McLaren, Stella’s trust: “Team, drivers, engine, we have the best package”

The new McLaren for the 2026 F1 season It won’t be so much the color scheme, which is almost identical to that of the last two (lucky and successful) seasons, but rather the technical innovations born from the pen and ingenuity of chief designer Rob Marshall and his team of engineers that will decide whether McLaren will be able to follow up on its recent successes in F1. Yet it is like this, with a touch of perhaps even necessary continuity, that Andrea Stella’s MCL40 is preparing to face the challenge of the revolution in technical regulations which will require all teams to start from a blank sheet of paper, erasing the advantageous positions acquired in recent championships. Andrea Stella’s confidence “It’s fantastic to unveil the livery of the MCL40, our car for the 2026 World Championship – explains the Italian team principal, among the protagonists of the live presentation event staged in Bahrain – as we reach an important milestone in the incredible work and dedication of our team in view of this year’s races. 2026 marks a new challenge, as we face a new era of regulations in Formula 1, and we also face the season as independent challengers against five great manufacturers who they all want to beat us. Although we have the advantage of the lessons learned from our successes in the last championships, the entire grid starts from scratch and our past results count for nothing.” “Our goal is to start on the right foot and I believe that in this sense – adds the Umbrian ex-Ferrari engineer, who has been in charge of the Woking wall since the start of the 2023 season – to achieve this we have the best combination of factors available considering the team, the driver pairing, the collaboration with Mercedes regarding the engine, the commercial partners and the fans. We will continue to focus on creating the conditions to succeed in Formula 1, as we approach our biggest challenge to date. It should be a fantastic season for McLaren fans and we can’t wait to get this F1 season started.”