For McLaren to be talking about a need for improvement in the early stages of the season, is far from a good sign... F1
There is plenty of pressure on Formula 1 in general ahead of this new season of action, as it is one which needs to be far more competitive than what we saw in 2022, Red Bull winning 17 of the 22 grands prix on their way to a dominant title double.
Having won a race in 2021, that memorable Monza one-two, and scored five podiums overall, it was a bit of a disappointment when McLaren delivered just one P3 finish in 2022, slipping to P5 in the final Constructors’ standings. “There’s some areas of the car that will be interested by development in the early stage of the season,” said new team boss Andrea Stella at the MCL60 launch.
And Stella’s comments became even more concerning when he spoke of McLaren being too late to spot key performance opportunities. But, rival teams are never standing still, so if McLaren are going into the new campaign mindful that they could be off the pace, it is no guarantee that they will quickly catch up even if their early developments do take them in the right direction.
But, he of course wants to win. And considering that Norris is often spoken about as a potential future World Champion in the right car, this of course must be his goal.
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