New McLaren F1 team boss Andrea Stella urges patience and says the team's biggest step forward is still a year or two away
That’s because the team’s rebuilding plan, formulated mainly by Stella’s predecessor Andreas Seidl and technical director James Key, is focussed on infrastructure upgrades, and in particular the new wind tunnel.
McLaren had to be in a healthy financial position in order to green light such an investment, and when the plan was agreed a couple of years ago things were starting to go in the right direction. COVID-19 caused a few delays, but now the pieces are starting to fall into place, and the wind tunnel will finally be operational later this year.
“We are realistic in the very short term, there's good developments already in the pipeline, that should land trackside very soon in-season. This should allow us to get to take a decent step forward, we are not naive. Stella conceded that the wind tunnel will come on stream too late to have an impact on the MCL60 – with time so restricted by the rules, by then the focus of the aero department will be on next year’s car.
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