While Red Bull has won every race of the 2023 Formula 1 season, there's no team more compelling than McLaren right now.
The Woking Team began the season among F1's bottom feeders, but in the last four races Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri have been consistently finishing well within the points, combining for five top-five finishes.
Those are astounding results for a team that managed just 17 points in the first eight races of the season with just one event with either driver finishing above ninth place .Since the current scoring system was instituted in 2010, 51 teams have produced fewer than 20 points in their first eight races. That pool averaged 15.9 points in the rest of their seasons.
McLaren's resurrection may not have come in time to rocket them up the standings as fourth-place in the constructors championship is 88 points away with 10 races remaining. Catching Ferrari or Aston Martin is conceivable if they continue at their current clip, but it will be an uphill battle.Norris recovering from disappointing 2022 season
If McLaren had continued to roll out an unimpressive vehicle, Norris would be looking at his second straight year of languishing in the middle of the pack with some sheen coming off his reputation. Behind the wheel of the quick MCL60, he's looking like a driver capable of earning one of the top seats in the sport in the near future — and it's easy to forget he's just 23 years-old.
Piastri has already matched that, and he could clear the top dog Alex Albon — who spent half of his first season in an excellent Red Bull car — if he keeps up his current pace.
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