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Brown reveals McLaren's plan for 2025 and 2026 F1 seasons
- Savannah Lenz
According to McLaren CEO Zak Brown, they are wondering the same thing as every other team. When should you start dedicating your resources to 2026? However, for McLaren, the question means more, as they might actually have a chance at the 2025 championship.
Brown started, "Same challenge everyone has. I think there'll probably be some teams that maybe don't put as much effort into '25 because they don't think they have a chance and therefore double down on '26." The McLaren team principal continued, "That'll be interesting to see what that looks like in '26 and then you have ourselves and I'm sure many others where it's like, ‘well, before we think about '26, let's make sure we optimize '25 because we have a chance'."
McLaren's 2026 plan according to Brown
"We are working on both. Our ‘26 car has been in the wind tunnel, our '25 car [too]. They kind of bounce back and forth. So we're working on both, and then I think we gotta see how we start the season, how much development do we think we have left, and then kinda react accordingly as far as how we balance our resources." he concluded.
During the Pre-season testing at the Bahrain International Circuit, McLaren showed off their 2025 F1 car, the MCL39. The common consensus is that it looks fast and could be the car to beat during the 2025 season.
This article was written in collaboration with Esteban den Tooms.
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