McLaren rue ‘potentially lost podium’ with hesitant Lando Norris tyre call at F1 Dutch GP

McLaren lamented a “missed opportunity” to potentially finish on the podium with Lando Norris during a chaotic, rain-affected F1 Dutch Grand Prix. 
Lando Norris (GBR) McLaren MCL60. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 14, Dutch Grand Prix, Zandvoort, Netherlands, Race
Lando Norris (GBR) McLaren MCL60. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 14, Dutch Grand Prix,…

Norris started on the front-row alongside168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: Max Verstappen but ende🅘d up slipping down the order after making the switch to intermediate tyres later than his rivals when an early deluge hit. 

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Although Norris recovered to seventh, two places ahead of teammate 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Oscar Piastri, McLaren team principal Andrea Stella felt his side should have come awa🦄y from Zandvoort with a stronger result. 

Asked by mahbx.com whether he considered the result a missed op🐽portunity, Stella replied: “Yes.

“In two ways it is a missed op𝓰portunity. It might have been a bit lost in the noise, but actually Oscar, who stayed out꧃, he was coming through very fast and he was in a strong position. 

“Unfortunately he locked up 🦹the front tyre𝕴s in Turn 1 and he needed to pit. And then once he pitted, the Safety Car came out. 

“So we had the double hit with Oscar, that he had this lock-up, while he was overtakin🔴g Magnussen, and thꦍen the Safety Car coming out. 

“But Oscar🃏’s strategy was actually putting him ahead of Albon, who was racing in P6 after the Safety Car and Oscar wa♌s clearly ahead. So there’s a missed opportunity there. 

“And there’s definitely a missed opportunity with Lando in n🔯ot executing the race perfectly today, because we 𒉰hesitated too much in pitting while it was raining.”

Oscar Piastri (AUS) McLaren MCL60. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 14, Dutch Grand Prix, Zandvoort, Netherlands, Race
Oscar Piastri (AUS) McLaren MCL60. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 14, Dutch Grand Prix,…

When pressed on whether he felt a podium was on the cards, Stella ꦓsaid: “Potentially. I think Fernando was ahead of Lando, because he was ahead of him on track. 

“🎶So fair play to Fernando that he gained the position on track. But behind Fernando, it could have been the position for Lando to finish on. 

“So definitely the missed opportunity includes a potentially missed podium.”&nbs♈p;

Stella confirme🎀d that McLaren will review their communications, something Norris noted after the race, lamenting that🃏 “nothing was clear enough”.

“There was just different in🎀formation. Nothing was clear enough,” Norris told Sky. 

“It’s𒅌 up to us. At the time, you do the best that you can. It’s hard enouꦬgh to keep it on track in the first place. That’s the first challenge I’ve got to think of. 

“On the second lap when I was so easily overtaken by Perez, I was surprise꧂d that we stayed out. A lot goes through my head at that time!” 

The Briton adde🌠d: “It’s clear we made the wrong decision, we made a bad decision, it’s something we’ll talk about and🦩 review. 

"We’ve ♐made a couple this season, we⭕’ve lost too many positions and too many points with a coupe of these things.”

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