McLaren kept a convincing ride in the tests in Bahrain. The F1 season begins with Melbourne from 14th to 16th. March.
McLaren, who won the manufacturers’ championship in Formula Ykkön, is also in a strong mood for the coming season, according to Bahrain tests.
It is difficult to draw conclusions from individual rounds in the early part of the season, but McLaren’s long, racing -friendly bets convinced.
For example On the BBC, On Sky Sports and On Motorsport.com The British stable was raised as a pre -favorite at the dawn of the season.
McLaren Lando Norris On the second day of the tests, he was staggering for a tremendous ride similar to the Grand Prix.
British driver at the same time left on the track with Ferrari who was driving GP simulations Charles Leclerc and Mercedes Kimi Antonell half a second in every round and would have won them in the race situation for more than 30 seconds.
On the day of the tests Norris’s teammate Oscar piastri was on the track at the same time Mercedes George Russell with. Piastri left Russell 0.2 seconds per round and would have defeated it in more than ten seconds.
McLaren team manager Andrea Stella Said that Norris’s bet is not too excited about.
– The cool air is suitable for our cars, there was not much wind, Stella rolled according to the BBC.
– I don’t think we will be tremendously ahead of others. We are looking forward to steady competition, Norris acknowledged.
Hamilton excited
Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc said that the racing bet against Norris gave the Italian team precious information on where Ferrari was McLaren.
Seven -time world champion Lewis Hamilton Moved to Ferrari this season after a few difficult Mercedes years. Hamilton said he had a better feeling than a long time.
– We have built a very good foundation, but these guys seem really competitive. We only know in the opening race where we are going, but there is still enough work, Hamilton said.
In recent years, Red Bull, which dominated the F1 circus, was in small problems in Bahrain. The reigning champion Max Verstappen and Liam Lawson They were in trouble with control of their cars, and each spun a couple of times.
– The tests did not go as well as we expected, but it is better to find problems now than later in the season. That’s why we are here, to understand the car, the technical leader of the stable Pierre Wache acknowledged.
The F1 season begins with Melbourne from 14th to 16th. March.