McLaren will “protect” Oscar Piastri from an overly busy schedule in Melbourne as it pays more attention to driver commitments in 2024, according to Formula 1 team boss Andrea Stella.
This weekend’s Australian Grand Prix marks the home race for Piastri, who is contesting his second top-flight season. The driver acknowledges that he tried to keep a low profile in 2023 given he arrived in F1 at the centre of a heated contract dispute between Alpine and McLaren.
“To be honest, I just want to come here and drive and come here and race. I’ve never been the biggest fan of doing these types of… It's not what I enjoy doing.” Read Also: Formula 1Which F1 team has improved the most in 2024? Ahead of the Australian GP, Stella has played down the likelihood of McLaren delivering major upgrades to its MCL38 challenger given it is too early into the season to “create a convincing package that is a significant step”.
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