Aero restructure main “enabler” of McLaren F1 2023 turnaround

Stella took over last winter to replace Andreas Seidl, who departed to head up Audi’s 2026 entry with Sauber.

One of his biggest early decisions was to restructure the technical departments, creating three clear pillars with their own responsibilities.

While two of the three technical directors are still on gardening leave after signing from rival teams, Stella thinks the new structure has empowered the technical talent at the team and created…