Formula 1 | McLaren, Stella has no doubts: “We are ready for the first GP of the season”

Through the columns of the official website of McLaren, Andrea Stella did not hide his enthusiasm for the next Bahrain Grand Prix, the inaugural event of the 2023 Formula 1 world championship.

After the difficulties faced by the MCL60 in last week's pre-season tests, the Woking team wants to press the accelerator pedal on the development front, thus guaranteeing Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri a single-seater capable of fighting for the noble positions in the standings . For Stella, we remember, it will be the first Grand Prix as Team Principal after the promotion last winter to replace Andreas Seidl.

“After an intense break and the last productive days of testing we are ready to tackle the first Grand Prix of the season in Bahrain,” he said Andrea Stella. “We want to compete in the first GP of a year which will lead us to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the team. The team worked incredibly hard to deliver the MCL60 to us and my thanks go to all the guys, who worked hard to prepare for the new championship in the best possible way."

“We have a long season ahead, with 23 races and several challenges on the horizon,” he continued. “We can count not only on a new driver line-up, but also on a talented team and a solid partnership with HPP, as well as the support of our commercial partners and our fans. We feel the strength of these components and can't wait to get on track."

“At the moment it is too early to make predictions on how the grid will be made up. The common goal is to win a place among the best teams of the year. We know that it will be challenging and that there is a lot of work to be done, but we are optimistic", concluded the Italian engineer.