2026 McLaren Mastercard F1 Team

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FittingMechanics
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Come on, race gods, let's give us a safety car or a red flag.

jacme22
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Why is Oscar not stopping to serve the penalty with the virtual???!!!

CjC
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the EDGE wrote:
24 May 2026, 22:51
CjC wrote:
24 May 2026, 22:47
This is 3 strategy fails in a row.
Japan, Oscar lost a win
Miami, Lando lost a win
Canada, the team lost the plot!
Aren’t they waiting for a new head of strategy to join, after gardening leave?
Will Courtenay from Red Bull?
He’s been working there since Australia 26
Just a fan's point of view*

*statement was relevant when the forum had a high level of intelligence. Now we are just equals.

CjC
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SilviuAgo wrote:
24 May 2026, 22:49
CjC wrote:
24 May 2026, 22:47
This is 3 strategy fails in a row.
Japan, Oscar lost a win
Miami, Lando lost a win
Canada, the team lost the plot!
So true. They should have take Hannah from.RBR, not GP.
If I see again that guy Randeep after this race I will throw away the TV out of the window. I can not remember a top strategy from McLaren in years.
The strategy team needs an overhaul.
They did it with the technical team didn’t they in 23/24. Some tough conversations are needed
Just a fan's point of view*

*statement was relevant when the forum had a high level of intelligence. Now we are just equals.

the EDGE
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CjC wrote:
24 May 2026, 22:55
the EDGE wrote:
24 May 2026, 22:51
CjC wrote:
24 May 2026, 22:47
This is 3 strategy fails in a row.
Japan, Oscar lost a win
Miami, Lando lost a win
Canada, the team lost the plot!
Aren’t they waiting for a new head of strategy to join, after gardening leave?
Will Courtenay from Red Bull?
He’s been working there since Australia 26
Oh…

genarro
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Everyone just chill and stop with all the shitposting... It is what it is

the EDGE
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FittingMechanics wrote:
24 May 2026, 22:53
Come on, race gods, let's give us a safety car or a red flag.
We used that card up in 2011

ScottR267
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Weekend can’t finish soon enough

Ben1980
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Question being would that have broken no matter what. So it all becomes irrelevant.

CjC
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Ah, only a driver injury required and we’ve had everything that that could go wrong for a team
Just a fan's point of view*

*statement was relevant when the forum had a high level of intelligence. Now we are just equals.

emp
emp
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Horrible race. And it all started with the poor tyre choice.

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Darth-Piekus
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Yeah it's pretty much over. I suppose even if we started with good strategy it was bound to happen.

FittingMechanics
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Wow, this was a crazy day.

First of all start on inters on a dry track.
Swap tires, Piastri red mist crash for another stop, Norris picks up debris in his keel duct forcing him to stop again, Norris works up to P7, potentially P6 and then his gearbox goes boom.

But at least our gearbox didn't go while we were leading. Hopefully this is all bad luck we can have.

Btw good result in the sprint.

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SilviuAgo
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Amazing. Pure cinema.

Ben1980
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Carlos 9th after starting on inters aswell.

Its a bit if a mad one.