Baku🇦🇿 debrief McLaren & Mercedes edition 🏎️

Lando (2nd in the standings) :

Qualifying: 17th but began the race 15th due to others getting penalties

Grand Prix: 4th (12 points +1 for fastest lap)
Positions: +11

Oscar (4th in the standings):

Qualifying: 2nd

Grand Prix: 1st (25points)
Positions: +1

Mclaren turned around what started out as a pretty rocky weekend. Oscar performed incredibly to take the win, executing every overtake and defensive move to a T. Lando did very well to claw his way up the grid and helped Oscar out by holding back Checo for a lap. He did everything he could considering his start position as well as being stuck in dirty air for so long and finished in 4th which along with the points Oscar scored helped secure the lead of the WCC for McLaren ahead of Red Bull by 20 points.

Lewis (6th in the standings):

Qualifying : 7th but started from pit lane due to an engine change

Grand Prix: 9th (2 points)
Positions: +10

George (7th in the standings) :

Qualifying: 5th

Grand Prix: 3rd (15 points)
Positions: +2

Mercedes have had a rough weekend in which luck came and saved them. Both drivers complained about tyre temperature, Lewis’s tyres did not perform at all and he was struggling for grip and to make overtakes. Starting from the pit lane really hampered Lewis’s race but it was necessary considering his engine did go back in Australia so he was due for a new one anyway and with sprint races coming up taking the penalty in Baku was a somewhat lesser of two evils. George faired slightly better considering he started higher up the grid but he still had the same problems. Luck came and saved both drivers with George inheriting 3rd place and Lewis scoring points due to finishing in 9th.

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