2024 Mclaren Formula 1 Team

[Darth-Piekus]

Any news regarding the appeal?

[Scorpia]

Any news regarding the appeal?

Google is your best friend.

[Darth-Piekus]

Nothing at the moment. I was wondering if anyone had news from Twitter or another source.

[Ben1980]

Any news regarding the appeal?

The appeal will be thrown out as no new information. Don't even pay attention to it. It's just a political move to push on some pressure.

[SilviuAgo]

Until decision will come...

[mwillems]

The car seems to handle nicely here.

[SilviuAgo]

The car seems to handle nicely here.

Yes, also Oscar said on the radio that he is happier with the car and the setup vs FP1. Curious about Lando's feedback on the new floor.

[Emag]

This is a useless session. They are not allowed to make any setup changes during the session because Pirelli needs the data between stints to be comparable.

[SilviuAgo]

This is a useless session. They are not allowed to make any setup changes during the session because Pirelli needs the data between stints to be comparable.

Also my mind. Maybe those 30 minutes for Lando to make sense, due to the fact that he was not taking part in FP1.
Verstappen engine is giving up.

[Emag]

Probably useless to share, because I don't even know if tire compounds are comparable.
Still, they are super slow on the straights at the moment. This is with Leclerc, deficit is even bigger to Carlos. Are they running completely different downforce levels or is this all engine mode?

[mwillems]

https://i.imgur.com/ybZe5yw.png

Probably useless to share, because I don't even know if tire compounds are comparable.
Still, they are super slow on the straights at the moment. This is with Leclerc, deficit is even bigger to Carlos. Are they running completely different downforce levels or is this all engine mode?

The % on throttle shows that we were clearly not pushing earlier today.

That said, your chart looks like the normal top.speed gap to Ferrari.

[Emag]

https://i.imgur.com/ybZe5yw.png

Probably useless to share, because I don't even know if tire compounds are comparable.
Still, they are super slow on the straights at the moment. This is with Leclerc, deficit is even bigger to Carlos. Are they running completely different downforce levels or is this all engine mode?

The % on throttle shows that we were clearly not pushing earlier today.

That said, your chart looks like the normal top.speed gap to Ferrari.

Main straight was almost 10kmh difference to Carlos and about half of that to Leclerc. Still, they're losing under acceleration everywhere. Ferrari should be faster, but not 10kmh faster.

[mwillems]

https://i.imgur.com/ybZe5yw.png

Probably useless to share, because I don't even know if tire compounds are comparable.
Still, they are super slow on the straights at the moment. This is with Leclerc, deficit is even bigger to Carlos. Are they running completely different downforce levels or is this all engine mode?

The % on throttle shows that we were clearly not pushing earlier today.

That said, your chart looks like the normal top.speed gap to Ferrari.

Main straight was almost 10kmh difference to Carlos and about half of that to Leclerc. Still, they're losing under acceleration everywhere. Ferrari should be faster, but not 10kmh faster.

Yeah, last week they were about 8kph faster if I recall. Actually it was 5kph, but if they are on throttle more it makes sense.

No doubt settings, fuel, engine, deployment will affect it all, bit it's not far from what we normally see

Still, it isn't that representative. Ferrari look handy, still.

[Darth-Piekus]

So too early to say who's better here. Mclaren tends to find a lot overnight not to mention hiding pace in Friday all the time.

Regarding the appeal has there been an official result?

[BMMR61]

Pirelli should not get these disruptive tyre tests within a GP weekend. Is it really necessary? A separate test day on the Monday would be far more useful in these days of limited testing. What a ridiculous day 1 this was, 5 rookies in FP1 (5 regular drivers lost the most meaningful Friday session) then an FP2 which was more than just compromised, it was ruined. Whatever Max's problems were, his compromised running was negated by the compromises of the session. That guy never cops anything but good luck and favourable decisions - this in spite of my belief that you make your own luck!