News Details

McLaren: Encouraging to see signs of positive progress

McLaren-Honda enjoyed a positive first day of practice in Shanghai – both cars regularly ran inside the top 10 in both sessions, eventually finishing 10th (Jenson Button) and 12th (Fernando Alonso) at the end of this afternoon’s session. The MP4-30 appears to behave fairly well around the fast sweeps of the Shanghai International Circuit, although it is still too tricky to get an accurate read on performance as various cars were running on different fuel loads, and a mid-session yellow-flag period (to retrieve Felipe Massa’s car) meant that some drivers were compromised while attempting to set lap-times on fresh Option rubber. Nonetheless, the team has gathered some positive...
Full Story »
10y ago from GrandPrix247.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

McLaren duo fear tough time in China

McLaren Honda McLaren pair Fernando Alonso and Jenson Button reckon the...
10y ago from F1Zone.net

McLaren expects performance dip in China

McLaren is expecting its performance to take a dip in this weekend's...
10y ago from Motorsport.com

McLaren preview Chinese Grand Prix

McLaren drivers and team management preview the Chinese Grand Prix, Round...
10y ago from GrandPrix247.com

Cooler conditions in China a concern for McLaren

McLaren drivers Fernando Alonso and Jenson Button believe the expected...
10y ago from RichlandF1.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Francesco Bagnaia explains why it's ‘impossible'...

After failing to secure a podium at his Grand Prix at Mugello, Francesco...
11h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

EU approves Liberty Media's purchase of MotoGP and...

Liberty Media has received unconditional approval from the European...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Rallies around the world: The ones not to miss – and...

Rallying is unlike any other motorsport. It doesn’t unfold on pristine...

Popular On GunnersToday.com

70m winger Instagram post hints at potential huge...

Arsenal are looking to add significant firepower to their frontline this...
35m ago from FreshArsenal.com

Papers: Newcastle plan bumper Isak offer to thwart...

The top stories and transfer rumours from Wednesday's newspapers...
25m ago from SkySports.com

5 replacements for Thomas Partey that Arsenal could...

The Athletic reported today that Arsenal will definitely seek a...
7h ago from FreshArsenal.com

Reports: Arsenal set to announce two signings worth...

Arsenal are preparing to confirm two high-profile additions this week as...
5m ago from FreshArsenal.com

Comments

Hottest News

Mercedes edge towards Max Verstappen decision after George...

George Russell has given his verdict on rumours... Read More »
3h ago from GPFans.com

Aston Martin STUNNED by Adrian Newey methods

2016 F1 world champion Nico Rosberg has suggested... Read More »
11h ago from GPFans.com

I was an F1 star and I won Le Mans six times, but I just...

Jacky Ickx is a name that belongs in the list of... Read More »
3h ago from GPFans.com

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.