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Why Oscar Piastri didn't get to pit on Lap 1 after front-wing damage: Oscar: "I've got damage" Tom: "We are looking" [gets overtaken by the whole grid]

Oscar was 14 seconds behind the Aston Martins by the end of Lap 2 before he even pitted to get a new front wing.

These are the best footage I could find of the Piastri-Lawson contact that caused this damage in the first place. Though, this does not really clarify anything.

u/Elegant_Gentian — 1 day ago
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No penalty for LH, Lando stays P4

Mods let us crosspost!

I gave up trying to screenshot the official document nicely and just downloaded the one from the main sub.

u/HeNARWHALry — 1 day ago
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I know this is for F1, but is anyone following the drama on the Indy drivers? Zak is really making it hard for me to root for our boys in the World Championship. Genuinely baffling what they are doing to Lundgaard.

u/chiefzanal — 2 days ago
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Andrea Stella Admits Norris Was Right on Fuel Saving | British GP Sprint 2026

Q: "Lando seemed to be dealing with a couple of things. His front-left tire was a bit worn, and a bit of lift and coast for fuel. We heard a radio message, him saying afterwards, can we get this right?"

Andrea: "I think it's normal that you degrade this corner of the car because of the demand here in Silverstone. I'm not sure if it was the same for everyone else.

Actually, Lando's pace was good. We needed to compromise the pace a bit because we were managing fuel. And Lando gave us a good reminder that we need to do better because it's the second time in a row that we asked the driver to manage fuel. This is not good enough. We need to do better as a team. But Lando compensated for that in a brilliant way"

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u/cherrypuck — 2 days ago
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Still fighting with the big boys.

I've seen a lot of negativity around the team lately, so I just wanted to offer a different perspective.

We're only nine races into a completely new set of regulations, and McLaren only needs to find around .2-.3 seconds per lap to be right back at the front. Over the last three qualifying sessions, we only needed .1-.2 to be 3rd and 4th with both drivers in all of them.

It's also worth remembering that McLaren is the only customer team consistently taking the fight to the factory teams. Every other customer team is a fair way behind, yet we're still up there battling the biggest manufacturers in Formula 1.

These regulations are still in their infancy. Every team is learning, bringing upgrades, and discovering performance. The pecking order is going to evolve throughout the season, and a gain of just a tenth or two can completely change a race weekend.

Of course we all want poles, wins, and championships. But the fact that we're disappointed with fighting factory teams shows just how high the expectations have become, and that's a testament to how far this team has come.

So let's support the team while they keep developing the car. We're already in the fight, we're only nine races into a new era of F1, and we're still the only customer team consistently mixing it with the factory giants.

IMHO that's something worth being positive about.

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u/TheFlyingR0cket — 3 days ago