2023 - McLaren Formula 1 Team

[mwillems]

Can anyone explain what happened with Oscar? I didn't watch the session, what were the takeaways?

[MrGapes]

I don't know if we are all seeing the same lap... I suggest you go see the other drivers lap, they are all sliding..

we are running the car far more stiff, even touching the kerb unsettles the car.

some of ya'll are never happy

[Ben1980]

Can anyone explain what happened with Oscar? I didn't watch the session, what were the takeaways?

He was looking very close to getting out of q1, maybe wouldn't have made it. Then Stroll crashed and it was redundant anyway.

[Ground Effect]

Can anyone explain what happened with Oscar? I didn't watch the session, what were the takeaways?

The short version, caught out by Stroll's red flag, but full disclosure, wasn't on a particularly good lap.

[MCLvamos]

Hoping for a good start from Lando and some Russell kamikaze magic at turn 1. Best chance at a victory this year if we get track position due to circumstances.

[Seerix]

With redbulls starting behind (and VER likely having more penalties going his way) there is a chance for some nice result tomorrow. Hopefully team will be on top of it and Lando as well. Fingers crossed.

[MrGapes]

Lando's lap looked very scruffy. He's not happy with starting P4 on the dirty side

won't really matter, its forecast to rain several times before race start soo it will wash the rubber anyway.

[FittingMechanics]

Slightly disappointed with P4 as Red Bull was eliminated, but it has to be said that both Ferrari and Mercedes looked quick.

Hopefully this is "Austria" of this upgrade and next races they unlock the potential like they did in Silverstone and Hungary. but this time without Red Bull to spoil the party.

[Darth-Piekus]

Fitting have in mind that there is a possibility Singapore favored Ferrari and Mercedes over Mclaren with slow corners and large straights. Mclaren has fixed that drag and slow corners problem though. Not fully but some of it. Suzuka however might be a whole different matter playing on the strengths of Mclaren with one straight and a lot of high speed corners unless the Flexi Wings and Floor rule change affected Mclaren a lot also.

[LionsHeart]

Interesting results. To be honest, I didn’t expect this from Red Bull, it was a big surprise. Lando's lap pace was very good. In general, I would say that the car is not bad, the main loss of time occurs in the second sector.

If it rains in the race tomorrow, the results will be unpredictable.

Edit: Perhaps the updated technical directive had a slight impact on the speed and greatly affected the balance of the Red Bull chassis. So far there is no other explanation. They dominated all the teams all season, but here they had a distinctly weak qualification. Lawson is riding for the first time in Singapore and has just started to roll into the junior bull team and immediately outpaced the senior team.

[Seerix]

Have you guys noticed Lando was the only one coming out of the last turn in the middle of the track? Everyone else ended up hugging the outer right side.
Kinda curious why he chose different line.

[FittingMechanics]

Fitting have in mind that there is a possibility Singapore favored Ferrari and Mercedes over Mclaren with slow corners and large straights. Mclaren has fixed that drag and slow corners problem though. Not fully but some of it. Suzuka however might be a whole different matter playing on the strengths of Mclaren with one straight and a lot of high speed corners unless the Flexi Wings and Floor rule change affected Mclaren a lot also.

Yeah, that is my hope as well. It really might be our Austria with Lando P4 and Piastri struggling without the upgrade. Let's get that win before the end of the season, the team deserves it.

Upside is that the team knows they can fight Mercedes and Ferrari tomorrow, as some said, it might get spicy, big stakes.

[Xero]

Have you guys noticed Lando was the only one coming out of the last turn in the middle of the track? Everyone else ended up hugging the outer right side.
Kinda curious why he chose different line.

I just think it's a perk of this car in high speed corners, the ability to shorten the straight without scrubbing off much speed. The data will tell it's quicker for him. It's great to see that despite alterations to address drag and slow speed, the high speed advantage remains. The team have done an amazing job developing the car this season.

Oscar so unlucky once again, but may have struggled to post a time good enough to get to Q3. He's been driving so well all weekend in the older package. Lando just doing Lando, right up at the sharp end with quick laps. He has a chance tomorrow, can't help but feel this race will be won in the pitlane. Too close on track!

[LionsHeart]

Have you guys noticed Lando was the only one coming out of the last turn in the middle of the track? Everyone else ended up hugging the outer right side.
Kinda curious why he chose different line.

This is not the first time Lando has made such a trick in qualifying in the last 3-4 years. I have seen this before at Silverstone in different years. Someone said that he brought a similar technique from sim racing.

[Seerix]

Have you guys noticed Lando was the only one coming out of the last turn in the middle of the track? Everyone else ended up hugging the outer right side.
Kinda curious why he chose different line.

This is not the first time Lando has made such a trick in qualifying in the last 3-4 years. I have seen this before at Silverstone in different years. Someone said that he brought a similar technique from sim racing.

He often uses different lines during wet/drying conditions. In Austria turn 3 he often looked like he went wide, but he just used such wide line. It's kinda interesting to me, because everyone else usually just uses the same 'optimal' line. Nice to see some variety.