Brown: Andrea is motivated by victories; I am motivated by the fear of defeat.

      On Friday the traditional Friends and Family Day — a "day for friends and family" or open day held every year — took place at the McLaren Technology Centre in Woking. The idea is that each team employee invites their loved ones to the event, and together they can feel that unique atmosphere of unity which, among other things, helps the team win. The team has already won the Constructors' Championship, for the second year in a row, and now Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri are fighting for the title.

      "Our most important resource that enables McLaren to succeed is our people," emphasized Andrea Stella, the team principal. "We need to create opportunities for team bonding so that we can share our vision with people and set the direction for development.

      When we all celebrate our achievements together, when, as today, we invite our families and friends who support the team, those bonds are created. They help form the community that all McLaren employees — around 1,000 of them — belong to, and everyone knows exactly the direction we're moving in.

      They share our vision, our approaches, and this allows them to fully unleash their talents. And such gatherings are very important because they help strengthen connections between people, which enables us to overcome any difficulties."

      "It's very important to celebrate success with the team and the fans," continued Zak Brown, McLaren's CEO. "The army of fans can be considered a broader part of our family and our racing team — this army numbers millions of people, so the family is quite large. We love celebrating with them because it gives all of us a huge boost of energy.

      Andrea and I are different in character, and, I think, that's exactly what makes us such a strong team. Unlike Andrea, who has the great talent of continuing to work as usual every day regardless of the situation, I am more prone to stress.

      I would say that Andrea is motivated by the exhilaration that victories bring, and I by the fear of defeat. I believe that's a great combination, because we both always maintain a fighting spirit. McLaren began this season as the Constructors' Championship holder, and it took enormous effort to retain it, because, in effect, if you don't succeed, you're moving backwards. The fear of defeat brings stress, but it is a great motivator.

      Our task this year is to win all the remaining races. We are fully focused on that and do not pay attention to outside noise.

      Finally, I'd like to add this: if at the start of the season I were asked which races I would like to win, I would have named the Bahrain Grand Prix, because it's the home race of our main investors, Monaco — because it's Monaco, and also the rounds in Australia and Silverstone, because they are Oscar's and Lando's home races. And we won those races."

      "And if that question were put to me, I would say that I would like to win the races in São Paulo, Las Vegas, Qatar and Abu Dhabi. Therefore, from my point of view, we haven't achieved any of that yet," added Andrea Stella.