Absolutely His race pace the last part of season ( with more experience) was far from Norris. I know he’s a rookie but I will wait and see.
[Scarbs] Back to the old days, the McLaren Mercedes F1 KERS c2009. With the battery exposed in the sidepod! Power electronics were in the other sidepod. Just 80hp for 6s and weighing 25kg Cell density quoted by A123 at 20,000 W/kg. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Oscar is very savvy and realistic-- https://f1i.com/news/502750-mclarens-piastri-not-a-fan-of-daring-to-dream-in-f1.html McLaren's Piastri not a fan of 'daring to dream' in F1 Andrew Lewin 16/03/2024 at 17:24 While the technique of 'visualisation' is a common one in terms of sports psychology, McLaren driver Oscar Piastri is clearly not a believer and prefers to be more level-headed and realistic in his approach to F1. The 22-year-old from Melbourne enjoyed a strong rookie season in 2023, winning a sprint race from pole position and finishing on the podium in two Grands Prix over the course of the year, the first of them in Japan. But Piastri is not one for looking back and has his sights firmly set on taking his first GP victory, although he's the first to admit that he's not one to "dare to dream" about such things becoming a reality. “I always try and focus on the next session, or the next weekend, and trying to maxmise that,” he told Australian motorsports website Speedcafe after finishing in fourth place in the second round of the season in Saudi Arabia. While missing out on a podium was undoubtedly disappointing, Piastri said that that he had other measures of knowing whether he had done a good job on any given weekend. "I find it very easy to judge whether you’ve had a good weekend or a bad weekend, and whether you’ve gotten the most out of what you’ve got," he explained. "You can always judge yourself, very easily. “You always leave a weekend knowing [whether or not] we’ve done a good job," he said. “Japan for example we had clearly the second quickest car, so getting on the podium, once Perez didn’t finish, that was kind of the bare minimum. “It certainly wasn't in my top three, probably not top five races of the year, and yet it was one of my best results of the season," he said. “Sometimes the results don’t always tell the full story of how I feel the weekend’s gone. “If you’ve got the third or fourth quickest car and you manage to get a podium, the result is the same - but the feeling of how you’ve achieved it is completely different." Piastri said that in his view, imagining race wins and titles was a waste of time. “In Formula 1, this sport is still very dependent on both car and driver – a lot of car. “If you’re in the slowest car on the grid, you’re not going to win a race or a championship. It’s as simple as that," he stated. “No matter how hard you try or want it, it’s not going to happen for you. “I rarely dare to dream about it," he added when asked about winning his first race, or even a title. "Trying to wish those things or dream about them can very easily become demoralising instead of constructive." Instead, Piastri explained that he remained hard-headed and clear-eyed about those things that were actually under his control, that he can actually influence and achieve. “I’ll get much more pride and happiness out of focussing on those kinds of things,” he said. "If you can finish third, go ahead then, go out and finish third. But if you’ve clearly not got the car to win a race, there’s not that much use thinking about it."
I don't know much about Oscar Piastri, but if I can judge by that article, he seems level-headed and quite realistic about his chances, and I like that in a driver. He certainly knows how to drive too.
I like his approach vs the chatty Norris and Russell. Oscar has a touch of Max-esque approach to F1 possibly.
There is a lot to like in both Piastri's start to his racing career and in his public utterances so far. Also, if you haven't given it a look, his mum's Twitter is funny Image Unavailable, Please Login
Bahrain takes full control of supercar brand McLaren Bahrain takes full control of supercar brand McLaren (bbc.com) Bahrain's sovereign wealth fund has taken full ownership of the McLaren Group, which builds high-end sportscars and owns a majority stake in the McLaren F1 team. The Bahraini fund, Mumtalakat, was already McLaren's biggest shareholder.
https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/mclaren-reshuffles-f1-technical-team-as-sanchez-leaves-after-three-months/10594011/ McLaren having had enough of David Sanchez after just 3 months really speaks to something being wrong with the mans leadership skills. Vasseur showing him the door upon his arrival has proven to be wise. Obviously he's problematic and holds better designers back.
Sounds like the job was not what was envisioned. So he is at fault??? I see no proof offered by either and Mclaren did hire him. IF they got it wrong then its a Mclaren issue possibly.
Fair enough. I don't understand why McLaren would give him the technical director job in the first place. They saw him botch the previous Ferrari cars development with Binotto, so what went through their heads that made them think "Yeah, lets get that guy!" IDK. The technical staff under him had to have had issues with him for McLaren to have so quickly let him go so fast. They must've realized "this guy ain't going to work out here". The smart money would be on Rob Marshal to take the spot.
Mclaren came out with a list of personnel after Sanchez left. I believe Marshal is on that list of re-organization.
Lando just needs to talk much less about his lack of a win and drive. Really......Shut up. McLaren can fight Red Bull for wins this season, says Lando Lando Norris says McLaren's performance at the Chinese Grand Prix provided "more evidence" that he can claim his maiden Formula 1 victory during the 2024 season.
https://www.planetf1.com/news/lando-norris-facial-injury-miami-grand-prix-amsterdam-party McLaren driver Lando Norris has been pictured with bandages after sustaining a facial injury ahead of next weekend’s Miami Grand Prix. Images surfaced on social media on Saturday evening showing Norris nursing a cut to his face while partying on a boat in the Dutch capital of Amsterdam, where the McLaren driver was believed to have been reveling in the Koningsdag (King’s Day) celebrations.
Lando is quickly turning into a clown...his comments on Checo are very distastefull, and show some lack of intelgence....
His face after his problems in Amsterdam yesterday. He needs to shut it and drive. Most points on record without a win and runs his mouth way too much! Tweet— Twitter API (@user) date
And what is up with the bald guy with the stripes on his head? Is that Mazepin rocking the Russian flag?
Easy !! So far Norris has be the only challenge for Red Bull and Ferrari, with 2 podiums. He is in front of the Mercedes drivers.
This is ambitious lol. Stella: McLaren can catch Red Bull in next 12 months if it maintains F1 gains Andrea Stella believes McLaren can catch Formula 1 championship leaders Red Bull if it can replicate last year's development trajectory over the next 12 months.
