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At a track around which McLaren was expected to dominate, it finds itself strangely off the pace. Team boss Andrea Stella explains why.
McLaren team principal Andrea Stella has explained why Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris have struggled on the streets of Singapore, attributing it to the car’s performance compared to Mercedes and Red Bull.
Despite initial expectations of McLaren dominating the Marina Bay Street Circuit, the team finds themselves with effectively the third-best car for the race.
Piastri starts third on the grid behind George Russell and Max Verstappen, while Norris is fifth, being out-qualified by Kimi Antonelli’s Mercedes.
Stella noted a pattern of struggle on tracks with braking zones with bumps and kerbs, similar to what happened in Canada and Baku.
The team is now focusing on how to improve their car’s development to perform better under these specific conditions.
