McLaren boss Andrea Stella admitted that it’ll take time to catch Mercedes in the 2026 Formula 1 campaign with the gap up to “one second” per lap after the Australian Grand Prix.<br>George Russell led a Silver Arrows 1-2 in the Melbourne season opener after beating team-mate Kimi Antonelli to pole, while being at least 0.7s ahead of the other 10 squads. <br>Mercedes therefore backed up the ...<a class='more' href='https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/mclaren-offers-frank-summary-of-f1-2026-performance-with-05-1s-gap-to-mercedes/10803422/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=RSS-F1&utm_term=News&utm_content=www'>Keep reading</a>