
Based on the evidence of the opening day of qualifying, both teams have the potential to take the top spot with multiple drivers – as engine manufacturers Chevrolet and Honda also go head-to-head.
Although McLaren-Chevrolet scored a 1-2 on Saturday, with Felix Rosenqvist and Alexander Rossi, CGR-Honda’s Alex Palou set his third-quickest run at one of the warmest times of the day.