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McLaren team principal Andrea Stella has chosen his top three F1 drivers on the grid – omitting former driver Lewis Hamilton.
Andreas Stella, the McLaren team boss, led the team to a strong fourth-place finish in the constructors’ championship for the 2023 Formula 1 season. McLaren consistently challenged Red Bull in the latter part of the season, indicating their potential for next year. Stella named Max Verstappen, Lando Norris, and Fernando Alonso as his top three drivers on the grid in an interview with DAZN. Stella praised Oscar Piastri for his talent and intelligence, highlighting his calmness and strong brain capabilities. He emphasized Norris’s speed, racecraft, and ability to manage tires, considering him one of the best drivers on the grid. Stella described Alonso as the most complete driver with no weaknesses, and he saw similarities between Alonso and Piastri in terms of their strong mental capabilities. In Stella’s opinion, Verstappen, Norris, and Alonso would be his top three drivers if they had the same cars.
