, even though that is a critical part of it. Instead, to win – and more especially to keep winning again and again and again – involves strong leadership, plotting your way out of difficulties, dealing with internal and external politics, and then […]
Piastri hasn’t «mastered» F1 tyre management, but it’s «night and day» over 2023
Oscar Piastri reckons his ability to manage tyres in Formula 1 has undergone a «night-and-day» improvement over his 2023 rookie season, but feels there is still room to grow further. Although Piastri impressed in his debut F1 season last year, the main criticisms of his maiden season involved his lack of experience with managing the […]
McLaren «impressed even more» than expected by former Red Bull stalwart Marshall
McLaren team principal Andrea Stella revealed the Formula 1 constructors’ champions were «impressed even more» than expected by former Red Bull engineer Rob Marshall. Marshall joined the Woking-based outfit as technical director, engineering & design in January after 17 years with Red Bull, with his arrival coinciding with a number of key hires in the […]