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One surprising team has caught the eye of McLaren boss Andrea Stella.
McLaren boss Andrea Stella believes Ferrari’s recent performance improvement will add excitement to the rest of the 2025 F1 championship. Ferrari introduced a significant floor and diffuser upgrade in Austria, which helped them make progress, although Charles Leclerc fell behind race-winner Lando Norris by almost 20 seconds. During practice at Silverstone, Ferrari emerged as McLaren’s main competitor, with Lewis Hamilton and Leclerc briefly leading in Q2 before slipping to fifth and sixth in Q3. Ferrari is currently McLaren’s closest rival in the constructors’ standings, trailing by more than double McLaren’s 460 points in second place with 222 points. Stella, while acknowledging Ferrari’s strengths, believes the team could impact the championship in the second half of the season, especially as they continue to work on improvements such as a new rear suspension.
