Where Did McLaren's Great Pace Come From?
- Posted by vlad3 on May 02, 2022
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In Bahrain, McLaren was NOWHERE. Awful pace, a car that was apparently ‘very very difficult to drive’ and a P14 and P15 for the two drivers.
And that would have been P18 and 19 if the three Red Bull engines had held together.
But they’ve had one hell of a resurgence, with Lando getting a podium in Imola and some strong results in Australia. So what have they changed for the Emilia Romagna GP? And where are they going from here?
Well, this story with the McLaren starts in Bahrain - where we were all wondering if the McLarens were going to be the backmarkers for this year.
They only beat Latifi and Hulk (in a car he had never driven before) - and yes the Red Bulls and Gasly who all DNF’d.
If you look at Qualifying, their delta to the fastest cars in Qualifying was