2021 Mclaren F1 Team

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Herr_Koos
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Big question now is whether they can make Q3 on the mediums. Might not be worth the risk given how incredibly tight the field is.

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Herr_Koos wrote:
08 May 2021, 15:37
Big question now is whether they can make Q3 on the mediums. Might not be worth the risk given how incredibly tight the field is.
Seems everyone go for soft

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Herr_Koos wrote:Big question now is whether they can make Q3 on the mediums. Might not be worth the risk given how incredibly tight the field is.
The gap from Mediums to Softs according to Pirelli is 8 tenths... That’s too big of a gap to be comfortable with when the grid is so tight.


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Herr_Koos
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Scorpia wrote:
08 May 2021, 15:43
Herr_Koos wrote:
08 May 2021, 15:37
Big question now is whether they can make Q3 on the mediums. Might not be worth the risk given how incredibly tight the field is.
Seems everyone go for soft
Yeah, gaps are way too small. 5th to 13th covered by 2 tenths. Lando did a good first run.

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Darth-Piekus
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Danny Ric might not make it to Q3 if he doesn't go faster than that. He is almost half a second slower than Norris. He must come close to at least a tenth. On another note that was the difference in 1997 from the first two teams compared to Mclaren in 1997. From 7 tenths to a second. Next year though we all saw what happened with the reset back in 1998.
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MrGapes
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so we have semi new tires on Lando

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Both cars in Q3! First benchmark of the weekend achieved!


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MrGapes
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still not ideal but better than nothing

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Herr_Koos
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MrGapes wrote:
08 May 2021, 15:51
still not ideal but better than nothing
Not following?

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MrGapes wrote:so we have semi new tires on Lando
Lando aborted his lap before the end of the first sector... It was clear that he was going to be through to Q3 after a few of the other cars set a time and when Leclerc couldn’t better him.

So far so good, close to the Ferrari’s


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MrGapes
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Herr_Koos wrote:
08 May 2021, 15:52
MrGapes wrote:
08 May 2021, 15:51
still not ideal but better than nothing
Not following?
wouldn't say semi new either... but Lando didn't do finish his last lap stopped after sector 1 cause no one was improving

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When it’s this tight I think it’s pretty much ideal. Again Lando leading the way. He’s at one with that car.

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MrGapes wrote:
08 May 2021, 15:51
still not ideal but better than nothing
Not sure what you mean by that, I thought that was solid. Lando has more in the tank heading into Q3 as he didn't make use of track evo there.
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MrGapes
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we can hope the track ramps up in final run for a nice lap for Lando.... on fresh softs

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Was it on an used tyre from Lando?