Mika Hakkinen praised McLaren’s efforts and expressed his excitement for their potential victory:
“McLaren are in a super strong position, and I have to admit I will be the first person to congratulate the drivers and team bosses Andrea Stella and Zak Brown if they can take the Constructors’ title. They have done incredible work in recent seasons to bring McLaren back to full competitiveness. To win this year’s Constructors’ title would be a brilliant achievement.”
“McLaren have produced a car which gives their drivers confidence. They have also developed it across the season. The factory and the race team are working together fantastically well, and in Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri, they have one of the best driver line-ups in Formula 1. Young, talented, aggressive and hungry, they are both capable race winners and potential World Champions.”
“While McLaren and Ferrari have won five Grands Prix each this season, McLaren’s consistency in scoring 10 second-placed finishes has made the difference. I think that will again be critical on Sunday, and McLaren knows it just needs another decent points-scoring result to claim the title.”
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