Why McLaren’s F1 focus is still beyond 2023

That’s because the team’s rebuilding plan, formulated mainly by Stella’s predecessor Andreas Seidl and technical director James Key, is focused on infrastructure upgrades, and in particular the new windtunnel.

McLaren has for many years rented time in the Toyota facility in Cologne, with all the obvious logistical issues inherent in having staff travelling back and forward and spread across two countries.

An on-site state-of-the-art tunnel, built to current…