cLaren is among the greatest sources of optimism in Formula 1 on the eve of the new season. The team transformed an initially underbaked MCL60 from backmarker into genuine Red Bull-worrier last term. That uptick convinced Lando Norris to pledge his allegiance with a new multi-year contract – just in the nick of time, what with Lewis Hamilton’s Mercedes seat coming onto the market mere days later. It’s also given rivals belief that they might only be a couple of well-executed upgrades away from surging up the order. As for the
