Japan🇯🇵 debrief McLaren & Ferrari edition 🏎️

Lando (1st in the standings) :

Qualifying: 2nd
Grand Prix: 2nd (18 points)
Positions: =

Oscar (3rd in the standings):

Qualifying: 3rd
Grand Prix: 3rd(15 points)
Positions: =

McLaren were strong this weekend but unfortunately were let down by qualifying and their inability to make more aggressive decisions on the pit wall. The track is not one known for overtaking so a majority of the grid finished where they qualified. Both cars had pace but not enough to outmatch the RedBull and again tyre management was lacking. A good result this weekend but there’s a feeling that it could have been more and a concern that they’ve fallen back into their habit of indecisiveness from last year.

Lewis (8th in the standings):

Qualifying: 8th
Grand Prix: 7th (6 points)
Positions: +1

Charles (6th in the standings) :

Qualifying: 4th
Grand Prix: 4th (12 points)
Positions: =

Now where do i even begin with Ferrari? The entire weekend they have been off the pace significantly. Every single session they were off the pace with no improvement to it whatsoever. There were no attempts to try remedy this with better strategy calls and the team is falling behind McLaren significantly and are losing ground to Mercedes. The team have no clue what’s going on with the car or what the exact problem is so I’m not hopeful that upgrades will help considering that the focus is shifting to 2026.

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