Andrea Stella: Our rivals are looking in the wrong place

      The confident advantage of McLaren at the beginning of the season led to the fact that rivals began to suspect the Woking team of violating the regulations, but all checks of cars by the FIA did not reveal violations. At Imola, head Andrea Stella said that rivals were looking in the wrong areas, trying to unravel the secret of McLaren's success.

      Andrea Stella: "The good news for us is that the rivals are not focused on themselves, but on some aspects that are supposedly present in our car, although in fact they are not. But even if they were, say, such as the flexible planes of the front wing, they would still have nothing to do with the reason why McLaren is so competitive.

      I hope that in the future there will be more similar stories that show that our rivals are focused on searching in the wrong places. This is good news for us, as it helps in our own search."

      When asked if McLaren's advantage is due to many elements or a single technical solution, Andrea Stella said: "I would like to give the wrong answer in order to lead the rivals down the wrong path. But the only thing I will say is that over the years in Formula 1, I have learned that I need to focus on my own tasks and on the basics.

      When you get too distracted by what others are doing, it's usually a wake-up call and you need to get back to basics.

      I'm afraid I gave the right answer, and now I've helped my rivals. But you know, I'm an honest person, and I can't say the wrong things even for tactical reasons."