The painful weakness exposed in McLaren's upgraded F1 car
- Posted by hudson on Aug 03, 2023
McLaren’s mega upgrades that made it a real contender to be F1’s second-fastest team came at a cost – and it needs to be fixed urgently.
Back-to-back Lando Norris podiums turned into a lowly seventh at the Belgian Grand Prix, in an abrupt end to McLaren’s excellent recent form, with Oscar Piastri eliminated on the first lap for good measure.
But even a normal race for both cars would have fallen well short of McLaren’s sky-high recent standards, thanks to something McLaren sacrificed while chasing its gamechanging upgrades. And addressing that is now a big priority.
00:00 Bouncing back
00:32 Sacrifices
03:09 What it cost McLaren
06:02 Was it worth it?
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