Andrea Stella is looking at the upcoming Saudi Arabian Grand Prix as a fresh challenge and a new opportunity for McLaren to understand their new for 2024 MCL38.
McLaren's start for the 2024 Formula 1 season was by no means stellar, but compared to their woeful start in 2023, the Woking squad can look back on the Bahrain Grand Prix as a decent effort, where Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri finished sixth and eighth respectively.
"We leave Bahrain with 12 points, which is a strong start to the 2024 season," Stella said in McLaren's preview of the Saudi Arabian GP.
"We now head to the Saudi Arabian GP, which is a fast street circuit and one that is very different in characteristics to the track in Bahrain. That presents us with a new challenge and a new opportunity to learn about the MCL38 on a fast and flowing circuit," he explained.
"I would like to once again thank everyone in the team for their hard work, enabling us to start the season positively. We'll keep working hard to improve our performance and deliver consistent strong results," the Italian concluded.
Norris is optimistic about McLaren's chances going into the second race of the 2024 F1 season, he added: "We've started the 2024 season well, and we'll hopefully take that momentum into the Saudi Arabian GP.
"We had some things to look at after the Bahrain GP, which we want to keep working on, but we've made a good start and can build from here.
"It's great to start the season with points in the bank, let's bring home some more this weekend!" the Briton concluded.
"I'm looking forward to returning to the Saudi Arabian GP," Piastri added. "We're in a better position this year and it feels good to have already secured some points in the first race.
"We noted some things to improve on over the week, which we'll aim to address this weekend. We'll do our best to close off this double header with another double points," the Australian concluded.
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