2019 Mclaren F1 Team - Renault

[nirvaand]

He just went around the outside with ease. Brilliant stuff by Norris

Question for more knowledgable, did both cars run the exact same spec this race? I've seen that there are pictures of the Australia package with Vype on them, so not sure if this was just in FP1 or did one of the cars (perhaps Norris) run old spec?

Both cars ran the same spec this weekend, they just did direct comparisons and tests in FP1. McLaren usually always brings updates to both cars, so don't think that will ever be a concern.

[RonDennis]

SkySports just reported that Toyota will be McLaren's engine supplier in 2021. The deal will be announced on Thursday.

[zeph]

SkySports just reported that Toyota will be McLaren's engine supplier in 2021. The deal will be announced on Thursday.

link?

[SmallSoldier]

Made an small video of Norris making his way through the field... Hope you guys like it!

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=muqAXhtBE4k


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[DiogoBrand]

I think we should manage expectations here. It's no secret that McLaren is (surprisingly) quicker on the straights and not so much on the corners this year, so Bahrain was a circuit that suited the car. I see a lot of potential, but the pace of today doesn't necessarily mean the car will be as quick during the rest of the season.

[trinidefender]

If it's one thing that the last video showed is how stable the car is under braking, Lando was able to out brake pretty much every car around him.

[SmallSoldier]

I think we should manage expectations here. It's no secret that McLaren is (surprisingly) quicker on the straights and not so much on the corners this year, so Bahrain was a circuit that suited the car. I see a lot of potential, but the pace of today doesn't necessarily mean the car will be as quick during the rest of the season.

Absolutely, the expectations need to be managed and I don’t think we should be expecting the team to be in Q3 all the time... But, if they went for a car that performs better in tracks with high speed / straights they should perform well in a larger amount of tracks.

Let’s enjoy the fact that they are performing better than most expected so far and see how they develop the car moving forward.

A lot of racing left this season


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[GPR-A]

SkySports just reported that Toyota will be McLaren's engine supplier in 2021. The deal will be announced on Thursday.

link?

April 1st.

[diffuser]

Knowing the MGU-K we have, I hope he isn't literally in a fire.

Yes, there is a lot of biased and thoughtless fanboy comments in here now.
I wouldn't commit to third fastest car as Norris wasn't able to push later in the race as he was in the start of the race, so I think he used his allotted pushing early on (Fuel). But definitely at least 4th fastest in this race.

But still, only one car finished and the car can very easily not work in China, so there is a lot to do. The only thing that matters is points on the board and we don't have too many yet for a car that may be a midfield leading car. Things change, others develop and you have to take your points whilst you can or you lose your chance.

Lando switched to used softs, so it was always going to be tricky at the end. In my opinion, Red Bull are still 3rd, even though Carlos was putting pressure on Max, it could have been down to Red Bull's struggles on the softs this weekend.

DRS was also enabled and likely Max would be right on Sainz tail so I'm not convinced at all by this talk of a possible podium, I think he would have been fighting for 5th at best.

That said, that does highlight how well Lando did to get back into 6th position, although it helped that Hulk dropped out and Ric had damage to his front wing by that point.

I have a feeling we might struggle more at china (Despite the straight and our top speeds) and need to push hard to ensure a Q3.

If DRS was enabled, you sure it wouldn't have gone to sainz? Pretty sure there are 2 zones for one detection there.

Not sure the word "Struggled" accurately describes McLaren's pace at Bahrain.

I have no idea how we're going to do in China but nothing I saw in Bahrain suggests to me we'll struggle.

[zeph]

Ah, on the West Coast it is still 3/31

[mwillems]

Lando switched to used softs, so it was always going to be tricky at the end. In my opinion, Red Bull are still 3rd, even though Carlos was putting pressure on Max, it could have been down to Red Bull's struggles on the softs this weekend.

DRS was also enabled and likely Max would be right on Sainz tail so I'm not convinced at all by this talk of a possible podium, I think he would have been fighting for 5th at best.

That said, that does highlight how well Lando did to get back into 6th position, although it helped that Hulk dropped out and Ric had damage to his front wing by that point.

I have a feeling we might struggle more at china (Despite the straight and our top speeds) and need to push hard to ensure a Q3.

If DRS was enabled, you sure it wouldn't have gone to sainz? Pretty sure there are 2 zones for one detection there.

Not sure the word "Struggled" accurately describes McLaren's pace at Bahrain.

I have no idea how we're going to do in China but nothing I saw in Bahrain suggests to me we'll struggle.

Yes but max would then be sitting behind sainz so hed be likely getting those same DRS zones for a back and forth tussle between the two.

We struggled to get close to the Renaults until they ran over each other and subsequently exploded. Lando kept Kimi behind, but the Alfa was right there with us, so I do t think there is much clear air in performance terms around McLaren. I know we had used tyres but this is a forgiving track with 3 DRS zones. It won't be like this elsewhere.

If we drop a few tenths in China we could easily be 13th or 14th on the grid with less of a chance to regain position.

[Mansell89]

A very promising weekend in Bahrain for McLaren.

The key is now whether this can translate to multiple tracks. Midfield absolutely ferocious in terms of competitiveness and you are punished for any mistakes. One mistake could be the difference between 6th or 16th the way it goes at the moment!

McLaren have certainly made some progress though, that is for sure. Really pleased

[FW17]

When everyone starts in the same tyre it is going to be a good race for Mclaren as they are going to be a midfield team in Q3

[FittingMechanics]

Made an small video of Norris making his way through the field... Hope you guys like it!

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=muqAXhtBE4k


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Thank you for the video. Great stuff by Norris.

Maybe I missed it, but is there an overtake on the Haas in the video? I wasn't able to recognize Haas if it was in there. I also would have prefered if it was in chronological order, but that's a minor issue.

[f1rules]

thanks, great video, what a nice fw flex at 1.24

Made an small video of Norris making his way through the field... Hope you guys like it!

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=muqAXhtBE4k


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