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McLaren locate middle ground after 'striking balance between two extremes'

McLaren locate middle ground after 'striking balance between two extremes'

·Updated 5 hrs ago·41 pts

TL;DR

McLaren struggles to find balance between last season and this year, says team principal Andrea Stella.

  • McLaren had difficulty balancing performance between last season and this year.
  • Andrea Stella comments on the challenge of finding the right compromise.

From RacingNews365 · 5 hrs ago

McLaren had a more difficult time finding the right compromise between last season and this year, according to team principal Andrea Stella.

How bad is it really?

McLaren have scored 61 points across the last 3 rounds, up from 53 in the 3 before.

Their car ranks 4th of 11 on qualifying pace, 0.248s off the pace leader in recent qualifying.

Best finish in that run: 1st.

McLaren season record

Who’s who

  • Andrea Stella is the team principal at McLaren.

The coverage

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