Netherlands 🇳🇱 debrief McLaren & Mercedes edition 🏎️

Lando (2nd in the standings) :

Qualifying: 1st

Grand Prix: 1st (25 points +1 for fastest lap)
Positions: =

Oscar (4th in the standings):

Qualifying: 3rd

Grand Prix: 4th (12 points)
Positions: -1

Mclaren were absolutely incredible this weekend. They came back stronger than ever with Lando winning the race with a 22 second lead over Max. Oscar was struggling to overtake Charles which is understandable because Zandvoort doesn’t make it easy to overtake at all. That being said when Oscar was in clean air he had a lot of pace on him so it was just unfortunate he couldn’t make it past Charles but he still scored valuable points for the constructors championship. I’m certain that if Oscar had more clean air like Charles did he would have been able to make the overtake. McLaren have done really well to continue fighting at the front.

Lewis (6th in the standings):

Qualifying : 12th but started 14th due to a 3 place grid penalty

Grand Prix: 8th (4 points)
Positions: +6

George (7th in the standings) :

Qualifying: 4th

Grand Prix: 7th (6 points)
Positions: -3

Mercedes have had a rollercoaster weekend to say the least. The car just wasn’t great at all during the race. Both Lewis and George had no grip whatsoever. Lewis was happy with the car but it had a lot of understeer and slow in the straights. Both cars lacked pace for some reason and both drivers had no idea why. It was quite surprising how quickly the tables turned after how good the last two races were for Mercedes so maybe Zandvoort is just an outlier.

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