Stella: McLaren needs to make up a few tenths.

Stella: McLaren needs to make up a few tenths.

      Oscar Piastri finished second in Suzuka and brought McLaren its first podium in 2026. The team principal of the championship team, Andrea Stella, stated that the team needs to make up a few tenths to regularly compete for wins.

      Andrea Stella: "Now the team's task is to provide Lando and Oscar with a car that they can fight for wins in. To be honest, we are surprised ourselves that we were in contention for first place in the race in Japan.

      But if we want to regularly compete for top positions in the future, we need to improve the chassis and make up a few tenths of a second. That is the goal we set for ourselves as we prepare technical innovations for the upcoming races."

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Stella: McLaren needs to make up a few tenths.

Oscar Piastri finished second in Suzuka and brought McLaren their first podium in 2026. The team's championship leader Andrea Stella stated that the team needs to make up a few more tenths to regularly compete for victories.