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Not only that… I still remember the comments after the launch of the cars on how the Aston Martin looked like a way better car… Or how Mercedes was leading the way with their front wing and how McLaren was underwhelming… Tell you that looks aren’t everything.FittingMechanics wrote: ↑23 Mar 2024, 08:01That is a good qualy result. P4 and P6. 40ms to P3 and 130ms to P2. No issues for anyone really (maybe ALO if he was on softs when he went off).
Just a reminder for everyone who jumps to conclusions after free practices.
Anyone have any footage / onboards of the incident? If so can it be put in the Australian GP thread
Fully agreed! You can't even take the word of other F1 people outside the team. Allison was saying McLaren were behind Mercedes and Aston and they weren't far away from Red Bull.SmallSoldier wrote: ↑23 Mar 2024, 08:07Not only that… I still remember the comments after the launch of the cars on how the Aston Martin looked like a way better car… Or how Mercedes was leading the way with their front wing and how McLaren was underwhelming… Tell you that looks aren’t everything.FittingMechanics wrote: ↑23 Mar 2024, 08:01That is a good qualy result. P4 and P6. 40ms to P3 and 130ms to P2. No issues for anyone really (maybe ALO if he was on softs when he went off).
Just a reminder for everyone who jumps to conclusions after free practices.
The silver lining is that the team knows what they need to improve to gain some lap time and are working on those things and we will see parts coming soon to try and address those weaknesses.
Let’s hope for a good race tomorrow!
Exactly, which proves that there is a lot that not even telemetry tells you at a first glance… The reality is that is very hard to get any kind of accurate information from Testing or Practice sessions, so many variables not known that is hard to predict.Ground Effect wrote: ↑23 Mar 2024, 08:10Fully agreed! You can't even take the word of other F1 people outside the team. Allison was saying McLaren were behind Mercedes and Aston and they weren't far away from Red Bull.SmallSoldier wrote: ↑23 Mar 2024, 08:07Not only that… I still remember the comments after the launch of the cars on how the Aston Martin looked like a way better car… Or how Mercedes was leading the way with their front wing and how McLaren was underwhelming… Tell you that looks aren’t everything.FittingMechanics wrote: ↑23 Mar 2024, 08:01That is a good qualy result. P4 and P6. 40ms to P3 and 130ms to P2. No issues for anyone really (maybe ALO if he was on softs when he went off).
Just a reminder for everyone who jumps to conclusions after free practices.
The silver lining is that the team knows what they need to improve to gain some lap time and are working on those things and we will see parts coming soon to try and address those weaknesses.
Let’s hope for a good race tomorrow!
Indeed SS. The McLaren methodical approach which has been greatly evident since last season's upgrade has continued, and, without wanting to kick a dog when it's down, Mercedes. Oh dear! False dawns and promises and claims of having found the problem and the cure is on the car tomorrow.... What a disappointment for their legion of fans. Hamilton seems to have reached the limit of his patience and I'm sure he saw something that led to his decision to leave. Today Merc weren't in the fight with us and we were pretty close to Ferrari - hats off to Carlos, a very good man!SmallSoldier wrote: ↑23 Mar 2024, 08:27Exactly, which proves that there is a lot that not even telemetry tells you at a first glance… The reality is that is very hard to get any kind of accurate information from Testing or Practice sessions, so many variables not known that is hard to predict.Ground Effect wrote: ↑23 Mar 2024, 08:10Fully agreed! You can't even take the word of other F1 people outside the team. Allison was saying McLaren were behind Mercedes and Aston and they weren't far away from Red Bull.SmallSoldier wrote: ↑23 Mar 2024, 08:07
Not only that… I still remember the comments after the launch of the cars on how the Aston Martin looked like a way better car… Or how Mercedes was leading the way with their front wing and how McLaren was underwhelming… Tell you that looks aren’t everything.
The silver lining is that the team knows what they need to improve to gain some lap time and are working on those things and we will see parts coming soon to try and address those weaknesses.
Let’s hope for a good race tomorrow!
I believe that McLaren’s current pace is encouraging, if the goal is to keep on closing in on the guys at the front, they are on that path… We all want them fighting for wins, but it’s not something that can be done in a winter, there is no silver bullet or one piece of innovation that will get you there… On the other hand, an smart methodical approach, making sure that what you bring to the track allows you to keep on chipping at the lap delta is the best way.
It’s a long season, we only have a couple of tracks… There is a lot to play for and the goal has to be to try to finish the season as close as you can in order to fight next year.