P1racenews AI automatic summary:
Do you agree with this assessment from McLaren team principal Andrea Stella?
McLaren team principal Andrea Stella has suggested that this season’s F1 drivers are the most competitive in history after analyzing the performance of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri in São Paulo Grand Prix qualifying. The top 10 on the grid at Interlagos was separated by just 0.528s, marking the closest field ever in F1. The current grid boasts three world champions and half of the field have won a grand prix, with Alpine currently last in the constructors’ standings but set to be the best ‘worst’ team ever with more than 20 points. Stella praised the strengths of the new generation drivers like Kimi Antonelli and Isack Hadjar, emphasizing the competitiveness driven by their training and junior experiences. He highlighted the impact of top-notch training and data availability in the junior categories leading to an extremely tight and competitive field where the difference is in the last one percent.
