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Hopefully McLaren can improve the set up for later today and tomorrow but I fear we might have seen the highlight of our season at the last race.
Perhaps Mercedes is tampering with our engine again . But in a more serious note. Lets see if we can find something better on the set up. The team in any case has to keep going improving the car as whatever gains we gain from this season will continue to the next season.
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Hopefully McLaren can improve the set up for later today and tomorrow but I fear we might have seen the highlight of our season at the last race.
Wow, what a big overreaction.
It wasn't an ideal sprint but the team showed they can develop a car and they deserve our trust. We had a similar great pace in Miami and then tapered off to return back to top in Hungary. It is obvious gaps are super small and it's hard to stay ahead.
I still thinl they will find a good setup for today/tomorrow and have a better race.
We shall see mate. Some changes to the set up can do wonders. In any case the team has to keep pushing to get to the front, get a couple more wins and start at the front next year. It is a pity Mercedes sabotaged Mclaren but this time we have bounced back much faster.
Hopefully McLaren can improve the set up for later today and tomorrow but I fear we might have seen the highlight of our season at the last race.
Wow, what a big overreaction.
It wasn't an ideal sprint but the team showed they can develop a car and they deserve our trust. We had a similar great pace in Miami and then tapered off to return back to top in Hungary. It is obvious gaps are super small and it's hard to stay ahead.
I still thinl they will find a good setup for today/tomorrow and have a better race.
Ferraris new floor looks pretty decent and we’ve just seen Russell beat everyone without a major update. I can’t see how it’s an over re-action?
Lando whipped everyone at the last race I can’t imagine he or Oscar reaching that high again this season other than in Singapore.
Edit: no idea why I said Singapore.
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Cooler temps?
Lando radio was interesting though. In the first 10 laps, Will was coaching him to try different experimental lines. Almost like this was an extended test session
On second thoughts, Lando said in the post race that it was not the tires and Charles said Lando had no deployment on the straights. So maybe the experimental lines were trying different deployment strategies. Hopefully they get it right for the race
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Cooler temps?
Lando radio was interesting though. In the first 10 laps, Will was coaching him to try different experimental lines. Almost like this was an extended test session
On second thoughts, Lando said in the post race that it was not the tires and Charles said Lando had no deployment on the straights. So maybe the experimental lines were trying different deployment strategies. Hopefully they get it right for the race
I think Lando was just trying to put rivals off-track with this comment.
I can't see how it was not the tyres, at least in part. He was the fastest driver/car for the first half of the race.
I guess we'll see if they find some fix for tomorrow.
"I showed him [with my hands] and said: I have bigger balls!” - Mika Hakkinen
. But in a more serious note. Lets see if we can find something better on the set up. The team in any case has to keep going improving the car as whatever gains we gain from this season will continue to the next season.