2024 Mclaren Formula 1 Team

[Emag]

They don't look that great, but let's see how it turns out after sprint quali.

[FittingMechanics]

Messy session. Norris had a little issue that kept him in the pits in the middle of the session.

Hard to really read it, but they definitely didn't get everything out of the car.

[Macklaren]

only 2 hundredths from VER for NOR despite a big off? Seems like a struggle to stay on track for everyone but no way this is our true pace and we are only 0.2s ahead of a Haas

[Ben1980]

Has it always been so late ?

[Emag]

only 2 hundredths from VER for NOR despite a big off? Seems like a struggle to stay on track for everyone but no way this is our true pace and we are only 0.2s ahead of a Haas

Max set that lap half an hour before. The only comparable reference is Leclerc, who had to do two warmup laps on that tire and he was 0.25s ahead anyway.

[LionsHeart]

only 2 hundredths from VER for NOR despite a big off? Seems like a struggle to stay on track for everyone but no way this is our true pace and we are only 0.2s ahead of a Haas

Max set that lap half an hour before. The only comparable reference is Leclerc, who had to do two warmup laps on that tire and he was 0.25s ahead anyway.

I can't say anything about practice yet. I'd rather wait for the sprint qualification to go.

[_cerber1]

[CjC]

They dont wear their rear tyres out until the race. Thats when McLaren have had an advantage in the past.

It’s gonna look tight all weekend till we get to the half way through the main race.

[_cerber1]

[CjC]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GaMZKG5XYAA ... =4096x4096

That’s a strangely slow S1 time

[Emag]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GaMZKG5XYAA ... =4096x4096

Drivers were complaining about bottoming so they will probably change the setup going forward. Top speed was quite low in the earlier runs, but it seems like they were running a very low PU mode on the hards and it was better on the soft run.

Still, the biggest problem is minimum speed on T1, which remained a big weakness in hards as well as the fastest laps on the softs :

[CjC]

Damn it.

Mclaren have had to make modifications to their full range of rear wings regarding the ‘mini drs’

https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/mclar ... /10664055/

[_cerber1]

McLaren's technical director of engineering Neil Houldley has confirmed that new upgrades that have not been approved for use in Austin will be introduced at the upcoming races.

[deargodhelpme]

McLaren's technical director of engineering Neil Houldley has confirmed that new upgrades that have not been approved for use in Austin will be introduced at the upcoming races.

https://formu1a.uno/en/mclaren-more-mcl ... xt-events/

[LionsHeart]

Damn it.

Mclaren have had to make modifications to their full range of rear wings regarding the ‘mini drs’

https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/mclar ... /10664055/

How so? What nonsense. Considering that only one rear wing specification had a sagging upper flap due to insufficient rigidity. The other specifications don't have such problems. Which means there is no mini DRS there either.