the EDGE wrote:I hope today leads to a different race philosophy from McLaren
For too long they have thought like a midfield team, using the softer rubber in Q3 & looking after tyres too much
If they only set their sights on the cars behind them they will never be able to take the fight forward
Today has proved they are in a better shape than they believe, okay, I might be a bit track specific, but they have to learn from today and aim higher, they might not reach higher, but if they don’t try then they definitely won’t
I’m with you… Today, Lando didn’t just let the cars behind go through and it paid off… But let’s also admit that the likes of Mercedes didn’t had a great race either.
I can’t fault the team for their calls so far this season, last week we were lapped by both RBR and Mercedes, the car didn’t had the pace it had this weekend so the strategy has to take that into account.
In regards to starting on Mediums, the reality is that the one lap pace difference between Mediums and Softs was very small for this race (about 2-3 tenths), that allowed the team to Qualify on Mediums… On tracks where the gap is bigger, we see even the big teams Qualify on the softest compounds, it is very track related.
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