2025 McLaren F1 Team

This forum contains threads to discuss teams themselves. Anything not technical about the cars, including restructuring, performances etc belongs here.
michl420
michl420
24
Joined: 18 Apr 2010, 17:08
Location: Austria

Re: 2025 McLaren F1 Team

Post

I don´t understand this stops. Because risk if VSC.

User avatar
mwillems
45
Joined: 04 Sep 2016, 22:11

Re: 2025 McLaren F1 Team

Post

FittingMechanics wrote:
25 May 2025, 15:32
mwillems wrote:
25 May 2025, 15:30
Hamilton forced our hand. I wonder if Leclerc was playing Lame.

I would have gone longer, Lec can manage this race now and hope, he does like to roll the dice.
But Hamilton was so far behind. He wasn't closing the gap. We are now fully exposed to a SC/red flag. I'm quite surprised.
The would have been considering both drivers.
I'm not taking advice from a cartoon dog

-Bandit

Szabi1112
Szabi1112
0
Joined: 25 Mar 2018, 08:50

Re: 2025 McLaren F1 Team

Post

We are quite uncertain in the box… :/

Szabi1112
Szabi1112
0
Joined: 25 Mar 2018, 08:50

Re: 2025 McLaren F1 Team

Post

michl420 wrote:
25 May 2025, 15:34
I don´t understand this stops. Because risk if VSC.
We are almost cover Max with Norris.

User avatar
Darth-Piekus
-1
Joined: 28 Apr 2018, 15:27
Location: Greece

Re: 2025 McLaren F1 Team

Post

Damn it. What is the pit crew doing? Piastri could have been in front on Leclerc without that delay.

User avatar
mwillems
45
Joined: 04 Sep 2016, 22:11

Re: 2025 McLaren F1 Team

Post

VSC and SC are not a problem at all, only a Red Flag risks Norris position.
I'm not taking advice from a cartoon dog

-Bandit

Szabi1112
Szabi1112
0
Joined: 25 Mar 2018, 08:50

Re: 2025 McLaren F1 Team

Post

Piastri should pick up the speed

Mcl_G10
Mcl_G10
0
Joined: 21 Nov 2022, 10:51

Re: 2025 McLaren F1 Team

Post

Max gonna back them right up?

FittingMechanics
FittingMechanics
16
Joined: 19 Feb 2019, 12:10

Re: 2025 McLaren F1 Team

Post

mwillems wrote:
25 May 2025, 15:37
VSC and SC are not a problem at all, only a Red Flag risks Norris position.
Red flag is good for us, we would do a second stop and Max would need another one with no gaps. Whatever happens we should pit.

Szabi1112
Szabi1112
0
Joined: 25 Mar 2018, 08:50

Re: 2025 McLaren F1 Team

Post

I didnt follow the rules. Do we have to set soft tyres in the last stint?

User avatar
mwillems
45
Joined: 04 Sep 2016, 22:11

Re: 2025 McLaren F1 Team

Post

FittingMechanics wrote:
25 May 2025, 15:37
mwillems wrote:
25 May 2025, 15:37
VSC and SC are not a problem at all, only a Red Flag risks Norris position.
Red flag is good for us, we would do a second stop and Max would need another one with no gaps. Whatever happens we should pit.
Yeah that's a good point. So in that case, the strategy has been absolutely fine, although there's Questions around Piastri's undercut.
I'm not taking advice from a cartoon dog

-Bandit

FittingMechanics
FittingMechanics
16
Joined: 19 Feb 2019, 12:10

Re: 2025 McLaren F1 Team

Post

mwillems wrote:
25 May 2025, 15:40
FittingMechanics wrote:
25 May 2025, 15:37
mwillems wrote:
25 May 2025, 15:37
VSC and SC are not a problem at all, only a Red Flag risks Norris position.
Red flag is good for us, we would do a second stop and Max would need another one with no gaps. Whatever happens we should pit.
Yeah that's a good point. So in that case, the strategy has been absolutely fine, although there's Questions around Piastri's undercut.
Yeah, quite complex to think about this.

The pace against Ferrari looks very similar. It will be hard to get 1-2.

User avatar
mwillems
45
Joined: 04 Sep 2016, 22:11

Re: 2025 McLaren F1 Team

Post

Not sure what our pace is right now with all this traffic. I think Piastri might be able to strategise to 2nd, but that's the only place we'll be able to get it.

Another painful Monaco "race".
I'm not taking advice from a cartoon dog

-Bandit

User avatar
Darth-Piekus
-1
Joined: 28 Apr 2018, 15:27
Location: Greece

Re: 2025 McLaren F1 Team

Post

What's with the lapped cars not making way immediately? I noticed it earlier with Max also. They have to make way immediately.

User avatar
mwillems
45
Joined: 04 Sep 2016, 22:11

Re: 2025 McLaren F1 Team

Post

I suppose that we could always Pit Oscar again and go for the undercut in a few laps, might be wroth a risk.
I'm not taking advice from a cartoon dog

-Bandit