2026 McLaren Mastercard F1 Team

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FittingMechanics
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Could it be that Zak is hyping up the upgrades for the car because he is negotiating with Max?

Max seems super unhappy and lashing out recently.

I don't think Max would be a great fit but I can understand why Zak would want him.

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FittingMechanics wrote:
05 Jul 2026, 20:25
Could it be that Zak is hyping up the upgrades for the car because he is negotiating with Max?

Max seems super unhappy and lashing out recently.

I don't think Max would be a great fit but I can understand why Zak would want him.
I doubt it, because if they didn't deliver he'd look like a right tit.
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mwillems
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If Zak is saying it, it's because it's real.

Hopefully he still doesn't look like a tit.
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FittingMechanics
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mwillems wrote:
05 Jul 2026, 20:30
FittingMechanics wrote:
05 Jul 2026, 20:25
Could it be that Zak is hyping up the upgrades for the car because he is negotiating with Max?

Max seems super unhappy and lashing out recently.

I don't think Max would be a great fit but I can understand why Zak would want him.
I doubt it, because if they didn't deliver he'd look like a right tit.
Yeah, I guess it makes no sense to do it publicly, he could share everything privately.

Honestly with the way season was going, DNS and reliability issues our guys are doing really well, they are not that far behind and if the car is upgraded the point swings could be really big. Super exciting. I'd be happy with the season if we see a good upward trajectory with a couple of wins.

jacme22
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In all fairness, P3 and P4 for Lando, and P7 -not counting today- for Oscar yesterday. Even with all the issues, the team did overperform this weekend despite the issues. If Oscar hadn't had the damage today we could have scored quite a lot of points, which are needed to get closer to Ferrari before the summer break.

Edit: Stella confirmed again that upgrades are coming in Hungary.

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I admire peoples positivity. Not feeling it myself. Just not seeing any real push that there should be from world champions, to refuse to accept where they are

jacme22
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OT: another win for Mclaren (1-2) in the Indycar. Nice to see the team become more and more competitive.

https://x.com/ArrowMcLaren/status/20738 ... 41306?s=20