[ 2020 ] Mclaren F1 Team - Renault

[diffuser]

It seems both cars went back to the “old” barge boards and front wings


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https://twitter.com/McLarenF1/status/13 ... 10432?s=19

That picture is of the new BBs.

[M840TR]

I suspect Norris didn’t put a good lap in the last Q3 run. Disappointing. Could’ve been p7 at least. That P3 is slipping away by the race.

[Chicane]

Both drivers admittedly did not put in a good lap in Q3. I think the pace was there in the car for a top 6 spot but the drivers didn't manage to maximize the potential today.

[M840TR]

Maybe the new aero made the car a bit edgy.

[CjC]

I suspect Norris didn’t put a good lap in the last Q3 run. Disappointing. Could’ve been p7 at least. That P3 is slipping away by the race.

I agree. Personally I think the failure to double score decent points in Portimao was critical in this fight for third.
Leclerc is faster than us. Ricanult is faster and arguably Gasly is now.
We are fighting for scraps and tomorrow is gonna be tough starting on the softs in P9 and 10 and if Lando has one of his opening laps were he forgets he’s in a race then adding in the difficulty we think this circuit will bring for overtaking- we are gonna struggle to even score a handful of points.

[CjC]

I suspect Norris didn’t put a good lap in the last Q3 run. Disappointing. Could’ve been p7 at least. That P3 is slipping away by the race.

I agree. Personally I think the failure to double score decent points in Portimao was critical in this fight for third.
Leclerc is faster than us. Ricanult is faster and arguably Gasly is now.
We are fighting for scraps and tomorrow is gonna be tough starting on the softs in P9 and 10 and if Lando has one of his opening laps were he forgets he’s in a race then adding in the difficulty we think this circuit will bring for overtaking- we are gonna struggle to even score a handful of points.

Also we keep hearing from the drivers ‘we just weren’t quick enough’

I’d be more confident as a Renault fan than a Mclaren one right now

[Chicane]

Maybe the new aero made the car a bit edgy.

Both drivers said the car was feeling good.

[Chicane]

With only practice session i think it was more about drivers than cars especially in a closely contested midfield. Mclaren have done a solid job of understanding the upgrades and now the car is working well. Next year with Ricciardo's arrival we will have a proper reference as to how quick the car actually is. This is exactly why Mclaren signed Danny Ric, they need to know where the car stands. I am not saying Norris or Sainz aren't doing a good job but there is that last bit of ambiguity especially those last couple of tenths when push comes to shove.

[SmallSoldier]

#fakenews (smallsoldiers post)

Lol... My mistake, on the transmission it looked liked both cars were using the old wings... My bad


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[SmallSoldier]

I suspect Norris didn’t put a good lap in the last Q3 run. Disappointing. Could’ve been p7 at least. That P3 is slipping away by the race.

I agree. Personally I think the failure to double score decent points in Portimao was critical in this fight for third.
Leclerc is faster than us. Ricanult is faster and arguably Gasly is now.
We are fighting for scraps and tomorrow is gonna be tough starting on the softs in P9 and 10 and if Lando has one of his opening laps were he forgets he’s in a race then adding in the difficulty we think this circuit will bring for overtaking- we are gonna struggle to even score a handful of points.

According to Pirelli the fastest stints will be either Soft - Medium or Medium - Soft with negligible difference between the 2 strategies... Starting on Softs might play well for the team


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[CjC]

I suspect Norris didn’t put a good lap in the last Q3 run. Disappointing. Could’ve been p7 at least. That P3 is slipping away by the race.

I agree. Personally I think the failure to double score decent points in Portimao was critical in this fight for third.
Leclerc is faster than us. Ricanult is faster and arguably Gasly is now.
We are fighting for scraps and tomorrow is gonna be tough starting on the softs in P9 and 10 and if Lando has one of his opening laps were he forgets he’s in a race then adding in the difficulty we think this circuit will bring for overtaking- we are gonna struggle to even score a handful of points.

According to Pirelli the fastest stints will be either Soft - Medium or Medium - Soft with negligible difference between the 2 strategies... Starting on Softs might play well for the team


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Interesting you say that. I thought the hards looked like a decent tyre in practice but I don’t have any access to any tyre data however Albon does and he said on paper it’s looks high deg.
Tomorrow I’ll tell

[M840TR]

I agree. Personally I think the failure to double score decent points in Portimao was critical in this fight for third.
Leclerc is faster than us. Ricanult is faster and arguably Gasly is now.
We are fighting for scraps and tomorrow is gonna be tough starting on the softs in P9 and 10 and if Lando has one of his opening laps were he forgets he’s in a race then adding in the difficulty we think this circuit will bring for overtaking- we are gonna struggle to even score a handful of points.

According to Pirelli the fastest stints will be either Soft - Medium or Medium - Soft with negligible difference between the 2 strategies... Starting on Softs might play well for the team


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Interesting you say that. I thought the hards looked like a decent tyre in practice but I don’t have any access to any tyre data however Albon does and he said on paper it’s looks high deg.
Tomorrow I’ll tell

Lets hope Redbull ruins Albon's race by pitting on lap 5 again so that might be 1 car outta the way lmao.

[diffuser]

I suspect Norris didn’t put a good lap in the last Q3 run. Disappointing. Could’ve been p7 at least. That P3 is slipping away by the race.

Didn't they split the Renault's and finish ahead of both RP?

[CjC]

I suspect Norris didn’t put a good lap in the last Q3 run. Disappointing. Could’ve been p7 at least. That P3 is slipping away by the race.

Didn't they split the Renault's and finish ahead of both RP?

But Ricanult is 5th on the grid.....
We could still be P4 in the constructors this time tomorrow but Renault in P3 and RP P5...

[diffuser]

I suspect Norris didn’t put a good lap in the last Q3 run. Disappointing. Could’ve been p7 at least. That P3 is slipping away by the race.

Didn't they split the Renault's and finish ahead of both RP?

But Ricanult is 5th on the grid.....
We could still be P4 in the constructors this time tomorrow but Renault in P3 and RP P5...

You never know what will happen with retirements but pretty sure Ric will not finish ahead of Albon.

Worried about what's gonna happen with 11 and down with those cars starting on Mediums or Hards. Passing is hard so you need a gap to come out into on a tire change. Think the points will depend on where that gap is, when the gap happens, will there be cars on Hards going really deep and slower ahead of you.