10/07/2025 08:20
McLaren team principal Andrea Stella warned his outfit that it must
not "drop the ball" in a similar case to the Canadian Grand Prix
going forward. The Montreal event marked a pivotal moment in
McLaren's F1 season after Lando Norris crashed into Oscar Piastri
whilst battling for fourth in the closing laps at the Circuit
Gilles Villeneuve. It was the Woking-based outfit's worst grand
prix of the year, and proved to Stella the team can quickly see
things go sour. When McLaren has been at its best this campaign, it
has been unstoppable, resulting in nine victories in the opening 12
grands prix. The goal for Stella looking ahead to the second half
of the season is to continue its dominance over the field,
something he knows requires hard work. Stella is conscious that,
despite McLaren's significant advantage, it cannot afford to give
its rivals a sniff of the title. When asked what McLaren's plan is
for the second half of the season, Stella said at McLaren Racing
Live : "Well, the next strategy is to keep doing what we are
doing. "Which is not only in terms of trying to achieve the same
results, but also have the same determination we need to maximise
the potential of what's available. "The performance we saw in
Canada, that as soon as you drop the ball, you don't win anymore.
So winning is not given for granted, winning is something that you
have to earn. "You have to earn it in terms of preparation, you
have to earn it on the ground. So the mission for the second part
of the season is to go try and do our best to try to maximise our
potential and keep winning races, keep giving our fans plenty of
emotions."
