2025 McLaren F1 Team

[Ben1980]

Idiots at McLaren…

I won’t be surprised if Verstappen starts winning every single race like in 2022-2023 until Abu Dhabi and steals the title! This is why I stopped supporting this team when Hamilton left! They make no sense at all sometimes with their on track decisions between the drivers…

You wouldn't be surprised? Really? As in, you think it might happen?

**mod edit - removed nonsense

[101FlyingDutchman]

Plastic “fans” with only a toddlers interest in the team/drivers & F1 in general.

Bravo to team and drivers for seeing the bigger picture

[CjC]

Wow. I knew we’d have to handle salty comments if Mclaren ever became the top team again- obviously 4/5 years ago I could only dream about having to endure reading such stupid comments like I’ve had to this season.
Now I’m contemplating deleting instagram and this forum.

[kc_f1]

I’m a papaya fan, but have to say Max is definitely going down one of the top 5 (even top 3 of all time).

Senna, Schumacher, Max. That's the list.

[Gothrek]

What a sad display of team orders today. When they give Lando the better strategy and he wins a race, they don't rectify it. Happened a few times already this year. They are just trying to screw Piastri out of the WDC. This team...

[AR3-GP]

[CjC]

What a sad display of team orders today. When they give Lando the better strategy and he wins a race, they don't rectify it. Happened a few times already this year. They are just trying to screw Piastri out of the WDC. This team...

This team…. I know, they should have just pitted Lando first, given him the 1.91 second, season beating fastest pit stop- to then duff up Oscars pit stop a lap later, allow him to be undercut by Leclerc and finish 4th, off the podium and loose 6 points to Lando instead of 3. This team….

[Gothrek]

What a sad display of team orders today. When they give Lando the better strategy and he wins a race, they don't rectify it. Happened a few times already this year. They are just trying to screw Piastri out of the WDC. This team...

This team…. I know, they should have just pitted Lando first, given him the 1.91 second, season beating fastest pit stop- to then duff up Oscars pit stop a lap later, allow him to be undercut by Leclerc and finish 4th, off the podium and loose 6 points to Lando instead of 3. This team….

Thats not how it works... It was just clear favoritsm of a British driver, from a British team. Totally unnecessary. They can also just train more to get their pitstops better? (if you are such a big fan). Was just sad to watch. Slow pitstops happen - they have corrected any strategy advantage they have given Lando over some races? When Piastri was ahead, and suddenly Lando is there in front, because of an alternative strategy. Just a sad display really.

[geogate]

lol, they were trying to protect oscars 3rd place. If they were team GB they would be happy to hold oscar out until he undercut by Leclerc, presumably. I do scratch my head at this British team british driver thing. Which particular members of the team are doing all this, cos the ones i can think of who if they that way incline, maybe, possibly, might be able to bias something, they arnt even British - so, Who are these people?

[MYsee]

The team made the right move to follow the swap. I'm a bit surprised that McLaren is getting criticism for running their team in a principled manner that's fair to both drivers.

My only question is why Oscar waited so long so long to pit.

[geogate]

My only question is why Oscar waited so long so long to pit.

Oscar had the conversation about making the mediums last long enough to go onto softs quite early in the race

[WardenOfTheNorth]

Can you imagine the uproar if it turns out that the mechanic on the front right is from Oscar's side of the garage....

Of course he didn't do it on purpose, but that is on parr with what some are suggesting on here.

McLaren are intentionally NOT favouring either driver, but some fans (a minority I hope) can't comprehend that. Maybe because we've had so many years of the Red Bull and Max show where they openly favour their lead driver. Mercedes before that as well could be argued to favour Lewis over Bottas at times.

Oscar has said he agrees with the decision. I don't understand why some people (The Race included) are trying to make it into a controversy.

[Gothrek]

lol, they were trying to protect oscars 3rd place. If they were team GB they would be happy to hold oscar out until he undercut by Leclerc, presumably. I do scratch my head at this British team british driver thing. Which particular members of the team are doing all this, cos the ones i can think of who if they that way incline, maybe, possibly, might be able to bias something, they arnt even British - so, Who are these people?

The reactions of Zac Brown have been well documented when it comes to Lando or Oscar winning. The difference is huge.

[geogate]

The reactions of Zac Brown have been well documented when it comes to Lando or Oscar winning. The difference is huge.

He isnt British. Next one
(I also struggle to see how Zak would have any influence on race team strategy or even culture - thats all on Stella )

[MYsee]

My only question is why Oscar waited so long so long to pit.

Oscar had the conversation about making the mediums last long enough to go onto softs quite early in the race

I was waiting for Oscar to try the undercut and call for a pit himself around lap 42-43 for the softs, rather than the team deciding (including with Lando's blessing) that he should pit first to cover Leclerc. They both know the team is going to be fair to both of them, but on rare occasions like this, they don't seem to take that into account in their calculus.

Similar issue with Lando last year in Hungary - the team allows them to race, but he waited till the very end of the race to give the position back to Oscar, rather than giving it back early and racing him for the last 15 or so laps that were left.