Max Verstappen believes he’s pinpointed the secret to McLaren’s success, and it’s not tyre water or flexi wings, it’s the MCL39’s medium corner speed that is “incredible” compared to the rest of the grid.

McLaren entered the F1 2025 championship as the clear favourite for the titles after last year’s progress saw the Woking team not only challenge for the Drivers’ title, but win its first Constructors’ crown since 1998.

Has Max Verstappen uncovered the secret to McLaren’s success?

Additional reporting by Thomas Maher

Building on that success with this year’s MCL39, Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris have won 11 of 14 grands prix , seven of which have been 1-2 results.

The team has the Constructors’ title in the bag, bar the shouting, with 559 points to nearest rival Ferrari’s 260, while

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