McLaren’s mistakes which cost 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lando Norris last year have🎐 been highlighted by their ex-meܫchanic.

Norris fell short against𝓰 Red Bull’s Max Verstappen in his bid for the F1 drivers’ championship ♏in 2024.

He was powered by the fastest c💃ar in Formula 1, as McLaren sensationally overtook Red Bull in the development race to win the co𒊎nstructors’ prize.

M😼arc Priestley, a former McLaren mechanic, ins🐬ists that the failed attempt to dethrone Verstappen is a valuable step on the journey to delivering a first drivers’ title since 1998.

“I can tell you from having been through this, from personal experience, it doesn’t necessarily just come naturally,” Priestley told the  p🍒odcast about McLaren🍒’s rise.

“From everybody watching on from the outside you look at what Max and Re🍒d Bull have been d🔯oing, and what Mercedes did before that.

“You sort of think: ‘Heඣre’s McLaren now with a great car, why can’t they just deliver the ꦚsame?’

“But you have to build up to that.

“Red Bull a♋nd Max have got this recent history where they’ve got so much confidence and self belief. They can make decisions quickly and instinctively on the pit wall - typically, they are generally right.

“M🌺cLaren are sti💫ll kind of finding their feet in that regard and they’re learning how to win again.

“It seems like a strange thing to say but it’s true, you have to build the confidence to be able to mak♏e those snap dec🎃isions.

“If you🎶 look back over this season there’s been quite a few occurrences where McClaren have probably, if they’re honest, left points on the table because they maybe hesitated for a moment in terms of making a decision.”

Lando Norris cost by McLaren errors?

McLaren’s philosophy to avoid naming a No1 driver came under scrut🐻iny last season.

Their preference to treat Norris and teammate Oscar Piastri equally was criticised when it beca🌊me clear that their more experienced driver had a shot at the F1 title.

T𓂃he team’s self-imposed Papꦬaya Rules made it clear how grand prix winners Norris and Piastri should behave against each other.

The p🦂hilosophy was tweaked in the latter half of the seaꦯson, to prioritise Norris’ hope of edging Verstappen.

But th🧜eir strategy also came under the microscope, with mistakes made at several rounds.

Notably at Silversto🃏ne, Norris was leaꦐding before the final pit stops only for Lewis Hamilton to undercut him and win the race.

Then in Brazil after a 1-2 finish in the sprint race, polesitter Norris finished 🃏sixth after being overtaken by Verstappen in the puts, with McLaren’s communication also criticised.