McLaren F1 boss Stella expects the team's overhaul of its technical division to generate more 'competitive ideas'.
McLaren has replicated Formula 1 rival Red Bull with the radical overhaul of its technical division that it hopes will generate more"competitive ideas", according to team principal Andrea Stella.Following the winter departure of team boss Andreas Seidl, who moved to become CEO at Sauber, Stella andRacing CEO Zak Brown completed a major review of the heritage outfit’s leadership structure.
McLaren promoted Peter Prodromou to lead the aerodynamic division while David Sanchez was poached fromInitially, Neil Houldey was elevated to oversee engineering and design before Red Bull chief engineering officer Rob Marshall became available. McLaren moved quickly to appoint Marshall, while Houldey has now moved to a deputy position.
Stella says McLaren was not lacking experience or clear leadership with its former setup but has now sought to bring more competing ideas to the table to help the climb the standings. Sir Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes-AMG, 2nd position, Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing, 1st position, the Red Bull trophy delegate and Fernando Alonso, Aston Martin F1 Team, 3rd position, on the podium“What McLaren has been missing is not who makes decisions. It was more about, can we bring to the table competitive ideas to make a quick car. That's where we have struggled. We think this organisation addresses this.
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