2018 McLaren F1 Team - Renault

[Alonso Fan]

Race pace not good...

Supersofts, that's why.

[TheGkbrk]

Will it be mediums to the end?

[Darth-Piekus]

Shouldnt he had a better race pace with the super softs just because they were supposed to be faster?

At the moment our target is to beat the other Renault. Hass is very back in points.

And suddenly I see Alonso gaining time against his rivals in front. Yes indeed. I noticed the Super Softs starting to work.

[PinkFloydPulse]

this does not look good I have to say... sauber giving so much problems?!?!

[TheGkbrk]

Saubers are clearly pulling away on straights. Sainz having trouble overtaking as well.

[Darth-Piekus]

I wish I knew what is going on. Is it a tyre problem that we are not where we should be and that is best of the rest or is it something more?

Alonso should have been much faster than those in front with the Super Softs at the start.

[nirvaand]

Stuck behind the Sauber. The Sauber has really good straight-line speed.

[PinkFloydPulse]

ferrari power is helping leclerc but also alonso has no traction in sector 3 at all...

[Darth-Piekus]

The question is what keeps Mclaren back though. Is it a whole aerodynamic problem that the car can't get the tyres warm enough on time or something else?

We finally passed that annoying Sauber. Now our race is with that Renault.

[TheGkbrk]

Fernando didn't have a clean air right from the start. That is a drop off in pace.

[Darth-Piekus]

The problem is that now that he has clear air he is losing time on Sainz.

Also Vandoorne is a disgrace of a Mclaren driver.

[PinkFloydPulse]

he's slower in all sectors than that renault... i suspect the new aero package has improved one lap pace but ruined race pace...

EDIT: I'm gonna eat my words, seems he's catching up now to Sainz lol
aaaa, such a strange race -.-

[TheGkbrk]

Gap down to 6.7, am I watching a different race?

edit: a second lost now, lol. surely a weird race

[PinkFloydPulse]

Gap down to 6.7, am I watching a different race?

- a second lost now, lol

see, such a strange race lol

EDIT: aaahh, he has to let the leaders go, that's why he's loosing time me thinks...

[Alonso Fan]

Sainz losing time because of giving way to leaders. Hence Alonso gained. Then Alonso also came across leaders and lost the time.