Andrea Stella says the strength of McLaren's technical departments stand the team in good stead for the 2026 Formula 1 season.McLaren struggled at the start of the ground effect era in 2022, and in early 2023 had one of the slowest cars on the grid. But after turning that situation...

McLaren has announced a multi-year contract extension for one of its senior technical leaders, with Peter Prodromou described as a “key architect” of its recent championship success.Prodromou holds the title of technical director, aerodynamics, and was a high-profile signing when he rejoined McLaren from Red Bull in 2014. At the...

Missing out on preseason mileage due to Honda power unit issues in the past felt like "a big, painful hit" for McLaren, according to the team's aero chief Peter Prodromou.McLaren struggled for significant mileage in all three years of its Honda partnership, with last season in particular marred by a...

McLaren has finally unveiled the MCL32, with its 2017 car featuring an orange and black livery.After a number of hints from the team that it would revert to a livery featuring its traditional "Papaya Orange" color, McLaren took the covers off the MCL32 at its base in Woking on Friday...

McLaren believes its "size zero" design concept remains the way forward in Formula 1, with racing director Eric Boullier insisting there are no regrets over its introduction last year.Related StoriesMcLaren opted for aggressive aerodynamic packaging at the rear of the MP4-30 around the power unit Honda developed for its F1...

Fernando Alonso's claim over the Mexican Grand Prix weekend that McLaren has identified areas from rival Formula 1 teams it can copy for 2016 marks a change in thinking.For many years McLaren's design department has been fiercely independent, following its own concepts and innovations.When the Honda-powered MP4-30 launched (RIGHT), both...

Jenson Button has conceded it is McLaren or bust as far as his Formula 1 career is concerned and has no interest in joining any other team for 2016.With McLaren holding an option on his contract, Button is confident a decision over his future will be announced by the end...

The McLaren Formula 1 team's new working culture has rectified a situation in which half of its 2014 upgrades failed to work, says its racing director Eric Boullier.Although McLaren is still yet to score in the 2015 F1 season with its new engine partner Honda, its bosses are convinced that...

Related StoriesJenson Button is adamant that McLaren-Honda is the team best able to topple Formula 1 dominator Mercedes in the long term.McLaren suffered a poor beginning to the 2015 season, with Kevin Magnussen unable to start the Australian Grand Prix after his Honda engine hit trouble before the race and...

McLaren and Honda are risking the use of all-new technologies on their 2015 Formula 1 car as they try to fast-track their push to the front of the grid.Despite a stuttering start to its pre-season testing program at Jerez on Sunday, when Fernando Alonso managed just six laps, the team...