Who can stop Max Verstappen in F1? In the top 9 round of the season McLaren has progressed exponentially, representing the biggest obstacle for the Dutch driver and consequently for Red Bull. Ferrari he has collected more victories (two, ed.) but they must be put into context. In Australia the talent of Hasselt had to raise the white flag due to a problem with the right rear braking system, while the statement of Leclerc in the streets of Principality it is not totally representative of the value of the vehicle available.
Too atypical toboggan Monegasque to be a useful point of reference for drawing up a hierarchy on the balance of power. On “traditional” tracks McLaren he has shown that he can aspire to victory from You love me on. Only perfection was missing. TO Imola as in Canadathe qualifying sessions significantly influenced the final result, but anyone with a minimum of critical analysis knows well that the best single-seaters on the track in both circumstances were those of the team Of Woking. It is no coincidence that the points in the world championship rankings have increased tenfold compared to the last campaign.
In the 2023right in Spaincame the first ring of the McLaren who qualified in third place after a horrendous start to the season. Since then the team he shifted gears and allowed a Norris And Plates to constantly fight at the top. We are faced with three consecutive important weekends, on tracks that have always rewarded the best single-seaters of the lot: Spain, Austria And England. As anticipated by Andrea Stellathe Montmelò circuit represents a unique challenge and the British team will have to keep their concentration high to take advantage of every little opportunity.
F1, McLaren: Zak Brown launches attack on Red Bull
The need for perfection invoked team principal Of Orvieto is also reiterated by Zack Brown. According to manager American, the great dominions in the history of the category were not only thanks to the medium. Ferrari, Mercedes and today Red Bull they dominated because, together with the competitiveness of the single-seater, they optimized the management of the tyres, the execution time of the pit stops and strategies. All while supporting the excellence of the vehicle through operational perfection on the track. In the last calendar year, the team created by Bruce could obtain better results if, during the weekendhad managed to maximize its full potential.
The victory of You love me it could have been repeated in the round following, because the pace shown in the race seemed more than sufficient and at times better than that of the Red Bull RB20 Of Max Verstappen. Second Brown The team has two excellent drivers, probably the best lineup from the F1. Aspect advocates precisely from the Austrian competition, as supported by Helmut Marko in one of the very rare eulogies to one’s own competitor. According to the CEO of team English, although the reliability is excellent as is the speed of the McL38in order to win consistently we need to raise the bar even further in all areas.
F1, Lando Norris is ready for a change of pace
The growth of the historic English team continues hand in hand with the professional maturity of Lando Norris. We are talking about a British rider who today seems ready to aspire to more ambitious results. All this after the right apprenticeship and after finally breaking the ice thanks to the conquest of the first world championship success in the stage Florida. Last week, the Englishman visited McLaren Technology Centre to observe the team’s work, a context where he took care of various useful details for the preparation for the very demanding weekend of Barcelona.
The Briton, in no uncertain terms and without fear of being proven wrong by the facts, declared that he is more than ready for the next challenges, although he is aware that there is still a lot of work to do to win more regularly. Nonetheless, he remains super confident in the work of the team which during the last calendar year has demonstrated that it knows how to do great things. According to the driver born in 1999, in fact, McLaren is working in the right direction and the results on the track confirm the performance growth of the colored single-seaters papaya. We look forward to Friday for the confirmations…
Author: Andrea Bovone
Images: McLaren F1 Team – F1Tv
