This first race of the season was challenging for Lando Norris, who had to go to the pits six times to address a tire degradation issue. Oscar Piastri, on the other hand, retired in the first half of the race due to electronic problems.<\/p>\n
At the same time, Aston Martin made a spectacular improvement in the hierarchy by gaining over two seconds on a fast lap compared to last year.<\/p>\n
If the MCL60, produced by McLaren, is a car with high potential for development, Norris replies: “I definitely think a big part of it is.”<\/p>\n
We clearly saw the magnitude of the step Aston Martin took from one year to another, and the extent of the step Ferrari took from 2021 to 2022.<\/p>\n
I know that both were out of season, and perhaps there is more potential to make such big changes, but there is no reason why 50% or 75% of this cannot be done throughout the season.<\/p>\n
Andrea Stella, director of the team based in Woking, is convinced that he can close the gap with the cars ahead, even before the arrival of improvements.<\/p>\n
“I believe that with the level of talent and availability we already have at McLaren, we can catch up with and surpass other teams<\/b>,” Stella says.<\/p>\n
What we are currently seeing in development is a very vibrant car, in terms of development. Some areas of the car seem to be able to generate a good lift force.<\/p>\n
As I have already said, she was not ready in time to be part of the launch specification, but this car will rather evolve race by race, with some major improvements coming… I would say around the fourth race.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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