2022 represents for the McLaren, as well as for many other teams in the medium-high range of the standings, the great opportunity to reduce the gap that separates them from the first two positions on the grid, permanently occupied by Mercedes and Red Bull. The revolution of the technical regulation planned for this year, combined with the implementation – now fully operational – of the budget cap, forces the teams to better manage their resources. A mistake during the development process, in fact, could cost very dearly, significantly slowing down the run-up to the top. Fourth at the end of the 2021 season, after having bowed to Ferrari only in the last GPs, the British team has decided to resort to a ‘extreme’ plan to get closer to the top positions again.
“We are producing fewer pieces [di ricambio]“, Said the chief operating officer of the papaya team, Piers Thynne, in an interview published by the official McLaren website. A potentially risky move, which, however, according to the Woking team could work. Of course there will be enough components to replace various damaged components, Thynne clarified, but the idea is that of rationalize production as much as possible. “This is a cultural change – explained the McLaren engineer – but it will allow greater flexibility in considering updates “.
“It’s a difficult trade to make – acknowledged Thynne, aware of the risks the team runs – but we will have fewer parts available for the MCL36 than we had for the 35M. This is to have room in the budget to deliver more performance. We will never have too few parts to make cars work, but where in the past we would have had five or six parts, for example, we will have five “. Speaking of updates, McLaren has already targeted the Bahrain GP: “We know that performance in race one is crucial, so we will be delivering an upgrade package for that event. But we expect many more to follow“, He concluded.
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