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McLaren: Mercedes customer status has put team 'on the back foot'
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09/06/2026 at 07:3709/06/2026 at 07:37 40 SHARES Share on.. Share on.. Share on.. McLaren team principal Andrea Stella says the realities of being a customer team in Formula 1 have become increasingly apparent in the sport’s new technical era, placing the Woking-based outfit “on the back foot”. After a double-podium finish in Miami last month, a difficult run through Montreal and Monaco has exposed vulnerabilities that Stella believes can no longer be ignored. The setbacks have come in different forms. In Canada, McLaren’s race was compromised by a gamble on intermediate tyres before Lando Norris’ afternoon ended prematurely because of a gearbox...
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