2024 Mclaren Formula 1 Team

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Darth-Piekus
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God damn it. So close. Lando Norris proved that he is as good as Max with the second best car and older tyres.

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Jeez Lando was absolute on the edge every corner

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I think we legitimately challenged Max in a Red Bull for a win.

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that was a great motor race

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Now we just need to replicate this on a track with easier passing, or step it up a tiny bit in quali and we'll be raking in wins.

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SilviuAgo
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Was so dam' close. Lando pushed MAXimum out of Verstappen until last corner. That was nice racing and gives us hopes for next races. Happy for McLaren!!

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These tyres are so strange man. We looked poor compared to Leclerc and then within 5 laps were hustling Max. Wtf

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FittingMechanics wrote:
19 May 2024, 15:54
VER has black and white flag for track limits. If we had the pace to push him, that would be ideal as he can't make any mistakes.

Maybe a SC opens up some options for us.
There have been times that a driver was punished after the race for a track limits violation. Anyway, it was a very strange race and its really really great to be disappointed for second place!!!! :D

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That was such a delight. Even more delighted that P2 feels like an opportunity lost

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People are quick to bag Piastri for tyre management but knowing how hard to push is a real art. Charles looked like he was coming for Lando but he pushed them too hard and he was gone. Even Max, he took everything out of the tyres and only just saved enough to get to the flag. Oscar was running decent times to the flag. More data to work on, we're coming for Red Bull!

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Tough to judge the degradation, but it's good to see how close it is with Ferrari after both teams have fitted their upgrades. Ferrari was quite a step ahead of McLaren in the earlier part of the season, so there's clear progress there.

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Norris tyre saving masterclass! We need to figure out the first stint on heavy fuel but I think we have a shot everywhere we go now.

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Darth-Piekus
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Do you think Red Bull as a car still have a slight advantage over Mclaren in race pace or is it to the tyre strategy? I have a feeling that if Norris was in 1st in clear air we could have had a different game.

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Darth-Piekus wrote:
19 May 2024, 16:51
Do you think Red Bull as a car still have a slight advantage over Mclaren in race pace or is it to the tyre strategy? I have a feeling that if Norris was in 1st in clear air we could have had a sifferent game.
We will know in Canada. RBR just seemed off all weekend here. We have never really done well in Canada...if we push them there, then it's game on

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Red Bull was off at Friday. They fixed that on Friday night.