McLaren on right track for F1 2024 challenge

McLaren missed its winter development targets and started the campaign poorly, with neither driver scoring a point in the first two races. But led by a three-stage car upgrade phased in from the Austrian Grand Prix, the team emerged as the second-fastest outfit behind runaway constructors’ champion Red Bull.

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Those gains enabled McLaren to leapfrog early success story Aston…