"Oscar Piastri hasn’t been the world’s most consistent driver so far this season, but he has flashed moments of greatness. More importantly, if the McLaren has the latent pace advantage I’m expecting, it should be easy for Oscar to keep a Top 2 position if he qualifies well. Even if he struggles in qualifying, Baku’s long straight should give him p... Read more

"Lando Norris has the by far fastest car at a circuit that should suit the McLaren. Max Verstappen is unlikely to get on the podium this weekend with the Red Bull deeply unsuited to Baku’s tight, sharp corners. McLaren have been shamed into publicly contemplating team orders to protect Lando from having to beat Oscar Piastri on merit. And once agai... Read more

"Lando’s dominant 22 second win at the Dutch Grand Prix confirmed McLaren’s status as the by far fastest car on the grid. With 9 races still to go, including the only race Red Bull lost in 2023, Max Verstappen’s championship lead is precarious. As long as Mercedes, Ferrari, and even McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri can take some extra points off Max,... Read more

"Winner last week in the Netherlands, Lando Norris has to be a considered sizable favorite to do it again this week. Monza is slightly worse for the McLaren and better for Red Bull than Zandvoort, but Lando won by 22 seconds even while wasting 15 laps behind Max after a poor start to the Grand Prix. Whatever margin Lando loses from the circuit chan... Read more

"Lando’s struggles at the start are well known, but it’s a short run down to Turn 1 in Singapore. The McLaren has been faster since Miami, especially at tracks with multitudes of slow corners. Here, the Red Bull will suffer in the corners, and the Ferraris, who might be as fast as the McLarens, are too far back to contend. Overtaking is possible he... Read more

"Max Verstappen put in a great lap to get P2, and the Mercedes came from nowhere for a second row lockout, but the McLaren is still a rocketship. Oscar’s Q2 time would have good enough for 2nd on the grid, and the McLaren is faster in a straight line than both Mercedes and Red Bull. The addition of a 4th DRS zone around Singapore will also help ove... Read more

"Red Bull has brought an upgrades package to COTA this week, but this is less about the car and more about the driver. Verstappen is a legend around COTA, winning here in 2021, 2022, and 2023, but more impressively taking a Toro Rosso to 4th in 2015. Second place finish in 2018 from down the grid and a 3rd place in 2019, neither times with even the... Read more