Follow usMcLaren team boss Zak Brown was absolutely ecstatic for his team performance, which saw the orange cars clinch their first podium of the season, a stark contrast to the whole first half of the year.
A challenging pre-season saw the Woking team struggle in the opening stages as they managed to score only handful of points in the races leading up to Silverstone.
At the British Grand Prix both cars were boosted with upgrades, which gave immediate effect-Lando Norris impressed with a second-placed finish, while teammate Oscar Piastri came home in 4th and only an untimely deployment of the Safety Car spared the Aussie his maiden podium.
“Given how we started the year in Bahrain and Saudi, where we were nowhere, to be on the podium, to lead the race and be there on pure pace, having two cars there…” Brown reflected on his team progress.
“I think this shows just how healthy the sport is, how great the competition is, that we’re now coming into each weekend and there’s someone at the front you weren’t expecting, someone at the back you weren’t expecting,”
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