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Brown reveals: Stella first rejected McLaren team principal role
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08/02/2025 at 09:3308/02/2025 at 09:27 McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown once made Andrea Stella an offer he couldn’t refuse, and yet the outfit’s team principal did just that, much to Brown’s astonishment. McLaren’s resurgence in Formula 1 is a story of perseverance, bold decision-making, and leadership. At the heart of it all is Stella, the man who guided Team Papaya in 2024 to their first Constructors' Championship in decades. But remarkably, the Italian’s ascent to the top wasn’t inevitable – in fact, he initially turned down the opportunity to lead McLaren’s F1 team when Brown first approached him for the role. A Hesitant Leader Stella, who joined...
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