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Autosport
Ronald Vording

Why McLaren sees Mercedes customer team status as a disadvantage in F1 2026

After McLaren secured a double podium in Miami and appeared to have turned a corner following its first major upgrade of the year, the race weekends in Montreal and Monaco have not gone according to plan.

In Canada, things partly unravelled due to the decision to start on intermediate tyres, while Lando Norris later retired with a gearbox issue. Monaco brought another DNF for the reigning world champion, this time due to a problem with the power unit itself.

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