Why McLaren’s revamp is not just about its 2023 F1 car struggles

It often happens in F1 that lacklustre performance from a new car triggers the departure of the senior technical figures that pulled it together.

But in McLaren’s case, the exit of technical director James Key and the appointment of a new technical executive team has been a long time coming, and the wheels were set in motion weeks before the MCL60 hit the track.

McLaren CEO Zak Brown alluded to as much in a press release announcing the changes on Thursday.

“It has…