2024 Mclaren Formula 1 Team

[LionsHeart]

The team finally changed the mounting point for the upper arm. I've seen the same thing at Ferrari. The Red Bull cause lives on.

[Seerix]

[Tomsky]

[Slahinki]

Liking the glossy papaya on the livery, matte is over rated.

[M840TR]

It's remarkable that despite the new facilities they haven't moved from the philosophy of producing an underdeveloped car and banking on in-season upgrades to rescue some pace. The team must know something we don't according to the confident statements, but by all accounts the car seems very agricultural compared to the rest, and it's difficult to argue that staying with this methodology will help them win any titles let alone races...

[haza]

Anyone else getting an iffy vibe from the team atm or is it just me ? can’t help but get the feeling either there being very close lipped about the car or something gone wrong maybe it’s just me but they’ve seemed off all winter

[M840TR]

Anyone else getting an iffy vibe from the team atm or is it just me ? can’t help but get the feeling either there being very close lipped about the car or something gone wrong maybe it’s just me but they’ve seemed off all winter

Zak: "As long as the data is accurate I think we should start pretty strong"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDTV7qH ... kySportsF1

[Seerix]

If there were not for the confident statements from the team, I'd be very worried. Now I just think this has to be some form of sandbagging, I can't really understand it otherwise.

[MrGapes]

When I wake up I better see some 144p on track images of that mcl38

[Tomsky]

[taperoo2k]

If there were not for the confident statements from the team, I'd be very worried. Now I just think this has to be some form of sandbagging, I can't really understand it otherwise.

McLaren are managing expectations; they've learned not to overhype the car and then under deliver.
It's the same thing as most teams, they'll have the launch spec ready but might not have all the innovative stuff and
other items ready for the start of the season. There isn't much time between the end of the season and winter testing these days.

Either McLaren are fast and steady, or they've developed a rocket ship.

[Seerix]

If there were not for the confident statements from the team, I'd be very worried. Now I just think this has to be some form of sandbagging, I can't really understand it otherwise.

McLaren are managing expectations; they've learned not to overhype the car and then under deliver.
It's the same thing as most teams, they'll have the launch spec ready but might not have all the innovative stuff and
other items ready for the start of the season. There isn't much time between the end of the season and winter testing these days.

Either McLaren are fast and steady, or they've developed a rocket ship.

To me it looks like they are kind of overhyping it on one hand. Zak seems confident, even this morning talking about wins this season. Stella saying they are not hitting diminishing returns yet etc.
On the other hand they do a car launch like today? It's unheard of by McLaren. There always used to be a presentation for press in MTC with the car, drivers and leaders. This car launch is very strange to me. They are not really showing anything besides the car which majority considers basic/rough around the edges and very similar to MCL60 (unlike Merc, AM, Ferrari, we'll see RB but already before reveal, there is a lot of talk about RB20).

Personally, I expect more developed car in Bahrain test. Today's unusual McLaren car reveal leads me to believe there is something more.

[FittingMechanics]

Lando seems in good spirits.

[Tomsky]

[FittingMechanics]

Lando Norris: “If there’s any season I’ve had some confidence [of getting a race win], I think it’s going to this one because the teams in the best place it’s ever been, I feel like I’m in the best place I’ve ever been.”