Monaco GP: Training Team Notes – McLaren

Lando Norris: “A decent day, I’m happy. I think we made some good progress between the sessions. As expected, it’s very close, especially for the guys behind, but we don’t look far from the guys in front of us either. We have I’m comfortable in the car but there is definitely more to unlock when I go into Saturday and qualifying, so tomorrow we can spend the day reviewing the data to see what improvements we can make can do it for the rest of the weekend. “

Daniel Ricciardo: “Back on the road! It’s nice to be here again, it’s a good track and I love it. Still, today wasn’t a great day, we still have something to do. We have.” I have the evening and all day morning to sort it out, but that’s why I love Monaco. You have a day off to really get into it, sit back and take a look at where we are missing out.

“I think by Saturday I’ll be fine and we’ll find out, but today it just felt like a bit of a stalemate sometimes. We still have work to do, but the sun is shining and we’ll be out there again on Saturday and Have fun. “

Andrea Stella, Executive Director, Racing: “It’s a great feeling to be back in Monaco, it’s full of history – but it’s also a very challenging place to drive Formula 1 cars! With these shortened FP1 and FP2 sessions always make you feel like you. ” We fight for time to test things – and there is a lot to test here in terms of setting up and understanding the tires.

“Overall, we were able to work through our plan and are satisfied with the data collected. We still have to work on improving the car tonight and tomorrow to ensure that we are ready for qualifying, which is of course the case.” , always important here. “

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