2025 McLaren F1 Team

[Waz]

Doesn't seem to be helping much. Have they brought the original spec with in case? And would they run both versions if Lando prefers new one while Oscar prefers the old?

[Lazy]

Mclarens suspension geometry change, to address the issue of a lack.of feeling at the front.

Norris testing long-awaited fix for 'numb' McLaren issue - The Race https://share.google/wkYf4X5RGg01ruMGG

It may be that the "numbness", antidive, and the strong front end bite of the MCL39 are part and parcel. Eliminate or mitigate the numbness by reducing the antidive geometry and you lose the class-leading (or RedBull) front end strength. Max's teammates struggle with it, Lando struggles with it, Oscar is more coy about it.

Max and Lando both like a pointy front end whilst Oscar prefers a little more understeer. So this doesn't make much sense. You don't need antidive for front end bite.

[billamend]

Doesn't seem to be helping much. Have they brought the original spec with in case? And would they run both versions if Lando prefers new one while Oscar prefers the old?

Lando said that the upgrades don’t help him much on feeling the front.

[BMMR61]

Doesn't seem to be helping much. Have they brought the original spec with in case? And would they run both versions if Lando prefers new one while Oscar prefers the old?

Lando said that the upgrades don’t help him much on feeling the front.

Looking at the way others are struggling to get the front end bite just to stay on the track here, it's too early to make those comments in my opinion. Of course we don't know enough of what the team have been running across the two cars but it looks like as the track rubbers in it's coming back to them. Mercedes do look almost untouchable at these temperatures though.

[CjC]

Hopefully it keeps getting warmer as the weekend goes on:

https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/why- ... r-mclaren/

[Darth-Piekus]

The team is struggling. Unless we are on a lower engine mode I'm not sure they can get pole. I hope though I'm mistaken and the team finds a solution makes me eat my words.

[CjC]

Count him out at their peril but Oscar looks to be slightly struggling

[search]

The team is struggling. Unless we are on a lower engine mode I'm not sure they can get pole.

haven't seen any data yet, but that would be quite unusual. Normally McLaren goes almost all out in FP3 already.

[Darth-Piekus]

FP3 went better but Norris didnt match Russells time on FP2 but Russell didnt also. Its very close.

[Ben1980]

Car isn't the same. Maybe it's just track dependent. It's a bit odd though.

[Mcl_G10]

Really on the back foot here with only 1 set of mediums.

[Ground Effect]

Does any team get called to the weigh bridge as much as McLaren?

[Ben1980]

Norris scrappy, but the car was legitimately beaten on pace by the Merc and Red Bull.

For a car, which had been so consistent, this has been a strange weekend.

[mwillems]

Wow, tough session thats going to make a tough Sunday.

[Slahinki]

What the hell happened in Norris' S2 to lose him half a second?