Event: Formula One

London – Formula One champion McLaren will start the season next week "playing a bit defensively" with Ferrari and Mercedes expected to be setting the pace, team boss Andrea Stella said on Thursday.McLaren is defending both titles this year after Britain's Lando Norris ended the four-year reign of Red Bull's Max Verstappen.The Woking-based team will be chasing its third successive constructors' title. In a time of both misinformation and too much information, quality journalism is more crucial than ever.By subscribing, you can help us get the story right. SUBSCRIBE NOW With your current subscription plan you can comment on stories. However, before writing your first comment, please create a display name in the Profile section of your subscriber account page. Your subscription plan doesn't allow commenting. To learn more see our FAQ