McLaren boss Andrea Stella bullish over 2024 chances after 'good' car testing

Piastri aan de leiding in Qatar. — Photo: © LAT Images

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F1 team boss bullish over 2024 chances after 'good' car testing

Teams will have already made progress as they turn their focus to next year

Cal Gaunt

Monday 16 October 2023 06:57

McLaren chief Andrea Stella has revealed that his team have yielded positive results during the initial testing of their 2024 car.

The Woking-based outfit now has access to its own dedicated wind tunnel for developing their next challenger, eliminating the need for the Toyota facility in Cologne that they had been using since 2010.

This shift represents a significant advantage in their future car development compared to previous years, as they can now conduct all work at the McLaren Technology Centre (MTC).

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McLaren's strong performance in the latter part of this season has demonstrated their readiness to return to the forefront of F1, with substantial upgrades enabling Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri to push for podiums and victories.

Andrea Stella is feeling confident after the initial testing of McLaren's 2024 car

Oscar Piastri took Sprint victory in Qatar on what was a solid weekend for McLaren

Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri have been regularly contending for podiums in recent races

Stella encouraged

Having their own wind tunnel at their disposal significantly enhances McLaren's potential for advancement, creating new and previously unattainable opportunities.

"We started testing in the new wind tunnel only with the new car for next year. So everything we see here is being developed in that wind tunnel. And obviously, has been developed in the CFD," Stella told Lastwordonsports.com.

"Let's say we are happy with the correlation we have, in terms of development tools and what we have here trackside.