P1racenews AI automatic summary:
Andrea Stella says McLaren anticipated no impact from the new technical directive introduced at the 2025 F1 Spanish Grand Prix.
In the 2025 Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix, McLaren was not impacted by the new technical directive, as they had already anticipated and planned for it. Despite the implementation of a technical directive to regulate front wing flex, McLaren remained dominant in free practice and qualifying, securing a 1-2 position for the race. McLaren’s internal testing at Imola had prepared them for compliance with the new regulations well before the directive was introduced. The team’s confidence in their engineering solutions allowed them to extend their dominance over the field. Andrea Stella, McLaren Team Principal, emphasized that the minimal impact of the technical directive was within their expectations and did not significantly alter the pecking order. Hamilton criticizing the directive as a “waste of money” was met with disagreement from McLaren, as they saw it as an opportunity for planned efficiency and potential upgrade implementation.
