2025 McLaren F1 Team

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Darth-Piekus
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Norris though isn't that much faster than the rest for now.

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Darth-Piekus wrote:
26 Oct 2025, 22:09
Norris though isn't that much faster than the rest for now.
2 second gap and I suspect managing tyres given the temperatures

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This is great for us. Come on Oscar, we need you.

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Do we know wether Norris’s car is damaged? I hope not.

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Super happy our guys were not involved with Max.

There were many issues with that fight.

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FittingMechanics wrote:
26 Oct 2025, 22:23
Super happy our guys were not involved with Max.

There were many issues with that fight.
That's the problem with Max, he is not only fast, but legit "dangerous" when he feels like he has nothing to lose. Max puts you in a position that you either have to concede, or mess up your race.

I respect Lewis for not budging to him, but Lewis also is in a position where he doesn't have much to lose. I doubt any of McLaren drivers would have done that, they would have just allowed the divebomb to happen.
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Emag wrote:
26 Oct 2025, 22:27
FittingMechanics wrote:
26 Oct 2025, 22:23
Super happy our guys were not involved with Max.

There were many issues with that fight.
That's the problem with Max, he is not only fast, but legit "dangerous" when he feels like he has nothing to lose. Max puts you in a position that you either have to concede, or mess up your race.

I respect Lewis for not budging to him, but Lewis also is in a position where he doesn't have much to lose. I doubt any of McLaren drivers would have done that, they would have just allowed the divebomb to happen.
This is also why Hamilton made a mistake, he shouldn't have gone off but instead turned into the corner (Max didn't make the corner either but was on inside). Then if there is contact it's Max's fault.

Norris learned this lesson last year.

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Oscar too cautious. He has the pace, he can dive bomb on people and they will let him through.

If he wasn't fighting for a WDC that is an attack every time.

EDIT: he seems to be sliding a lot.

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Piastri is completely unable to get a good exit out of T3. Loses time there every lap.

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Slower pit stop cost Oscar there against Russell

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ScottR267 wrote:
26 Oct 2025, 22:39
Slower pit stop cost Oscar there against Russell
Incredible that they started to make all these mistakes.

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Oscar is not fast with the mediums. Unfortunately that's a race to forget.

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Darth-Piekus wrote:
26 Oct 2025, 22:43
Oscar is not fast with the mediums.
Boxed way too early buit they were obsessed with covering Lewis rather than looking at the whole picture #-o

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He can go till the end. That's not gonna be a problem. But it's a race to forget for Piastri. Good job and fantastic pace from Norris though. Crazy pace.

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Oscar needs to run this smart, he could reach P3.