McLaren Sees Progress Despite Challenging Start with Update at Baku

McLaren introduced a major update during the Baku Grand Prix, but its rollout was not as smooth as previous ones, requiring repairs after the first day of testing.

Despite these challenges, the team remains satisfied with the improvements brought by this development. However, it was difficult to fully assess the extent of the progress on this circuit, whose layout did not suit the McLaren car.

Indeed, the long Caspian straight penalized the car due to its short gearbox ratio, while the slow, tight corners did not play to McLaren’s strengths, as the car excels more in long, fast corners.