McLaren’s 2023 F1 car hampered by being too draggy

The Woking-based squad has been open since its launch that it is not entirely happy with the initial specification of the MCL60, which has lacked competitiveness in the Bahrain pre-season test.

It is unsure just how much difficulty it is going to face in next week’s F1 season opener, but remains optimistic that upgrades planned from the Azerbaijan Grand Prix can help it turn things around.

With CEO Zak Brown having revealed earlier on Friday that the team had