2024 Mclaren Formula 1 Team

[FW17]

A little late to the party, but congratulations everybody! Finally, after 26 years!

Congratulations. FIRST title since 2007!!!

[FittingMechanics]

Super happy we won, Lando really carried us. Piastri did a decent recovery drive but his crash into Colapinto could have been another reason we lost the championship. At the end he was 8 seconds behind P8 and 12 seconds behind P7. If Sainz managed to overtake Lando it would have been critical that we get at least P8.

I'm happy that Piastri held his ground against Verstappen. He will learn that he can't bully McLaren drivers off the track.

[Seerix]

no donuts though! oh well, next year

[mwillems]

Quick question guys- what’s it worth financially to win the Constructors Championship?

There will be a bit extra in prize money (about 30m more than last year) and then likely some bonus payments from sponsors. We'll also be able to get better sponsors and charge more

[tok-tokkie]

On the F1TV commentary the names of any of the design team was not mentioned once during the race – in fact there was zero mention of the engineering team what so ever. Giles Richards in The Guardian did an article about McLaren’s winning the constructors championship & there too was zero mention of the engineering team. I have read the last 4 pages of this thread & again no mention of the design team.

In the English speaking world the status of engineers is so low that they are equated with mechanics and plumbers.

I had to resort to Google to learn the names of the designers of this car. The car that trounced the one coming from the only current design engineer who has any public recognition = Adrian Newey.

[SilviuAgo]

Goood morning!!! Woke up in the morning and entered on this forum to see if wasn't a dream about last night and McLaren is Formula 1 world champions
But is real, we are the champions of the world. First time since 1998 when I remember walking up early in the morning to see the titanic battle between Mika and Michael at Suzuka. I hardly believe that 26 years passed.
Or, as someone said earlier, first title since 2007, when only a spygate artificial case took away the title from Woking moving in a certain part (where FIA tried to move also this year). But this is past. Let's enjoy this moments and to see also some amazing things about this year:
● Oscar 4th driver in history with 100% laps record in a 24 races year
● Lando 3rd McLaren driver with at least 8 poles in a season
● With Lando classified 20th on Austria, so in FIA records not an DNF, McLaren is the first team in history finishing all the races with both drivers.
So the reliability, the effort, the hard work, the wind tunnel correlation, the strategy errors etc etc...brought us this wonderful 2024.
Next step is fighting also for WDC in 2025 right from Melbourne. We can do this!

[geogate]

[mwillems]

On the F1TV commentary the names of any of the design team was not mentioned once during the race – in fact there was zero mention of the engineering team what so ever. Giles Richards in The Guardian did an article about McLaren’s winning the constructors championship & there too was zero mention of the engineering team. I have read the last 4 pages of this thread & again no mention of the design team.

In the English speaking world the status of engineers is so low that they are equated with mechanics and plumbers.

I had to resort to Google to learn the names of the designers of this car. The car that trounced the one coming from the only current design engineer who has any public recognition = Adrian Newey.

There was an awful lot of praise on here throughout the season and specifically after the win, praising the designers, engineers, Andrea and Zak.

There were also many posts taking about where we were at race one of 2023 compared to now. Most of the other posts were congratulating the team in general with almost none just congratulating the drivers or Zak and Stella.

I'm afraid you've been quite bit lazy with reading this thread.

[mclaren111]

Congratulations To The Whole Team !!!! Wonderful for us McLaren Fans to be at the Top Again...

[Ground Effect]

Wow! WCC!!! I have to admit, this is the title I wanted more out of the two. But hoping for double delight in 2025. I watched the post race show on F1TV, for some odd reason, Buxton seemed to annoint Oscar as McLaren's title contender, I'm wondering if I misheard things.
In 2018, Zak said the team were on a 5 year plan to get back to challenging for titles, so if you take out the 1 year of Covid, that lead to an extra year of stability and more or less no development, they were pretty much on schedule. It's more remarkable after the 2022/23 issues with the car. Most likely, without a change in the status quo, they wouldn't be World Constructors Champions for 2024. Well done to all involved in this incredible resurgence.

[Balalu]

I watched the post race show on F1TV, for some odd reason, Buxton seemed to annoint Oscar as McLaren's title contender, I'm wondering if I misheard things.

Yes, Buxton pulled another one out of his ... with that one. It was clearly visible that the others where stunned (in a bad way) with his reasoning. They were literally out of words!

I too wanted the WCC more than the WDC this year. It is kind of a vindication for 1999, 2007 and 2008.

[Mattchu]

Quick question guys- what’s it worth financially to win the Constructors Championship?

[mclaren111]

I watched the post race show on F1TV, for some odd reason, Buxton seemed to annoint Oscar as McLaren's title contender, I'm wondering if I misheard things.

Yes, Buxton pulled another one out of his ... with that one. It was clearly visible that the others where stunned (in a bad way) with his reasoning. They were literally out of words!

I too wanted the WCC more than the WDC this year. It is kind of a vindication for 1999, 2007 and 2008.

And 2005... MP4-20... Brilliant... Merc Engine Lost us Both Titles...

[CjC]

Wow! WCC!!! I have to admit, this is the title I wanted more out of the two. But hoping for double delight in 2025. I watched the post race show on F1TV, for some odd reason, Buxton seemed to annoint Oscar as McLaren's title contender, I'm wondering if I misheard things.
In 2018, Zak said the team were on a 5 year plan to get back to challenging for titles, so if you take out the 1 year of Covid, that lead to an extra year of stability and more or less no development, they were pretty much on schedule. It's more remarkable after the 2022/23 issues with the car. Most likely, without a change in the status quo, they wouldn't be World Constructors Champions for 2024. Well done to all involved in this incredible resurgence.

This is a great article with/ about Zak

https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/analy ... /10680556/

[MTudor]

Quick question guys- what’s it worth financially to win the Constructors Championship?

There will be a bit extra in prize money (about 30m more than last year) and then likely some bonus payments from sponsors. We'll also be able to get better sponsors and charge more

I don't think we can complain about the lack of good sponsors.