Stella dismisses concern about McLaren's Baku upgrades
It will be "relatively easy" for McLaren to bring their long-awaited Formula 1 upgrade package to the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, despite it being a Sprint event, according to Andrea Stella.
The team identified a new development path late in the design of their MCL60, opting to lower expectations for the first three races while the floor parts were developed in time for Baku.
However, as the Grand Prix weekend will feature a Sprint event, there will be just one hour of practice before qualifying and cars heading into parc ferme, as opposed to the three hours on a normal race weekend.
In addition, there is also a second race start to get through, with contact on the opening lap in Baku common as cars battle for position.
Despite this, Stella is confident that the upgrade s will be applied seamlessly. Viewed by others: Lewis Hamilton ...