McLaren team principal Andrea Stella has revealed the secret to his team’s “surprise” level of dominance in Formula One this season.

With Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris the sole runners in a two-horse race for the drivers’ title , the McLaren duo have split 11 wins between them, with Red Bull’s Max Verstappen claiming victory twice and George Russell winning in Canada.

It means McLaren have all but won the constructors’ title already with 10 races left. Their lead at the top of the standings is a whopping 299 points over second-placed Ferrari.

Stella has been widely praised with turning around McLaren’s fortunes in the last two years, alongside chief designer Rob Marshall, and has spoken about how the papaya-clad outfit went “very aggressive” with their car approach this year.

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