The greatest comeback since Lazarus? McLaren’s transformation from its Bahrain down-and-out performance to frequent podium botherer certainly suggests as much, although the early struggles had been forecast as early as 2022’s French GP. An underwhelming update package there was the catalyst for the internal review which led the team to conclude its development direction was flawed and needed a course correction.
Although the MCL60’s early showings were distinctly duller than its papaya livery wanted to portray, a series of upgrades turned the tide in
