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Villeneuve baffled by McLaren MCL36 'screw-up'

Jacques Villeneuve says he's baffled by McLaren's troubles, wondering how on earth the Woking-based outfit has managed to "screw-up" its new MCL36 so badly. After a seemingly productive first pre-season test in Barcelona, McLaren encountered brake temperature issues in Bahrain two weeks later that deprived the team of valuable testing miles. However, McLaren's brake problems appeared secondary to the dismal pace displayed by the team's 2022 car last weekend in Bahrain where Lando Norris and Daniel Ricciardo spent their weekend in the lower tier of F1's midfield. "How could McLaren screw this up?" Villeneuve questioned in a column for Dutch website Formule1.nl....
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