McLaren points out key areas where Mercedes remains ahead despite Miami rise

McLaren had a strong weekend at the Miami Grand Prix after the Woking-based team introduced a major upgrade package with seven changes. Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri secured a one-two finish in the Sprint and also finished second and third on Sunday.

Still, Stella highlighted that Mercedes is still after the German team's domination during the first three rounds of the season. Speaking to GPblog, among others, he shared: "I think there's a few indicators of a different nature, but all kind of quantitative that tell that Mercedes is a faster car.

According to the team boss, McLaren could make up for that gap with their execution. "So I think all these factors indicate that Mercedes is a faster car. When we were slower, our execution was perfect, like in the sprint qualifying, and their execution was a few tenths of their potential," he concluded.