On the back of McLaren’s 50th one-two finish in Formula One, team boss Andrea Stella has promised further improvements from the British outfit for the coming races.
Although Lewis Hamilton dominated proceedings in Saturday’s sprint race in China, the 56-lap grand prix ended with a one-two finish for McLaren, with Oscar Piastri ahead of Lando Norris, the Australian taking the third win of his career.
For the Woking-based outift, it was win number 191, it’s third in a row and the fourth at this event, the first in 14 years, since Lewis Hamilton won in 2011. Piastri and Norris secured McLaren’s 50th one-two finish, the second for this driver pairing after they finished in the same order in Budapest last year.
Reflecting on McLaren dominant showing at Shanghai, the Woking-based outfit’s team boss Andrea Stella praised his drivers for delivering a faultless drive in China.
“I’m very happy to come away from the 2025 Chinese Grand Prix with a 1-2, the 50th in McLaren’s history. Oscar has been very impressive throughout the weekend, securing a well-deserved Pole and victory at a circuit he found tricky just 12 months ago.
“On Lando’s side, he showed very strong pace throughout the race. We were managing an issue towards the end of the race which added some tension, but both Lando and the team managed the situation well and were able to bring home the 1-2.
Stella continued: “Overall, there are several learnings for us to take away from this weekend. We would have liked to have scored more points in the Sprint, but we must recognise how competitive the field is, and I’m pleased with how the team reacted as we transitioned into Qualifying and the Grand Prix, learning from the Sprint and making improvements which made today’s result possible.
“My thanks as always go to the men and women at McLaren for their hard work and support, to our colleagues at HPP and to the team’s committed partners, as well as our drivers for their teamwork both on and off the track. We now take some time to regroup back at Woking before heading to Japan for the first race of the triple-header,” concluded the Italian.
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