News Details

McLaren ‘happy' with new nose but ‘not a step forward'

Andreas Seidl says McLaren opted to keep its new Mercedes-style nose on Lando Norris' car despite it 'not' being a step forward. The reason being, he said, is because it is part of the new development direction in which the team is going. Norris qualified P8 for the Russian Grand Prix, the first race weekend in which McLaren is the new nose the entire weekend. His team-mate Carlos Sainz, running the older design, is sixth on the grid having completed his lap 0.3s faster. McLaren, despite acknowledging that the new nose is not yet delivering performance, chose to keep it on Norris' car. Team boss Seidl explained why. 'We are happy with how the nose was working,' he told The-Race after...
Full Story »
3y ago from PlanetF1.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

McLaren Defend Decision To Trial Mercedes-Inspired Nose

Zak Brown, CEO of McLaren Racing, has defended the Woking-based team’s...
3y ago from Formula1News.co.uk

‘His Time Is Not Over Yet’: Schumacher Backs...

Sebastian Vettel is currently enduring his worst season since joining...
3y ago from Formula1News.co.uk

Bottas says lack of grip at Sochi F1 circuit like...

Valtteri Bottas has likened driving the final sector at the Sochi...
3y ago from Crash.net

Sainz and Norris feeling confident despite 'tricky'...

McLaren drivers Carlos Sainz and Lando Norris were both feeling buoyed up...
3y ago from F1i.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Yamaha to bring brand new MotoGP bike at Jerez test

Fabio Quartararo and Alex Rins are set to test ride a brand-new Yamaha M1...
50m ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Fernandez to ride 2024 Aprilia MotoGP bike from Jerez...

Trackhouse Aprilia rider Raul Fernandez will ride the 2024 spec bike when...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

McLaughlin disputes IndyCar's claim that rules...

Scott McLaughlin was one of the two Team Penske IndyCar drivers that were...
11h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

O’Ward retroactively given St. Pete win after Team...

The NTT IndyCar Series announced on Wednesday that all three Team Penske...
23h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Comments

Hottest News

Audi agree LONG-TERM F1 deal with star driver

Audi have agreed a long-term deal for the first... Read More »
6h ago from GPFans.com

Rosberg reveals financial toll of rivalry with Hamilton

Nico Rosberg recently shed light on an intriguing... Read More »
3h ago from F1i.com

'Gasly considers Alpine departure and negotiates with...

Formula 1's grid in 2024 is exactly the same as... Read More »
49m ago from GPBlog.com

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.