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McLaren’s new technical leadership team includes key signings from Red Bull and Ferrari.
McLaren’s CEO Zak Brown believes that the addition of Rob Marshall from Red Bull will provide a significant boost to the team’s performance in their pursuit of the World Championship in 2024. In a technical reshuffle in 2023, McLaren hired Marshall as their Chief Designer, along with David Sanchez from Ferrari. Both Marshall and Sanchez officially joined the team at the beginning of 2024, forming a three-headed technical director structure with Peter Prodromou. They will report to Team Principal Andrea Stella, who in turn reports to Brown. McLaren is set to unveil the MCL38 on February 14th and hopes to maintain their strong performance from the latter half of 2023 to challenge Red Bull, who dominated the previous season. Brown believes that the addition of Marshall and Sanchez will provide the team with the required tools to compete and is confident in their ability to beat the other nine teams despite the challenge. He describes Marshall as energetic, full of ideas, and bringing valuable experience to the team. Stay up to date with the F1 action by using the 2024 F1 calendar on your smartphone or PC.
