2024 Mclaren Formula 1 Team

[SilviuAgo]

And they seem to be trying to find many excuses. The Flappy Rear Wing, the stewards suddenly and now the water on tyres. They even accusing of the VSC of today to be fixed.

And is strange how everytime the McLaren updates are working. Probably they have a veeery smart computer at MTC. This should be ban! Let's give the both titles to the team that was soooo superior in 2023 and at the beginning of the '24 season that they forgot how is to have real competition.

[Darth-Piekus]

And is strange how everytime the McLaren updates are working. Probably they have a veeery smart computer at MTC. This should be ban! Let's give the both titles to the team that was soooo superior in 2023 and at the beginning of the '24 season that they forgot how is to have real competition.

I remember how the media applauded the work of Red Bull in 2022 and 2023 and projected that other teams should do a better job. Who's doing a better job now? Perhaps Horner should fix his damn car as he used to say.

In the meantime thunder and lightning has stopped but it still rains heavily. If they are gonna try racing they should do it now as they don't have much daylight.

[FittingMechanics]

And they seem to be trying to find many excuses. The Flappy Rear Wing, the stewards suddenly and now the water on tyres. They even accusing of the VSC of today to be fixed.

And is strange how everytime the McLaren updates are working. Probably they have a veeery smart computer at MTC. This should be ban! Let's give the both titles to the team that was soooo superior in 2023 and at the beginning of the '24 season that they forgot how is to have real competition.

If there was any validity in their complaint, this would have been slam dunk DSQ for the team. Red Bull just waits until the race starts and then reports it to the FIA, FIA seizes the tires after the race and checks them for water. Given that this did not happen it's likely that Red Bull is just reporting their bag of tricks they used in 2021, 2022 and 2023 and can't use now because they had high level engineers (with the knowledge of potential cheats) leave the team.

[SilviuAgo]

At 16:15 next info...in 25 minutes.

[CjC]

A wash out weekend will be curtains for Lando’s WDC hopes

[Darth-Piekus]

The race has to happen. We don't want another Spa.

At the moment the rain is still going down and it's dark.

[FittingMechanics]

The race has to happen. We don't want another Spa.

At the moment the rain is still going down and it's dark.

I think the race will be fine. Yesterday they didn't predict any race for the qualifying. Team stream saying they think it can be delayed for one more hour before it will be too late.

If it goes to tomorrow, they have a decent amount of time to find a slot to run qualifying in. I still expect both race and qualifying to go through.

Would be sweet to use FP1 results though.

[Darth-Piekus]

Further delay to 16:30. As things go Hamilton won't even make it to drive Senna's MP4-5B of 1990.

While we wait I am wondering if there is any other upgrade to bring and improve the car even more.

Interesting. If qualifying doesn't happen they might use the Qualifying Sprint Classification. For next year they are thinking of using the Driver's Championship classification in case qualifying doesn't happen which personally I do not agree.

[mwillems]

If not tonight then qualifying will happen tomorrow.

[Ben1980]

I've seen something that no Qualifying goes in championship order.

[Darth-Piekus]

That is for 2025 from what I heard.

[FittingMechanics]

I've seen something that no Qualifying goes in championship order.

This is wrong.

This happens if:
A) No FP is held
B) FP is held but FIA proclaimed that it is not a competitive session (heavy rain or similar).

I wish F1TV would cover these things instead of weather maps.

[Darth-Piekus]

In the meantime doesn't Franco Colapinto look a lot like a young Ayrton Senna in terms of appearance?

[FittingMechanics]

So this is probably the last delay they can do. They can't really delay it after 17:00 because it would be too late.

I think it's definitely not happening today.

[FittingMechanics]

Pretty sweet tour through the McLaren garage on F1TV.