Why McLaren’s revamp is not just about its 2023 F1 car struggles

It often happens in F1 that lacklustre performance from a new car triggers the departure of the senior technical figures that pulled it together.
But in McLaren’s case, the exit of technical director James Key and the appointment of a new technical executive team has been a long time coming, and the wheels were set in motion weeks before the MCL60 hit the track.
McLaren CEO Zak Brown alluded …Keep reading
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Key out, Sanchez in as McLaren restructures F1 team

Off the back of a disappointing start to the 2023 campaign, with the squad having yet to score a point in the opening two grands prix of the season, McLaren has revealed a revamp of its technical department.
As Key, who joined the team in early 2019, departs the outfit with immediate effect, McLaren has opted for a new structure.
The team is to move away from having a single technical …Keep reading
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McLaren F1 boss plays down Baku GP upgrade package

From the February launch of the MCL60 car, which is an evolution of the 2022 design that Stella said McLaren was “not entirely happy with”, the prevailing sentiment has been that the team must be “realistic” in the early races.
While Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri both hit reliability problems in the Bahrain season opener, they were buoyed by pace that should have left them on the cusp …Keep reading
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Hill: Perez “won’t go down without a fight” in F1 title battle

After a driveshaft failure in qualifying relegated Verstappen to starting 15th in Jeddah, the two-time world champion climbed the order in the race but had to settle for second behind team-mate Perez, who had a free run to pole.
That means Verstappen and Perez head to Australia with one win each and just one point separating them in the standings – with Verstappen grabbing the fastest lap bonus …Keep reading
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