Stella and Brown lead dream team

McLAREN are no strangers to glory — but not so long ago one of Formula One's grand old teams was at its lowest ebb.

- BY DANIEL MOXON

Having won just one title in six seasons, Lewis Hamilton predicted at the end of 2012 that a more successful future lay with Mercedes.

He was right, and a low point came in 2015 when Fernando Alonso likened their Honda power units to a “GP2 engine”.