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The MCL38 still has fundamental weaknesses regarding long-term McLaren F1 car characteristics, say Norris and Piastri

McLaren headed into the 2024 Formula One season following a remarkable recovery last year. They started out the season with a car that was struggling to score points. By the end of it, nine podiums and a sprint win with Oscar Piastri in Qatar had been achieved. They also pipped Aston Martin to P4. However,…

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Piastri “pretty pleased” with P8 in Bahrain GP that is “historically not friendly” to McLaren’s F1 car

Oscar Piastri feels his eighth place finish at the 2024 Bahrain GP – which might not seem spectacular given the heights McLaren achieved late last year – indicates there’s more to come from the squad, as Bahrain is “historically” not as good a track for the McLaren car due to the many slow-speed sections which…

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“For our pace to still be very similar to Mercedes is a good thing” — Lando Norris on P6 finish in F1 Bahrain GP

Lando Norris was pleased with the result obtained with his MCL38 in the opening round, splitting the Mercedes drivers and bagging a valuable P6. The 24-year-old Briton showed a good command of the car, setting good times in FP1 and FP3, to finally qualify seventh for the starting grid for the Bahrain Grand Prix, concluding…

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Norris claims McLaren are “in a good place” after missing out on “possible” P2 in qualifying for F1 Bahrain GP

Amidst the anticipation of the Bahrain qualifying session, with reigning champion Max Verstappen, George Russell, and Charles Leclerc battling for the top spots, Lando Norris secured seventh place on the grid for tomorrow’s race. Despite some challenges in the earlier practice sessions and claiming he “made a mistake in turn one and turn four”, causing…

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Ricciardo puts RB on top in Bahrain GP F1 FP1 ahead of Norris and Piastri; Verstappen down in sixth

Daniel Ricciardo put an impressive performance in for RB F1 to lead the very first free practice session of the season, just ahead of the two McLaren cars of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri, with Yuki Tsunoda completing a strong showing from the Faenza squad with P4. Max Verstappen struggled with the downshifts in his…

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