Motor racing-McLaren's progress faster than Ferrari in Schumacher era -Stella

Formula One F1 - Hungarian Grand Prix - Hungaroring, Budapest, Hungary - August 1, 2025 McLaren's Oscar Piastri in the pit lane during practice REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo

BUDAPEST (Reuters) -McLaren's rate of progress may be faster than Ferrari during their golden era with German Formula One great Michael Schumacher, team boss Andrea Stella said on Friday.

The Italian worked at Maranello with seven-times champion Schumacher as an engineer during that period but told reporters at the Hungarian Grand Prix that he had been surprised by McLaren's growth.