2026 McLaren Mastercard F1 Team

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Slahinki
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Why oh why did they pit Piastri there?

matt_b
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Following Kimi into the pits, why?

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SilviuAgo
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For a moment i was surprised that McLaren had the balls to switch strategy. My option was Lando on Mediums and Oscar on hards. I was ok also with Soft an Hards. But the miracle lasted until Oscar stop. Except was long they threw away the initial idea. So bad.

CjC
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Stop 1: Mclarens strategy and execution awful again
Just a fan's point of view*

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

Slahinki
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Norris gained a second on Antonelli with the stop.

101FlyingDutchman
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Why take PIA in when the hard pace was very very solid. Let the offset build

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Darth-Piekus
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What can you do? Its impossible to pass at Zandvoort even if he is near Antonelli. Unless something happens I think Kimi has this in the bag.

Avocado
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Let's hope for the best, there's still a long way to go.

Szabi1112
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Slahinki wrote:
23 Aug 2026, 16:04
Norris gained a second on Antonelli with the stop.
Nobody cares. Impossible to overtake. Race ended on start.

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Darth-Piekus
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Unfortunately bottling the start was crucial. I see no way of getting first again here. Glad we are getting rid of Zandvoort.

blastdoman
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It's impossible for the McLaren to pass any of the Mercedes. Neither Piastri nor Lando is going to be able to overtake either of the Mercedes on track

Slahinki
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Szabi1112 wrote:
23 Aug 2026, 16:06
Slahinki wrote:
23 Aug 2026, 16:04
Norris gained a second on Antonelli with the stop.
Nobody cares. Impossible to overtake. Race ended on start.
Impossible to overtake? Are you even watching the race?

chengzhongyi2013
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Come on Lando!

blastdoman
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Even with push-to-pass, Lando isn't getting any closer on the straight. It's going to be impossible.

Slahinki
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Incredibly bad timing to meet Alonso coming out of the pits.