Within the round-up: Max Verstappen says McLaren didn’t capitalise on the alternatives they’d in 2024.
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McLaren missed alternatives in 2024 – Verstappen
McLaren gained the constructors’ championship this yr however Lando Norris completed 63 factors behind Verstappen on the high of the drivers’ standings. Verstappen was stunned McLaren allowed Norris’s group mate Oscar Piastri to take factors off him even because the championship struggle closed up within the second half of the yr.
“‘You’re allowed to race’ is ok,” mentioned Verstappen. “However what’s the purpose? They need to’ve dealt with that extra successfully as a group.
“They clearly had an excellent automobile this yr, however they’d quite a bit to study consistency. They did properly within the constructors’ championship, however within the drivers’ championship, they may’ve been higher ready.”
McLaren “completely, 100%” missed alternatives throughout 2024, mentioned Verstappen, who added he believed Norris might have overwhelmed him to the title.
Duerksen stays at AIX in F2
Joshua Duerksen will stick with AIX in Method 2 after successful twice for them within the closing six races of his rookie season this yr. The group’s sporting director Roland Rehfeld mentioned he was “with none doubt, essentially the most progressing and in addition shocking driver” on the grid.
“His achievements 2024 are underlining our formidable aim, to struggle completely for the highest ranks in 2025,” he added.
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