2023 - McLaren Formula 1 Team

[mwillems]

If as implied by the team, this is what they were working on since the end of last year… It is not that surprising of a jump, it is a “Winter Jump” done in-season

To the front of the grid almost? Even in winter it is mighty. Look at how everyone spoke of AM at the start and they were still trailing RB.

This is orders of magnitude better and the team have even been surprised.

Peter Prodmorou, you have everyone's thanks.

The improvement is definitely amazing and I’m not trying to undermine the effort and the magnitude of it… All I’m saying is that this is not your normal in-season development, this is the result of approximately 6 months of work and instead of an iteration of their concept (which is the normal for in-season development) it is the result of a complete concept change, therefore more akin to a Winter improvement (new car).

Yeah this has definitely been brewing since testing, which is I think the point at which Stella said they realised they had to completely redesign the aero so has been 5 months in the making.

But this is beyond any fans wildest dreams, this car is top 3 and at some tracks is top 2, let's see which track it can be top 1.

[MrGapes]

ahhh tbh it wasn't a great lap from Lando... Pole was definitely in sight.

Positive side. LANDO HAS NEW MED for tomorrow WOOO

[proteus]

Wow, this is a fantastic result. Hopefully they can carry this result over to tomorrow. Great job by everyone.

[Darth-Piekus]

Guys think of it like this. Red Bull brought a good upgrade as they mentioned but still Mclaren was much closer than Silverstone on the softs and beat them badly on the mediums without bringing an upgrade but just tweaking the current one. The update also made the car be fast in every kind of corner. Now the only thing that is left is find a way to reduce drag to take the top speed on par with that Red Bull DRS and better race pace. Mika Hakkinen knew that something good was brewing.

[chrisgr]

We were wondering if this can be called MCL60B. Its obvious that it's MCL61!!!

[Darth-Piekus]

Well it is a Mclaren60B as I said some races before. The Mclaren 61 hasn't started yet. Out of curiosity. Oscar Piastri had the fastest second sector. Where did he lost all that time in the last sector?

[mwillems]

Mclaren will be learning this package over the races and there will likely be time still in this car yet as they learn how to set it up better and extract the speed.

[organic]

The car is amazing. Simply put

[mwillems]

2nd row lock out, and I'm very excited for Spa now!

Spa is my biggest concern… A good result in Spa would be the defining moment, that should be the track where they could struggle the most.

But let’s celebrate this Qualy first!

I was thinking about point and squirt tracks, why do you think Spa will be a worry? The straights?

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Yeah this has definitely been brewing since testing, which is I think the point at which Stella said they realised they had to completely redesign the aero so has been 5 months in the making.

But this is beyond any fans wildest dreams, this car is top 3 and at some tracks is top 2, let's see which track it can be top 1.

I would have Suzuka circled if I were them… S1 will be crazy if this trend continues *and* they bring more updates. I’d be tempted to say Austin as well. And also Qatar.

[organic]

I thought Spa would be a good one for McLaren. Tracks with more medium/high speed should suit the car.

Qatar & Suzuka are chances for wins IMO

[Macklaren]

Phenomenal result! Congrats to the team and everyone on here!!

P1-2 in Spa with the final upgrade, right?

[runningmanz]

Excellent work McLaren team for these awesome updates and Lando and Oscar today! The pace is real! P3 and P4 woohoo! Can't wait for the race tomorrow!

[Xero]

Lando saving a set of mediums in Q2 could be crucial tomorrow. Not sure of the tyre situation, but could give him an edge off the line if nobody else has a fresh set.

[mwillems]

I thought Spa would be a good one for McLaren. Tracks with more medium/high speed should suit the car.

Qatar & Suzuka are chances for wins IMO

It'll be a test of the Aero efficiency for sure, not sure there is enough evidence to understand so far just how slippy this car can be and still maintain decent downforce for the high downforce sequences. The track is like an extreme Silverstone in it's characteristics and mix of corners, but bigger. Longer corners too, quite extreme Gs on the tyres in fact.