McLaren
Oscar Piastri, P4
"When you make up three spots in Monaco, that's always a good day. Whilst I didn't do the overtaking myself, we did a good job of taking advantage of things playing out ahead of us and being smart with the strategy. Getting those 12 points was important.
"However, our pace wasn't very strong today and we need to work out why we have struggled so much this weekend. Looking ahead to Barcelona and further on into the season, we have a lot of work to do to close the gap to the front runners. Thanks to the team for their work, let's see what we can do next weekend."
Lando Norris, DNF
"It wasn’t our weekend and, unfortunately, it’s another DNF for the team. We faced issues from Friday that had the team working until 4:00AM into Saturday to get the car back on track, only to encounter another problem in the race. It’s tough and frustrating for everyone because we’re putting in a huge effort to improve, but at the moment reliability is getting the better of us.
"We’ll keep our heads up and stay positive. We know the areas we need to address, and reliability is top of the list. The team deserves credit for their commitment, and we’ll keep working hard for them. I’m hopeful we can return to form in Barcelona, give ourselves something to be excited about, and show what we can do next time out."
Andrea Stella - Team Principal
'Today was, unfortunately, another race of two halves for the team. Frustratingly, Lando’s race ended in retirement on Lap 45. We identified an anomaly with the power unit that had not presented itself prior to the race. We attempted to manage it through mitigation steps and setting adjustments, which allowed us to keep the car out for a few more laps, but it ultimately proved to be a terminal issue.
"As we navigate this new generation of power units, there is naturally a learning curve. Our integration and collaboration with Mercedes-AMG High Performance Powertrains is excellent, and we will work methodically together to resolve these emerging technical challenges. The positive takeaway is that this was likely the final scheduled race for this specific power unit, so we do not anticipate any major implications for Lando's season allocation moving forward.
"On the other side of the garage, Oscar drove an exceptionally precise and controlled race. He kept it clean, made almost no mistakes, and executed our plan perfectly. I also want to commend our strategy team for a brilliant call to pit under the Safety Car, which effectively cleared his penalty.
"Despite the positive operational and strategic decisions, we have to be honest with ourselves regarding our underlying pace. Today, Ferrari and Mercedes were operating in a completely different dimension. It is clear that McLaren has a significant amount of work to do back at the factory to make the car fundamentally faster and more reliable. We will review the weekend, focus on our development, and keep pushing forward.
"Luckily, we now head straight back to track in Barcelona next weekend. After Canada, it has been clear that our current package does not lend itself to circuits with the characteristics present there and in Monaco. As we head to Spain, we hope to find a circuit which better lends itself to the strengths of the MCL40, but remain realistic about the strength of the competition. The Spanish GP is another opportunity, and one we look forward to tackling head on."
