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McLaren team boss Stella aims at title with MCL39: 'It will be exciting'
- Ludo van Denderen
McLaren has become the first team to present - surprisingly so - its new 2025 car. At the Silverstone circuit earlier this Thursday, Lando Norris drove the MCL39's first metres. Andrea Stella obviously hopes that his team will be able to defend its 2024 Constructors' title. And maybe even clinch the Drivers'?
Speaking after the presentation of the new Mclaren, Stella said: "We are excited to see the MCL39 hit the track for the first time at Silverstone Circuit today. Whilst we finished last year as Champions, 2024 highlighted how highly competitive the grid is, which is something that will carry through to this year’s Championship. We therefore must keep focused to compete at the front in this tight field. It’s going to be an exciting but incredibly challenging year ahead."
'McLaren has learned from last season'
"The team have worked extremely hard to prepare as best as possible for the start of the season. We learned a lot from our battles last year, so we take this and use it to push our goal for the year."
"My thanks go to the entire team for their work to get the car ready for today, as well as our colleagues at Mercedes HPP for their continued collaboration. We now focus on the work ahead to ensure we maximise our time in testing before the first competitive session in Australia," the Italian said.
This article was written in collaboration with Norberto Mujica.
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