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'Damage Limitation' for McLaren After Qualifying Woe
- McLaren faced a difficult qualifying session for the 2025 Canadian Grand Prix at Montreal's Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, with George Russell taking pole and Max Verstappen joining him on the front row.
- The qualifying struggles resulted from multiple mistakes by Lando Norris, including hitting the wall on his last lap and another error early in the session, as well as challenges in tyre choice and car setup.
- Norris acknowledged that errors had cost him valuable time and mentioned that the recent updates to the car's front aerodynamics and suspension setup did not improve his performance, while his teammate Oscar Piastri secured third on the grid and remained hopeful about their competitiveness in the race.
- Andrea Stella, McLaren's team principal, described the weekend as difficult, noting that the focus for race day would be on minimizing losses by maintaining a steady and consistent pace rather than prioritizing outright qualifying speed.
- McLaren’s setbacks suggest Norris will face a tough battle for a podium, while Piastri aims to maintain championship lead amid expected race-day improvements on this demanding track.
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Motor racing-F1 leader Piastri stays positive amid damage limitation talk
MONTREAL (Reuters) -Formula One leader Oscar Piastri stayed hopeful after a qualifying session that had McLaren boss Andrea Stella talking of damage limitation in Sunday's Canadian Grand Prix. Read full story
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'Damage limitation' for McLaren after qualifying woe
Championship leaders McLaren admitted that they are in damage limitation mode ahead of Sunday's Canadian Grand Prix after being outpaced by Mercedes' George Russell and Red Bull's Max Verstappen in qualifying.
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McLaren braces for ‘damage limitation’ in Canada
McLaren team principal Andrea Stella has conceded the Canadian Grand Prix may be more about ‘damage limitation’ than a win chase, after neither Lando Norris nor Oscar Piastri reached the front row in qualifying. The post McLaren braces for ‘damage limitation’ in Canada appeared first on Speedcafe.com.
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