BARRETTO: McLaren have gone from backmarkers to title contenders in less than a year – how have they done it?

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BARRETTO: McLaren have gone from backmarkers to title contenders in less than a year – how have they done it?


Before McLaren’s 1000-strong staff flicked on their ‘out of office’ messages and set their batteries to recharge mode for Formula 1’s mandatory two-week summer shutdown, they congregated en masse on the boulevard that overlooks a serene lake and the Surrey countryside at their Woking HQ to share a champagne toast.

Their haul of 14 trophies (12 driver podiums and two pieces of silverware as the winning constructor) from 2024 were displayed on a series of plinths to show in real terms just how far McLaren have come from the dark days of 2019, when they finished ninth in the constructors’ championship.



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Publish date : 2024-08-16 11:49:01

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