Overview

• McLaren has won 11 of the first 14 grands prix in 2025 after securing last year’s constructors’ championship.
• Stella split the technical director role across engineering (Neil Houldey), aerodynamics (Peter Prodromou) and performance (Mark Temple) to speed development.
• Ex-Red Bull engineer Rob Marshall joined as chief designer and is cited by Stella as a key difference-maker within the leadership group.
• Decisions are taken by a united leadership team based on accumulated evidence rather than by a single figure, which Stella says prevents a “dictator” dynamic.
• Stella highlights the cultural payoff of the rebuild, saying the 1,000-plus staff feel they owned the title-winning progress.