2022 - McLaren Formula 1 Team

[Darth-Piekus]

Obviously the team has to cover some ground to be able to get a victory on merit but considering how the car responded to a few tweaks makes me confident when they bring the large upgrade in Spain.

[Macklaren]

What a spectacular result. I will take all the luck coming our way. Miami doesn't matter... BRING ON SPAIN!!

PS: credit for the result goes to Will Joseph's mum! It's her birthday today and she said she will bake Lando a cake if he got a podium! Lando sung her happy birthday on the in lap

[diffuser]

Norris is taking advantage of opportunities, good for him and McLaren.

[Mansell89]

A very nice bonus podium when we are still getting to grips with this car is excellent so to grab another 15 points is very nice work.

I’m not hanging massive hopes on Barcelona but it will be interesting to see what we can extract performance wise from this philosophy having had 4 or 5 races to look at it.

There are some huge gaps to Red Bull and Ferrari but there is huge performance gain on the table early on these regs so let’s see what the boys and girls come up with and keep fighting.

[saputra_25]

Fittipaldi predicted a podium for Mclaren this weekend.

what is his prediction for Miami?

[Emag]

A very nice bonus podium when we are still getting to grips with this car is excellent so to grab another 15 points is very nice work.

I’m not hanging massive hopes on Barcelona but it will be interesting to see what we can extract performance wise from this philosophy having had 4 or 5 races to look at it.

There are some huge gaps to Red Bull and Ferrari but there is huge performance gain on the table early on these regs so let’s see what the boys and girls come up with and keep fighting.

I don't think the gap to Ferrari/RedBull can be closed with upgrades this season, so I don't expect miracles from the Barcelona upgrade as well. I am just hoping it makes the car a little bit more consistent and they pull out from the midfield.

Realistically, unless Mercedes gets on top of their issues and their car turns out to be much better, I would expect a battle for 3rd with them this season. Otherwise, P4 should probably be the target.

[willmesquita]

We have to keep our head down and try to cut away part of the 1s/lap deficit we have to Ferrari and Red Bull.

This podium is the perfect energy we need to improve more and more!

[diffuser]

A very nice bonus podium when we are still getting to grips with this car is excellent so to grab another 15 points is very nice work.

I’m not hanging massive hopes on Barcelona but it will be interesting to see what we can extract performance wise from this philosophy having had 4 or 5 races to look at it.

There are some huge gaps to Red Bull and Ferrari but there is huge performance gain on the table early on these regs so let’s see what the boys and girls come up with and keep fighting.

I don't think the gap to Ferrari/RedBull can be closed with upgrades this season, so I don't expect miracles from the Barcelona upgrade as well. I am just hoping it makes the car a little bit more consistent and they pull out from the midfield.

Realistically, unless Mercedes gets on top of their issues and their car turns out to be much better, I would expect a battle for 3rd with them this season. Otherwise, P4 should probably be the target.

Really weird this year how much pace changes between teams from race to race.

[SmallSoldier]

A very nice bonus podium when we are still getting to grips with this car is excellent so to grab another 15 points is very nice work.

I’m not hanging massive hopes on Barcelona but it will be interesting to see what we can extract performance wise from this philosophy having had 4 or 5 races to look at it.

There are some huge gaps to Red Bull and Ferrari but there is huge performance gain on the table early on these regs so let’s see what the boys and girls come up with and keep fighting.

I don't think the gap to Ferrari/RedBull can be closed with upgrades this season, so I don't expect miracles from the Barcelona upgrade as well. I am just hoping it makes the car a little bit more consistent and they pull out from the midfield.

Realistically, unless Mercedes gets on top of their issues and their car turns out to be much better, I would expect a battle for 3rd with them this season. Otherwise, P4 should probably be the target.

Very sensible and agree with your thought process… Although, if there was a chance to make big jumps with upgrades is when you have new regulations like this year, a lot of potential to be unleashed on these cars.

[diffuser]

A very nice bonus podium when we are still getting to grips with this car is excellent so to grab another 15 points is very nice work.

I’m not hanging massive hopes on Barcelona but it will be interesting to see what we can extract performance wise from this philosophy having had 4 or 5 races to look at it.

There are some huge gaps to Red Bull and Ferrari but there is huge performance gain on the table early on these regs so let’s see what the boys and girls come up with and keep fighting.

I don't think the gap to Ferrari/RedBull can be closed with upgrades this season, so I don't expect miracles from the Barcelona upgrade as well. I am just hoping it makes the car a little bit more consistent and they pull out from the midfield.

Realistically, unless Mercedes gets on top of their issues and their car turns out to be much better, I would expect a battle for 3rd with them this season. Otherwise, P4 should probably be the target.

Very sensible and agree with your thought process… Although, if there was a chance to make big jumps with upgrades is when you have new regulations like this year, a lot of potential to be unleashed on these cars.

You don't know what you don't know. Not sure you can really tell what McLaren's true pace is. They looked good the last 2 races after looking terrible in the 1st 2. Definitely the cooler temps helped their brake cooling issues in Imola. We'll have to see how they hold up in Miami.

Ricciardo wasn't able to make up any ground from the back and couldn't make the hards work. Norris was well protected by the K-Mag/Stroll firewalls. So I think Norris's pace was flattered by the lack of competition around him.

[Macklaren]

Did we get the fastest pitstop again at 2.2s? I think we did 2.2, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6. very impressive!

[Emag]

Lando had better pace than everyone apart from Bottas in the end (excluding Ferrari and RedBull obviously).

And even then, Lando was told to manage tires and keep to Russell's pace because that's all they had to do.

And Daniel had diffuser damage from lap 1. With the addition of the hards being a subomtimal choice in hindsight as well, it's no surprise he struggled.

Being unnecessarily harsh in my opinion. I was one to react negatively after Bahrain. But credit where credit is due. They managed to edge out their main competitors with no big additions to the car.

Miami should be tougher. But same was expected from here, so we'll have to wait and see.

[Ground Effect]

I don't think the gap to Ferrari/RedBull can be closed with upgrades this season, so I don't expect miracles from the Barcelona upgrade as well. I am just hoping it makes the car a little bit more consistent and they pull out from the midfield.

Realistically, unless Mercedes gets on top of their issues and their car turns out to be much better, I would expect a battle for 3rd with them this season. Otherwise, P4 should probably be the target.

Very sensible and agree with your thought process… Although, if there was a chance to make big jumps with upgrades is when you have new regulations like this year, a lot of potential to be unleashed on these cars.

You don't know what you don't know. Not sure you can really tell what McLaren's true pace is. They looked good the last 2 races after looking terrible in the 1st 2. Definitely the cooler temps helped their brake cooling issues in Imola. We'll have to see how they hold up in Miami.

Ricciardo wasn't able to make up any ground from the back and couldn't make the hards work. Norris was well protected by the K-Mag/Stroll firewalls. So I think Norris's pace was flattered by the lack of competition around him.

Ricciardo had a damaged diffuser, was mentioned on their TeamStream. I think Lando had Russell covered for pace, KMag was passed early enough for Russell to make up ground. Not sure about Bottas though, Russell definitely held him back.

[SmallSoldier]

I don't think the gap to Ferrari/RedBull can be closed with upgrades this season, so I don't expect miracles from the Barcelona upgrade as well. I am just hoping it makes the car a little bit more consistent and they pull out from the midfield.

Realistically, unless Mercedes gets on top of their issues and their car turns out to be much better, I would expect a battle for 3rd with them this season. Otherwise, P4 should probably be the target.

Very sensible and agree with your thought process… Although, if there was a chance to make big jumps with upgrades is when you have new regulations like this year, a lot of potential to be unleashed on these cars.

You don't know what you don't know. Not sure you can really tell what McLaren's true pace is. They looked good the last 2 races after looking terrible in the 1st 2. Definitely the cooler temps helped their brake cooling issues in Imola. We'll have to see how they hold up in Miami.

Ricciardo wasn't able to make up any ground from the back and couldn't make the hards work. Norris was well protected by the K-Mag/Stroll firewalls. So I think Norris's pace was flattered by the lack of competition around him.

Arguably they’ve look good (or at least decent) in 3 of the first 4 races… Jeddah wasn’t a bad weekend for the team… There weren’t going to be brake cooling issues, those have been solved (in regards to cooling), they are not using them as they want or initially designed, but braking cooling hasn’t been an issue after testing.

Norris had Russell behind for the majority of the race and not only was he managing the gap to him, he increased it steadily while looking after his tires… There was more pace in the car that wasn’t utilized because it wasn’t needed, they had the 3rd best pace on the grid in Imola, that’s clear… RIC not making ground or making the Hards work is a different story, since apparently he had damage, so very hard to tell what his actual pace was… But, it would have been a similar story to Hamilton, out of position and in a DRS train, he was going to be on a slower pace regardless.

[FittingMechanics]

Good result from the team. Let's remember doom and gloom after the first race. As expected, the results there were probably influenced massively by the compromised test where everyone dialed in their setup but McLaren was unable to.

Btw not sure why everyone was on the edge of their seat here. It was a well managed race from Lando and the team. His position as top midfield car was never really in question. He has pace in reserve but with possible safety cars and with slippery kerbs it made sense to play it as safe as possible (something Leclerc needs to learn).