McLaren accused of being too “polite” as Lando Norris strategy decisions scrutinised

"Mercedes and Red Bull appear to have the edge in terms of making consistently good decisionℱs as a team."

Lando Norris (GBR) McLaren. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 12, British Grand Prix, Silverstone, England, Race Day. -
Lando Norris (GBR) McLaren. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 12, British Grand Prix,…

Ex-F1 strategist Bernie Collins feels that McLaren are too “polite” when making strategy calls for 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lando Norris.

Norris missed out on another F1 victory as a crucial decision to fit soft tyres - rather than mediums - handed 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lewis Hamilton the win at the British Grand Prix.

McLaren’s strategy choices were once again scrutinised ꧂after the race, particularly how they communicated with Norris.

McLaren were in the fortunate position oꦇf having a spare set of medium tyres available for the final stint - the fav🐼ourable tyre compound at Silverstone.

However, Norris wanted to go on softs after he was told by McLaren that Hamilton was on them - rather than McLaren making the decision for him given they knew the medium was better, which was later proved by 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Oscar Piastri.

Speღaking on the latest episode of the , Collins thinks there’s too much “hesitation” on the McLaren pit wall.

“Mercedes and Red Bull appear to have the edge in terms of making consistently good decisio🔯ns as a team,” she said.

“The same happens across Max and GP. I think it’s just the build of the relatio🌜nship with Lando Norris is pretty new and there just doesn’t seem to be that⛄ trust there.”

“There’s been a few personnel changes from a strategy side, so they just need to get a bit more t💜rust. Even if they’d decided in the final pit stop; what tyre they were fitting and it was wrong, then you go back and you review it later. But that would have been better than having this hesitation.”

Lewis Hamilton (GBR) Mercedes AMG F1 W15. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 12, British Grand Prix, Silverstone, England,
Lewis Hamilton (GBR) Mercedes AMG F1 W15. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 12, British Grand…

Collins made reference to Hamilton’s relationship with Mercedes and ♐how they’re not afraid to “call each ot💮her out.”

“Lewis is happy to call out the pit wall,” she added. “The pit wall is happy to call out Lewis and tell him it’s going to be fine - we’ve heard it so many꧃ times before. They’re almost l🐽ess polite with each other. It’s like this is what we think and we think you’re wrong. They’re able to call each other out.

“In Lando-McLaren, it’s a bit more polite. It’s ‘like what you think, you go first’. We just can’t have that in F1. It ju🥂st needs to be this is my opinion and I am sticking to it. It needs a bit more work.”

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