McLaren drivers feel "reasonably comfortable" at Silverstone

Having ended the day with a one-two finish in Free Practice 2, McLaren drivers Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri were left impressed with the performance of their car at Silverstone

It was an ideal start to a home weekend for McLaren with Lando Norris topping the timesheets in FP1 before repeating the feat in FP2.

The Briton revealed that he made some adjustments to the setup of his MCL36 between the two sessions which helped him increase his confidence in the high-speed corners.

“It’s been a solid day. We've done a good amount of running and some nice laps, so I feel reasonably comfortable. We’ve made some changes over the morning which helped me get into a good rhythm, which is super important around such a high-speed track like this.

“I think we’ve got a few more tweaks to make, but it's difficult with the challenges of wind and rain. It’s been a clean two sessions, and that’s a good start to the weekend, so I’m happy with that.”

His team-mate Oscar Piastri also had a solid Friday, ending the sessions in P3 and P2 respectively despite having to return to the pits with a possible hydraulic issue in FP1.

"That's Friday done. It’s been a decent day for the team, especially in FP2. We’ve got a few things to sort out overnight to make it a bit better on my side, but I think it’s been a solid first day at Silverstone.

“Going into tomorrow, I think we’re in a reasonable position, however we’re probably going to get very wet which can change things. I’m looking forward to getting back on track,” the Australian concluded.

Expanding on McLaren’s day at Silverstone, team boss Andrea Stella noted that the most important was to gather data on a day when rain had been expected to disrupt running.

"Today at Silverstone we had two productive sessions. There was an ever-present risk of rain, but it only materialised towards the end of the second session, which gave us enough time to go through our run plan and set-up work.

“In general, we got encouraging information – but conditions were very particular today, so we’re not looking too much at the lap times themselves. We’re now just focussing on tomorrow, when we need to be ready for whatever the weather brings.”