McLaren responds to Mercedes: updates to the floor, chassis and wings in Canada

The battle of updates comes to life Thanks to the innovations brought to Miami, McLaren has returned to competing steadily for the top positions, achieving a double top-3 between Sprint (won and finishing with a one-two) and GP. In the long race Lando Norris annoyed Kimi Antonelli, demonstrating that the path taken in Woking is a good one. And, above all, it has just begun: papayas will also have important news on the MCL40 in Canada. The areas touched are bottom, chassis, front and rear wings, body, halo and roll hoop. This was announced by Andrea Stella’s team itself. Particular attention is paid to the new rear wing, since a few weeks ago Rob Marshall – McLaren Chief Technical Officer – admitted that the papayas were looking carefully at the “Macarena” first brought to the track by Ferrari and then taken up by Red Bull. McLaren’s choice confirms what was already known from the beginning of the year: 2026 will be a battle of developments, with performance levels that will increase race after race, and it is not certain that the hierarchies seen in Melbourne will be those of Abu Dhabi. Furthermore, the first major package from Mercedes will also make its debut in Canada, the team that best interpreted the start of the new technical cycle. Toto Wolff’s team won the first four GPs of the championship, but has no intention of resting on its laurels, precisely because the developments on the single-seaters will be very important. And above all, McLaren and Red Bull have demonstrated their ability to improve, changing face from one weekend to the next.

Automobile Magazine – F1 English News , 2026-05-21 02:00:00