McLaren Boss Calls 2025 F1 Driver Lineup the Strongest Yet as Alonso Voices Doubts on 2026 Rules
Stella credits data-driven junior training for the parity now visible across qualifying.
Overview
- Stella says seven or eight drivers are operating at world championship level, with McLaren’s Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri leading this year’s title fight.
- Season metrics underscore the depth: ten race winners, ten polesitters and 15 drivers with podiums on the current grid.
- Brazil’s Interlagos qualifying underlined the compression, with all ten Q3 cars from seven teams covered by 0.528 seconds.
- Stella links the narrow performance gaps to stronger feeder series and early access to data and high-level training starting in karting.
- Fernando Alonso cautions that 2026 regulation changes may not boost overtaking as intended, warning that energy usage could blunt incentives to pass.