# McLaren Car Handling Issue Until 2027

> McLaren's F1 car handling problem won't be fixed until 2027.
- Title: McLaren Car Handling Issue Until 2027 · Autosport | Shortify
- Summary: McLaren's F1 car handling problem won't be fixed until 2027. McLaren cannot improve F1 car handling without fundamental changes until 2027.
- Keywords: mclaren, formula 1, oscar piastri, lando norris, car handling, 2027, sports, cars, Car, Handling, Issue, Until
- Source: Autosport — https://autosport.com/f1/news/why-mclaren-cannot-fix-its-f1-car-handling-until-2027/10864932
- Author: Haydn Cobb
- Published: 2026-10-13T13:11:49+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: mclaren, f1, formula 1, oscar piastri, lando norris, car handling, 2027, sports, cars
## McLaren Car Handling Problem
McLaren's current F1 car handling is a challenge for drivers.
## Team Principal Stella's Statement
Andrea Stella says McLaren needs fundamental changes to fix car handling by 2027.
## Driver Adaptation Challenge
Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri struggle to adapt driving styles to new car handling.
## Oscar Piastri's Experience
Oscar Piastri says car needs intense driving input to deliver lap times.
## McLaren's Technical Limitation
McLaren cannot solve car handling without all-new car in 2027.
## Lando Norris' Car Handling Quote
Norris says car is on a knife edge requiring exact driving inputs.

> It's [the car] just on a knife edge on every single corner
## Key takeaway

McLaren cannot improve F1 car handling without fundamental changes until 2027.