Macklaren wrote: ↑24 Jun 2026, 00:31
I don't get the impression that the team is throwing everything at the goal of winning the championship this year -- unlike RBR last year for example. Sounds like they still taking a measured approach of doing the right things, the right way. Unclear if this is the right approach (maybe it is good to not panic) but hopefully there will be dividends in 2027
I think there might be a slight delay on the upgrades because of the FW correlation issues. Remember Stella said this was the beginning of a new aerodynamic concept:
“It’s very important that we do this characterisation very well, because based on this front wing there will be several developments. In itself this front wing wasn't expected to be a large step from a numbers point of view, it was more the beginning of a new concept:
“We wanted to spend enough time, and definitely after Canada there were a couple of things that we needed to rectify. But here we are very close to the expectation, so I think we are happy with the data we have seen, and from this point onwards we will start introducing the developments that are based on this new front wing.
“I still think that rigorous and effective car development remains a point of strength of our team.”
I rate A. Stella as a pretty straightforward guy, and I trust McLaren's development will start to make a difference very soon.
