McLaren team principal Andrea Stella concedes that Red Bull and Max Verstappen are a ‘faster’ package than his Papaya team have with either Lando Norris or Oscar Piastri. The Woking team often emerged as Red Bull’s closest rival toward the end of 2023 as Norris and Piastri flourished. But Verstappen was nearly always a step or two too far in front of the McLaren drivers. He only finished one Grand Prix behind the pair in Singapore in September. Verstappen produced the most dominant season in Formula 1 history with 19 wins from 22 Grand Prix. He also only finished off the podium at the Singapor…