2026 McLaren Mastercard F1 Team

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geogate
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i was optimistic for the second half of the season, but man, we are so far behind now - that was like 2022 gap to pole

Scorpia
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Sick to see norris stand, so much yellow

jacme22
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Not particularly faster than RB and Ferrari with younger tyres.

trinidefender
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Why did they bring Norris in. He had fresh tyres and now he's being Russel.

jacme22
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To cover against hadjar, good points if we finish 5th, we were clearly the 4th best car.

michl420
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safety car 2 sec to late for NOR.
Maybe stay out is better
Last edited by michl420 on 05 Jul 2026, 17:20, edited 1 time in total.

jacme22
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It’s going to be a long safety car

FittingMechanics
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Norris let's get podium!

FittingMechanics
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Come on, how? What a stupid ending.

jacme22
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Absolute disgrace from the race director.

FittingMechanics
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Is Hamilton still under investigation? Could be podium for Norris, but probably won't be decided before the celebrations.

The car didn't have great pace, good tyre degradation but just little bit slower and stuck behind slower car (Hadjar). Maybe it would look better if they qualified P4 and drove from that position.

Without the SC ending I think Lando gets Russell on that one lap.

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Darth-Piekus
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FittingMechanics wrote:
05 Jul 2026, 17:30
Come on, how? What a stupid ending.
They are proving to be clowns for one more time deciding to follow the rules depending on the situation. Pity again.

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proteus
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trinidefender wrote:
05 Jul 2026, 17:07
Why did they bring Norris in. He had fresh tyres and now he's being Russel.
Tyres were 7 laps old when they put them on laps before, so not very fresh.
If i would get the money to start my own F1 team, i would revive Arrows

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Darth-Piekus
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They team did well to bring Lando in the pits. Nobody knew what the end would be.

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SilviuAgo
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Hmm, happy for Lando's P4, good drive from Oscar, but what stupid stewards, considering the pathetic end of the race (plus the Saftey Car Ending message in lap 51 only the SC to continue running.) and also Kimi's penalty (feeling sorry for the kid). I really hope Mercedes will win an apeal to the penalty, as Alpine did with Gasly in Monaco.
Let's hope Spa will bring first parts from the upgrade Zak mentioned these days.