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McLaren’s Bold Gamble: Team Eyes Championship Glory in 2025 with Risky Car Design

Simon Monroy by Simon Monroy
December 11, 2024
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McLaren’s Bold Gamble: Team Eyes Championship Glory in 2025 with Risky Car Design

Formula One F1 - Abu Dhabi Grand Prix - Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - December 8, 2024 McLaren's Oscar Piastri in action during the race REUTERS/Amr Alfiky

McLaren isn’t holding back. After a stunning resurgence in 2024 that saw Lando Norris clinch victory in Abu Dhabi and the team break a decades-long Constructors’ Championship drought, the Woking-based squad is going all-in for 2025. The mission? To secure both the Drivers’ and Constructors’ titles—and they’re ready to take audacious risks to make it happen.

With renewed momentum, McLaren CEO Zak Brown has outlined an aggressive new strategy for the 2025 car, hinting at daring innovations aimed at outpacing the sport’s elite teams.


“A New Era of Boldness: McLaren’s Risky Playbook”

McLaren’s 2024 triumph could have easily set the stage for cautious refinement. Instead, the team is opting for bold experimentation. According to Brown, the design philosophy for their 2025 challenger will push boundaries in ways that would have been unthinkable a year ago.

“We’re going into next year at full strength,” Brown told Autosport. “The team is not thinking, ‘let’s just tweak a little here and there.’ Instead, we’ve got some stuff on next year’s car that is, frankly, ‘brave risk.’”

This shift in mindset, Brown explained, marks a dramatic departure from their previous approach: “The mind shift is now, ‘let’s beat everyone,’ as opposed to, ‘let’s just be as good as them.’ You only get to the front if you try and beat everyone.”


“Rising Above the Giants”

Despite their recent success, Brown acknowledges the monumental challenge ahead. Ferrari, Mercedes, and Red Bull remain formidable foes, with each team taking victories in the closing stages of 2024.

“Damn, the competition is good,” Brown admitted. “Mercedes is right there, and the Ferraris and Red Bulls too. Just when you think they’re sliding, they smash it. I think next year, you’ve got four teams, and any of them could win both championships.”

McLaren’s new mantra, however, leaves no room for complacency. “We’ve got to out-develop them, out-drive them, and out-strategize them. The mindset of ‘just don’t make any mistakes’ is not competitive enough. We’re here to dominate.”


“Norris and Piastri: The Championship Duo”

A cornerstone of McLaren’s confidence lies in its driver lineup. Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri, both proven competitors, have earned the team’s full backing to contend for the 2025 Drivers’ Championship.

“This year, the goal was to get Lando his first win and finish in the top three,” Brown said. “We’ve moved on from that. Now, we’ve got two drivers capable of competing for the World Championship, and we’re going for both titles.”


“Lessons Learned: 2024’s Shortcomings Fuel 2025 Ambitions”

While Norris celebrated a career-defining win in Abu Dhabi, McLaren’s hopes of snatching the Drivers’ title from Red Bull’s Max Verstappen were undone by costly errors earlier in the season. Brown is adamant those missteps have forged a more determined and prepared McLaren heading into 2025.

“We came into this year thinking, not in a million years are we going to be where we are,” Brown confessed. “We were almost mentally unprepared for our success. Next year, we’ll go in knowing how damn hard it’s going to be but with the mindset that we want to win both titles.”


“The Future Starts Now”

With McLaren’s aggressive development plan underway and a championship-caliber mindset embedded in its DNA, the team is poised to become the benchmark for F1 excellence in 2025. The stakes couldn’t be higher, but McLaren’s willingness to embrace risk could be the differentiator in a grid brimming with talent and ingenuity.

For rivals Ferrari, Mercedes, and Red Bull, the message is clear: McLaren isn’t just back—they’re here to rule.

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