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[Emag]

The MCL39 looks quite easy to drive to be honest. Balance looking neutral, traction looks good. And the laptimes are really good compared to last year!

Agreed, and very low degradation as well with the laptimes coming in easy. Leclerc tried to push it and got a 34.2 on the second stint (still 2 tenths shy of Lando’s fastest 2nd stint time), but he then dropped off quite harshly after and couldn’t replicate that laptime again.

[f1isgood]

C2 Stint 3
1. 2.04.879 OUTLAP
2. 1.33.557
3. 1.33.658
4. 1.33.873
5. 1.33.288
6. 1.33.465
7. 1.32.503
8. 1.32.746
9. 1.34.196
10. 1.32.390
11. 1.32.518
12. 1.32.354
13. 1.32.267
14. 1.32.832
15. 1.32.795
16. 1.32.730
17. 1.32.631
18. 1.32.775
19. 1.33.429
20. INLAP

Quite a bit of traffic this stint

That's more than 2s faster than actually race leader last year. McLaren have delivered big!

[Emag]

C2 Stint 3
1. 2.04.879 OUTLAP
2. 1.33.557
3. 1.33.658
4. 1.33.873
5. 1.33.288
6. 1.33.465
7. 1.32.503
8. 1.32.746
9. 1.34.196
10. 1.32.390
11. 1.32.518
12. 1.32.354
13. 1.32.267
14. 1.32.832
15. 1.32.795
16. 1.32.730
17. 1.32.631
18. 1.32.775
19. 1.33.429
20. INLAP

Quite a bit of traffic this stint

Seems like the car has retained the ability of getting really fast on the last stint. Those consecutive 32s are also quite impressive. Let’s see if Leclerc will be able to replicate it. He is starting similar with 35.5 - 35.8 and then 35.7

[BosF1]

C2 Stint 3
1. 2.04.879 OUTLAP
2. 1.33.557
3. 1.33.658
4. 1.33.873
5. 1.33.288
6. 1.33.465
7. 1.32.503
8. 1.32.746
9. 1.34.196
10. 1.32.390
11. 1.32.518
12. 1.32.354
13. 1.32.267
14. 1.32.832
15. 1.32.795
16. 1.32.730
17. 1.32.631
18. 1.32.775
19. 1.33.429
20. INLAP

Quite a bit of traffic this stint

Thanks for posting the laptimes! It is appreciated.

Interestingly both the first and third stint have negative splits, while in the second stint the split remains neutral. Bodes well for the tyre degradation on the MCL39. But curious to see if other cars do have the same pattern as it can also be due to the Pirelli rubber of course.

[f1rules]

Will be interesting to compare to others

[McLarenHonda]

Lando’s race sim:

[Emag]

Lando’s race sim:

Almost too good compared to Leclerc who is falling down to 34s again now on his final stint.

Hopefully Oscar and the other teams give us another reference to compare to tomorrow.

[mwillems]

Will be interesting to compare to others
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GkzcypaXUAA ... me=900x900

Team thread for this

[f1rules]

Ah sorry, yes

Will be interesting to compare to others
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GkzcypaXUAA ... me=900x900

Team thread for this

[Harisudhan]

This might be as fast as Bahrain 2020 race pace of the leaders. This is definitely faster than 2021 although with different conditions in mind.

[f1rules]

[FittingMechanics]

A shame Lando couldn't finish a proper hot lap.

Car looks strong.

[Emag]

A shame Lando couldn't finish a proper hot lap.

Car looks strong.

I suppose tomorrow Lando will focus more on performance runs now that he got a race sim out of the way.

[Seerix]

the hot lap attempts did not look very fast anyway, I'd guess lower engine mode, S1 was 0.25s slower then SAI and S2 was purple by a tiny bit, S3 we have not seen as he pitted every time, but no purple minisectors there

[CjC]

the hot lap attempts did not look very fast anyway, I'd guess lower engine mode, S1 was 0.25s slower then SAI and S2 was purple by a tiny bit, S3 we have not seen as he pitted every time, but no purple minisectors there

Screams of lower engine mode