Now McLaren may be ahead of Mercedes this season?

Now McLaren may be ahead of Mercedes this season?
24 March 2021 by    1 min read
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Mar.24 - McLaren could emerge as the second best team in 2021 - ahead of Mercedes.

That is the wild claim of respected British pitlane broadcaster Ted Kravitz, who emerged with his views on the official podcast of the Australian Grand Prix.

McLaren impressed and surprised the F1 world with its 'loophole' diffuser design for the new season, with Kravitz suggesting the newly Mercedes-powered team "spooked itself" with its rapid Bahrain testing pace.

"It was weird at the test actually," he said. "They had a very good day one in the dusty conditions and then they had a good day two.

"And then they went all sort of coy and they thought 'Oh my goodness, we better not show everything'. It's like they were scared," Kravitz added.

"They spooked themselves and they didn't want to give anything away so they stopped setting quick times to put everybody off the scent."

Kravitz believes McLaren may even be ahead of Mercedes early in 2021.

"There are going to be some doubts about whether they will be even faster than the factory Mercedes team as well," he admitted. "Some people have got McLaren in second behind Red Bull."

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4 F1 Fan comments on “Now McLaren may be ahead of Mercedes this season?”

  1. Amaya locks

    I believe McLaren will be in front of Red Bull this year. Max Verstappen is not as good as Marko and Horne might think. go go go.Danny.

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  2. John B

    Go McLaren go
    They deserve to be fighting for podiums and race wins
    Great progress with limited budget
    Let's put Mercedes and Red Bull on the back foot

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  3. ReallyOldRacer

    Great to see the papaya cars competitive. Car, management, drivers...all first rate. Top step a couple times this year? Maybe.

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