'Fantastic Leader': McLaren Team Principal Praised By Zak Brown

McLaren team principal Andrea Stella was applauded by his boss and McLaren F1 team's CEO Zak Brown.

Andrea Stella joined the Papaya team ahead of the 2023 season to take on the challenge of elevating McLaren to a Championship-contending team.

While he didn't have too much influence on how his cars performed at the beginning of the season, he led his team to significant progress and achievement of multiple podiums towards the end of the season.

Asked to name some examples of how the team principal benefited his team, McLaren's CEO Zak Brown highlighted his communication skills. He told motorsport.com:

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Stella has worked the majority of his career in the lower ranks and worked his way up. The team principal has a great understanding of everything, and it comes to his advantage.

Lando Norris recently commended Stella when he said he could not ask for a better team principal. The Papaya team CEO continued:  

The team principal also gained a reputation for patient and detailed media briefings in 2023, which only further underlines his position as a people person. On the other hand, Brown added:

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