A lot is currently shifting within McLaren's team. The British racing stable is looking for the right structure within the organisation as results are not great. Gil de Ferran will return to an advisory role at the team.

The former Indy 500 winner will join the team this time as a consultant. " Gil will start working as a consultant and not operationally within the team," Andrea Stella reported to Motorsport.com. De Ferran already worked with Stella at McLaren between 2018 and 2020. At the time, the team was also in difficult circumstances but climbed on top. McLaren saw team boss Andreas Seidl leave for Sauber last winter and it sacked chief designer James Key. Stella moved on as team boss and the team appointed a three-man crew in the technical department, including David Sanchez from Ferrari. Although Sanchez is currently still on 'gardening leave' and may not start at the British racing stable until next year.

'Proven to be a very successful team'

According to team boss Stella, De Ferran's appointment is a great asset to the team. "Gil not only has great knowledge of racing, but is also very strong at identifying talent and supporting it. He is a great coach and a brilliant strategic thinker." Stella is confident of turning the tide with De Ferran on board. He continues: "We have proven in the past that this can be a very successful team with Gil on board. In 2018, we also managed to turn the situation around at McLaren at the time," Stella concludes.