{"id":412504,"date":"2023-02-13T12:42:52","date_gmt":"2023-02-13T17:42:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/ca\/?post_type=news&#038;p=412504"},"modified":"2023-02-13T12:51:46","modified_gmt":"2023-02-13T17:51:46","slug":"mclaren-targets-top-4-return-with-2023-f1-car","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/news\/mclaren-targets-top-4-return-with-2023-f1-car\/","title":{"rendered":"McLaren targets top 4 return with 2023 F1 car"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>McLaren is targeting a top 4 finish in the 2023 Formula One constructors&#8217; championship but says it could take a few races before the full potential of its new car is released.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Special year. Special car. \ud83e\udde1<br \/>  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MCL60?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#MCL60<\/a> is ready for the 2023 F1 season! \ud83d\udc4a<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; McLaren (@McLarenF1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/McLarenF1\/status\/1625181671661223946?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">February 13, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The new MCL60 &#8212; which breaks McLaren&#8217;s naming convention of recent years to mark 60 years since Bruce McLaren founded the team &#8212; was launched at the team&#8217;s UK factory in Woking on Monday.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Live in the flesh. \ud83d\udc40\ud83e\udde1 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MCL60?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#MCL60<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/53oBEXU7yA\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/53oBEXU7yA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; McLaren (@McLarenF1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/McLarenF1\/status\/1625185894956253193?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">February 13, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The new car appears to be an evolution of last year&#8217;s McLaren MCL36, which secured fifth place in the 2022 standings behind rivals Alpine.<\/p>\n<p>Britain&#8217;s Lando Norris will race at the team for a fifth season alongside rookie teammate Oscar Piastri, who replaces fellow Australian Daniel Ricciardo.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"inline editorial float-r\" data-behavior=\"article_related\">\n<div class=\"editorial--metadata\">New team principal Andrea Stella is hopeful McLaren will move up the order by at least one place this year, but warned that some of the car&#8217;s potential would not be unlocked until upgrades later in the season.<\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">McLaren fans, your <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MCL60?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#MCL60<\/a>. \ud83d\udd25 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/F6YxuSSUUL\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/F6YxuSSUUL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; McLaren (@McLarenF1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/McLarenF1\/status\/1625182783248252955?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">February 13, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think it&#8217;s fair to say that over the course of the season we would like to establish ourselves as part of the top four,&#8221; Stella said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We know realistically with the top three teams, this may mean potentially being the fourth best car over the course of the season.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Look the part in 2023! \ud83e\udde1<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; McLaren (@McLarenF1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/McLarenF1\/status\/1625145693135331335?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">February 13, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are realistic in the very short term, there&#8217;s good developments already in the pipeline that should land trackside very soon in the season and should allow us to take a decent step forward.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are not naive, we know that pretty much every team will be saying the same, &#8216;we have good developments&#8217; and so on. 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