“This is actually an opportunity”: How McLaren answered drivers’ calls to abandon tyre gamble | Formula 1
Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri advised McLaren to abandon their gamble on intermediate tyres but their engineers pointed out it was already too late.
Read more: https://www.racefans.net/2026/05/27/this-is-actually-an-opportunity-how-mclaren-answered-drivers-calls-to-abandon-tyre-gamble/
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