After McLaren secured its third win of the 2024 F1 season, its crew boss Andrea Stella underlined that the Woking-based outfit’s relentless improvement work has been a key issue to its latest success.
Having began the Zandvoort spherical from pole place, Lando Norris was unable to hold on to the primary place at first. Nonetheless, he picked off Max Verstappen on the monitor to safe his second victory with the most important successful margin of the yr and quickest lap besides for an emphatic victory.
Reflecting on the Dutch Grand Prix, McLaren crew boss Andrea Stella sounded a constructive observe, stating that his crew additional decreased the hole to Pink Bull within the groups’ standings.
“We come away from the Dutch Grand Prix with a robust victory and additional validation of the progress we’re making as a crew. On Lando’s aspect, he accomplished a dominant weekend with a snug victory and quickest lap, along with his pole place yesterday, giving additional proof to the calibre of driver we all know him to be.
“Oscar additionally delivered a robust weekend and was unfortunate to complete simply outdoors the rostrum locations. He was caught in soiled air for a protracted interval of the race, which restricted his ahead progress, however nonetheless brings dwelling essential factors for the Constructors’ Championship.
McLaren introduced its second complete improve package deal of the season to Zandvoort, introducing a raft of aerodynamic developments.
Having began the season barely off the tempo in comparison with Pink Bull and Ferrari, Stella pressured that his crew’s improvement programme has been important to its success in latest months.
“This weekend’s efficiency was enhanced by the brand new upgrades we delivered to the monitor, which have confirmed so as to add competitiveness to the automotive, and my thanks go to your complete crew for his or her work in growing, producing and delivering these upgrades.
“We’ll have fun this victory and shortly flip our consideration to subsequent week’s Italian Grand Prix, the place we hope to proceed with the momentum we have now constructed over the previous a number of races. Thanks once more to our total crew, our followers and our companions, and we stay up for racing once more in Monza,” concluded Stella.
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