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In assessing McLaren’s 2024 season prospects at McLaren’s surprise early 2024 launch, Andrea Stella sounded a note of caution regarding Red Bull, as Mark Hughes explains
After evaluating McLaren’s prospects for the 2024 season, Andrea Stella expressed concern about Red Bull. He believes that Red Bull may have been developing their car in the virtual world, as they produced few updates on their RB19 last year. The cost cap restrictions and the car’s superiority allowed Red Bull to forgo constant updates throughout the season. However, typically any performance developments found in simulation would be converted into physical parts and added to the car. There are exceptions to this, such as resource limitations or budget constraints. Stella theorizes that Red Bull may have chosen to allocate their budget to other areas instead of producing new development parts. McLaren, on the other hand, experienced a significant performance boost in the 2023 season with their own upgrades. Stella is confident that the performance gain gradient for the 2024 car is still steep.
