McLaren fastest on Friday but fragile on Sunday? Barcelona FP2 Data Analysis
McLaren ended FP2 with both cars in the top 3 and topping the session with Norris, and why is what matters when it comes to their chances over more than one lap when the heat gets turned up...
Lando Norris ended FP2 as the quickest driver on track, but only with a 0.009s advantage over his closest competition from the Mercedes of Russell. Although it’s only a small difference in the grand scheme of things, it drove me to look into why McLaren have been able to out-do Mercedes here specifically and the data reveals it could actually be something that makes them more vulnerable on Sunday.
