2024 Mclaren Formula 1 Team

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No matter what way they went the swap as they did or allowed Norris to lead they have created such a mess of this,

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Well done to Lando. This will prove to be the best decision in the long haul IMO.

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Well done both!
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mwillems wrote:
21 Jul 2024, 16:36
Agree it's on the team, but Norris will never be given the same trust and Piastri will become ruthless with him. This is a bad move by Norris Piastri isn't checo, he will pose a threat at the races, not the right time to change things.

Agree he is fastest, but he's in the wrong IMO.
Luckily he did the sensible thing in the end!

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Such a mess, that was a terrible decision. Norris can actually fight for the title. What were they thinking?

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BosF1 wrote:
21 Jul 2024, 16:43
mwillems wrote:
21 Jul 2024, 16:36
Agree it's on the team, but Norris will never be given the same trust and Piastri will become ruthless with him. This is a bad move by Norris Piastri isn't checo, he will pose a threat at the races, not the right time to change things.

Agree he is fastest, but he's in the wrong IMO.
Luckily he did the sensible thing in the end!
Yeah.

He should have dropped back earlier and then overtook him, that would have been the clever option.
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One thing is for sure and I am sure that Mclaren and Norris have been investigating it but they need to sort out his 2nd phases of his starts, his reactions and 1st phase are there there abouts but 2nd phase has been a consistent issue.

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mwillems wrote:
21 Jul 2024, 16:45
BosF1 wrote:
21 Jul 2024, 16:43
mwillems wrote:
21 Jul 2024, 16:36
Agree it's on the team, but Norris will never be given the same trust and Piastri will become ruthless with him. This is a bad move by Norris Piastri isn't checo, he will pose a threat at the races, not the right time to change things.

Agree he is fastest, but he's in the wrong IMO.
Luckily he did the sensible thing in the end!
Yeah.

He should have dropped back earlier and then overtook him, that would have been the clever option.
They wouldn't let him

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Great result.

Norria did the right thing but the team made a mess of it.

Hopefully this dispels the idea that team is favoring Norris :), I've seen many Piastri fans fuming about Norris being let through.

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Dimond wrote:
21 Jul 2024, 16:47
mwillems wrote:
21 Jul 2024, 16:45
BosF1 wrote:
21 Jul 2024, 16:43


Luckily he did the sensible thing in the end!
Yeah.

He should have dropped back earlier and then overtook him, that would have been the clever option.
They wouldn't let him
If he'd given it back 6 laps earlier and legitimately overtook later, they could be unhappy but little more.

No issue with ruthless, but also be clever.
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Fastest car by far, both in qualifying and the race. Dominant pace. Congratulations.

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First things first. Mclaren from old. 1-2 and the empire strikes back. We can say that we now have the fastest car. Now regarding the strategy. What the hell is the team doing? Norris is challenging for the championship. Why force him into a 78 points difference instead of a 70 points difference. They have damaged Norris's psychology.

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Think Lando should have kept it.

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I think Lando is always handy when the car gets lighter.

But I think Lando would not have got past had he not had the undercut, or at least it is far from clear he would have got past. Look how hard Max fought against a slower Hamilton.
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BosF1 wrote:
21 Jul 2024, 16:42
Well done to Lando. This will prove to be the best decision in the long haul IMO.
This still could be done much faster and cleaner, without making it look like a one-time gift for No.2 guy