🗣️'We are confident that we should be able to get in a strong position.' As rival F1 teams clamour for works power unit partners, McLarenF1 maintain the lack of such a deal will not hold it back ⬇️
McLaren boss Andrea Stella is adamant that the lack of a works power unit partner in 2026 will not hamper the Woking team’s progressWith Honda now confirmed at Aston Martin, seven teams either have an internal supply or a works partner, counting both RBR and AlphaTauri as recipients of the Ford-backed unit being developed by Red Bull Powertrains. There are no works deals left for McLaren, Williams or Haas to take.
The team is currently free to shop around for the best package and is not committed to being a Mercedes customer. Stella stressed that these days customer engine deals have run in the same way as those of works teams, and suggested that any loss of performance due to lack of integration can be made up with a better-performing car.“You want to ideally be in a position where you can influence all the parameters,” he said.
“When it comes to layout, as I said before, the conversations we are having are definitely taking this point into account. And we are confident that we should be able to get in a strong position.
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