{"id":265629,"date":"2025-11-06T03:05:09","date_gmt":"2025-11-06T03:05:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/265629\/"},"modified":"2025-11-06T03:05:09","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T03:05:09","slug":"andrea-stella-and-zak-brown-on-mclarens-transformation-and-the-drivers-championship-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/265629\/","title":{"rendered":"Andrea Stella and Zak Brown on McLaren\u2019s transformation and the Drivers\u2019 Championship race"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z\">McLaren have won back-to-back Constructors\u2019 titles for the first time since the early \u201890s. But just eight years ago, in 2017, they finished second to last, so how exactly have they transformed into World Champions since then?<\/p>\n<p class=\"typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z\">Speaking to Beyond The Grid host Tom Clarkson at the McLaren Technology Centre, CEO Zak Brown and Team Principal Andrea Stella outline how they\u2019ve masterminded McLaren\u2019s remarkable turnaround together, revealing just how desperate the team\u2019s situation was at the start of this journey \u2013 and how they\u2019re planning to sustain their recent success in the years to come.<\/p>\n<p class=\"typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z\">But in the immediate future, their eyes are on the next prize, as McLaren chase a first Drivers\u2019 World Championship since Lewis Hamilton won in 2008.<\/p>\n<p class=\"typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z\">Going into the final four rounds of the 2025 season, Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri are separated by just one point at the <a class=\"text-brand-hot-red underline decoration-1 hover:decoration-[3px]\" data-f1rd-a7s-click=\"rich_text_atom_click\" data-f1rd-a7s-context=\"eyJhY3Rpb25UeXBlIjoidG9wIG9mIHRoZSBzdGFuZGluZ3NfbGlua19jbGlja2VkIiwiY2xpY2tUZXh0Ijp0cnVlLCJwYXRoIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZm9ybXVsYTEuY29tL2VuL3Jlc3VsdHMvMjAyNS9kcml2ZXJzIiwicGF0aFR5cGUiOiJpbnRlcm5hbCJ9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.formula1.com\/en\/results\/2025\/drivers\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">top of the standings<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z\">Brown and Stella discuss how the pair have evolved during their time at McLaren, address criticism of their approach to this title fight, and discuss whether they\u2019ll have any regrets should Max Verstappen beat both Norris and Piastri to the crown.<\/p>\n<p class=\"typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z\">To listen to this week\u2019s episode of Beyond The Grid, simply hit go on the audio player above or <a class=\"text-brand-hot-red underline decoration-1 hover:decoration-[3px]\" data-f1rd-a7s-click=\"rich_text_atom_click\" data-f1rd-a7s-context=\"eyJhY3Rpb25UeXBlIjoiY2xpY2sgaGVyZV9saW5rX2NsaWNrZWQiLCJjbGlja1RleHQiOnRydWUsInBhdGgiOiJodHRwczovL3BvZGZvbGxvdy5jb20vZjEtYmV5b25kLXRoZS1ncmlkL3ZpZXciLCJwYXRoVHlwZSI6ImV4dGVybmFsIn0=\" href=\"https:\/\/podfollow.com\/f1-beyond-the-grid\/view\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\">click here<\/a> to listen via your preferred podcasting platform.<\/p>\n<p class=\"typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z\">You can also check out a huge selection of previous episodes \u2013 spanning every decade of F1 \u2013 in our dedicated Beyond The Grid library <a class=\"text-brand-hot-red underline decoration-1 hover:decoration-[3px]\" data-f1rd-a7s-click=\"rich_text_atom_click\" data-f1rd-a7s-context=\"eyJhY3Rpb25UeXBlIjoiaGVyZV9saW5rX2NsaWNrZWQiLCJjbGlja1RleHQiOnRydWUsInBhdGgiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5mb3JtdWxhMS5jb20vZW4vbGF0ZXN0L3RhZ3MvYmV5b25kLXRoZS1ncmlkLjYzSEdpNlEwZ3JFZzFUb1pCdFBOUTkiLCJwYXRoVHlwZSI6ImludGVybmFsIn0=\" href=\"https:\/\/www.formula1.com\/en\/latest\/tags\/beyond-the-grid.63HGi6Q0grEg1ToZBtPNQ9\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"McLaren have won back-to-back Constructors\u2019 titles for the first time since the early \u201890s. 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