2022 - McLaren Formula 1 Team

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Emag
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FittingMechanics wrote:
03 Jul 2022, 17:53
runningmanz wrote:
03 Jul 2022, 17:50
Now on softs?? I have no idea what they are doing with him. Lost 22 or so more seconds now for that extra stop.
Guys read the team live stream, you'll no longer be out in the dark. https://www.mclaren.com/racing/2022/british-grand-prix/

Ricciardo pitted because his DRS was stuck open.


Btw I am disappointed McLaren did not gamble with going onto softs. There were 17 laps for Lando and Ricciardo could have told them how the softs feel.
What could Lando do more with the softs anyway. He is already at the best achievable position for today.

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Xero
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Ocon out, that's good news for us! Lando can extend the gap to Alpine.

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FittingMechanics wrote:
03 Jul 2022, 17:53
runningmanz wrote:
03 Jul 2022, 17:50
Now on softs?? I have no idea what they are doing with him. Lost 22 or so more seconds now for that extra stop.
Guys read the team live stream, you'll no longer be out in the dark. https://www.mclaren.com/racing/2022/british-grand-prix/

Ricciardo pitted because his DRS was stuck open.


Btw I am disappointed McLaren did not gamble with going onto softs. There were 17 laps for Lando and Ricciardo could have told them how the softs feel.
Cheers. Always a problem with one car or the other each weekend it seems. Safety car. Hope had can do something

FittingMechanics
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Emag wrote:
03 Jul 2022, 17:56

What could Lando do more with the softs anyway. He is already at the best achievable position for today.
For example a lucky safety car.

chrisgr
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Alonso already pitted for softs. Shouldn't we do the same?

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why didnt we pit Lando??? Alonso is going to eat him for breakfast
edit: we pitting him on the second safety car lap, and we lost to nando, and we know that alpine is a rocket ship on the straights.
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FittingMechanics
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My point is that there is little reason to play it safe - it's not like it's ground breaking if they finish P4 or P5.

I would have put him on Softs and saw what happens. Ocon did 22 laps on Softs from the start, going 17 on an empty tank should be easy.

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What a huge --- up from the team to not pit Norris for softs under safety car! Alonso did stop for softs and Norris will have a less than likely chance to hold him off.

Edit: they pitted him a lap later with the result of losing the place to Alonso anyway. He will have a chance to fight him now, though
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FittingMechanics
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BosF1 wrote:
03 Jul 2022, 18:00
What a huge --- up from the team to not pit Norris for softs under safety car! Alonso did stop for softs and Norris will have a less than likely chance to hold him off.
Teamstream has message to Norris to pit. Not sure if it was too late or if it will just happen.

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Darth-Piekus
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Great they lost the position to Alonso.

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MrGapes
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they did it too late.... man I cant believe it

They gave the call when Lando was already pass pit entrance

michl420
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:x :x :x

FittingMechanics
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Darth-Piekus wrote:
03 Jul 2022, 18:02
Great they lost the position to Alonso.
Team plays it too safe too often. We are not fighting for wins so we need to gamble a little bit. Doing what everyone else does will only guarantee a midfield position. If they switched to softs on their scheduled pitstop, he may have been in position to jump ahead or have tire advantage against non pitting cars.

Emag
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I am guessing they thought Alonso would get through with the softs if Lando kept the hards. Otherwise doesn't make sense to lose track position like this.

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MrGapes
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they should of pitted straight away as soon as safety car came out...

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