2025 McLaren F1 Team

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You know for a long time I have always regarded Mark Webber as the worst starter in F1, but after the last two years I think Lando deserves to take that title :lol:
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Great job Lando! That is a strong move.

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Beautiful, very clean.

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Emag wrote:
31 Aug 2025, 15:07
You know for a long time I have always regarded Mark Webber as the worst starter in F1, but after the last two years I think Lando deserves to take that title :lol:
Seemed like a decent start, but that Oscar didn't and threw Lando under the bus to keep 1st. Which was fair.
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Shame to hear Lando having to tell the pitwall to share info.

Definately the weakest link.
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Yeah, I think Lando start was good but he was cut off by Piastri and I guess he let off the gas slightly. At least it looked that way.

It's unfortunate but it happens.

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Interesting to see that Oscar on his wheel has the gap where he would pit into.

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Lando got away better than Oscar, but Max got the best start.

But as soon as Oscar started to move across, Lando was screwed, he had absolutely nowhere to go.
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Im now wondering if there was more to that move than covering Lando off.
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This race is perfect whammy of removing any chance of Lando and Oscar fighting through strategy. Instead of trying to see if they can make it on one stop, we get two cheap pitstops without any undercut/overcut.

Looking good for 1-2, let's focus on that.

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Ofcourse we have Max on softs behind us now.

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And we are cold, tyres will need bringing in. But thats just luck.
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Piastri’s restarts on ‘cold’ tyres have both been electric. Fastest laps of the race so far on both occasions
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Good restarts by Oscar. Great pace by both, they are just too close in pace to have a chance of overtakes at this track.

Let's hope no desperate dive bomb.

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Lando will cool his tyres and try again.

But its hard to drop far enough back to cool them without going too far back.

Feels like mistakes aside, this is over.
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