Can McLaren recover from Andreas Seidl's departure?

By announcing his departure for Sauber, where greater responsibilities await him in view of the arrival of Audi in 2026, Andreas Seidl abandoned the McLaren project at a time when the Woking team is experiencing a slight decline. What to worry about for Zak Brown's troops?

Published on 13/02/2023 à 19:01

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Can McLaren recover from Andreas Seidl's departure?

Zak Brown, with his former team principal Andreas Seidl. © Florent Gooden / DPPI

Even in the middle of a storm, even when the ship is pitching, a good captain must try to stay the course, clinging to the helm, without ever taking his eyes off the horizon. This is exactly what Zak Brown, the CEO of McLaren. Since the departure of his team principal Andreas Seidl, the American has forced himself to keep a smile and his infectious optimism, despite the loss of his trusted man, who left to prepare the ground for Audi at Sauber.

As soon as the announcement of the German's departure hit the journalists' mailboxes, the American called a virtual press conference with the new man in charge, Andrea Stella, just to keep control, to explain and cut short any bad interpretations regarding the departure of its main team. Brown sa