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<p>At the Red Bull Ring this weekend, McLaren will debut the first part of a significant overhaul. In upcoming European races, the Woking team is predicted to introduce additional components. McLaren announced plans to overhaul the whole vehicle during the Canada weekend, hoping to recover from a slow start to the 2023 Formula One season. On the track in Austria, Norris will be using updated sidepods, with the complete list of modifications to be unveiled by the FIA soon. Since there are so many new components, and since McLaren wants to start using them as soon as possible, the team is rolling out their greatest update of the season in phases. McLaren required additional time to design and build the upgrade. At the Red Bull Ring, only Norris's vehicle will have the latest components installed, while Oscar Piastri will have to wait until the following event at Silverstone, when he and Norris will each have around 75% of the whole kit.</p>

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<h2>F1 Austrian Grand Prix: Major Changes to McLaren MCL60</h2>

<p>In the lead-up to the start of the Austria race weekend on Friday, McLaren gave onlookers their first glimpse at their newly introduced work, which naturally includes a significant degree of changes around the sidepod region.</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="es">Detalles del nuevo pontón del McLaren. Un poco de Aston Martin, un poco de Red Bull...<br />
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Details of new McLaren's sidepod. Abit of Aston Martin, a bit of Red Bull...<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/f1?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#f1</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AustrianGP?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AustrianGP</a> <a href="https://t.co/O6NNTNZCwY">pic.twitter.com/O6NNTNZCwY</a></p>
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<p>The upgrades have been compared to those of Aston Martin and Red Bull, with the latter being hardly surprising given that Mercedes and Ferrari have ditched their unique sidepod designs in favour of solutions more akin to the season's dominant Red Bull team as part of their massive upgrade packages. McLaren is also making significant progress on the MCL60's floor.</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="es">Primeras fotos de los nuevos pontones de McLaren. Solo en el coche de Norris hoy.<br />
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<h2>F1:Norris Gets the Latest Updates</h2>

<p><img alt="Lando Norris 1 " height="720" src="/uploads/2023/06/Lando-Norris-1-.jpg" width="1280" /></p>

<p>McLaren would be taking a huge financial hit if anything were to be ruined if it shared components between the two vehicles. Since Norris is the more seasoned driver and currently is the lead McLaren driver in the championship standing, he got the upgrades over Piastri, who is a relative newcomer to the sport. While acknowledging that the Red Bull Ring should be more friendly, McLaren team chief Andrea Stella emphasised the importance of the modifications in transforming the team's competitive fate.</p>

<p>McLaren started reversing course with an earlier upgrade package in Azerbaijan after seeing it was falling behind with its floor design in the early interpretations of F1's ground-effect regulations introduced last year. However, it was still a part of a larger body of work begun under the old technical regime, but this package is the product of the new structure put in place in April, when technical director James Key was replaced by a three-pronged organisation.</p>

<p>Norris enters the Austrian round with a total of 12 points, putting him in 11th position in the Drivers' Championship.</p>


F1 Austrian Grand Prix: McLaren's Latest Upgrade to MCL60 Features Red Bull Design Elements

In Austria, McLaren revealed a substantial improvement package that resembled the home team to enhance the MCL60. The McLaren MCL60's initial redesign should help it catch Alpine, Ferrari, Aston Martin, and Mercedes during the Austrian Grand Prix.

<p>This weekend's Grand Prix in Emilia-Romagna was postponed due to the terrible flooding in northern Italy this week. Formula One said it made the call after consulting with Italian government officials out of concern for racer safety and to relieve emergency services of unnecessary stress. While the decision was understandable in light of the dangers presented by the territorial downpour, it may have stung several teams, especially Mercedes, Ferrari, and McLaren. At Imola, each of these three teams intended to unveil significant improvements to the vehicles that they would be driving. Ferrari intended to increase their downforce by altering the riding height of their rear suspension. Having it happen at Imola, the Italian team's home track made it that much more meaningful. In addition, McLaren had planned improvements to enhance their straight-line performance, which was severely exposed in Miami.</p>

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<h2>Mercedes Major Upgrade Delayed</h2>

<p><img alt="Formula 1 Mercedes W14 2  jpg" height="720" src="/uploads/2023/05/Formula-1-Mercedes-W14-2-.jpg" width="1280" /></p>

<p>One of the biggest losers from the new regulations is Mercedes, whose dominance in the sport was ended by Red Bull. The Silver Arrows team, however, had the B-spec in mind as the most significant modification. At the outset of the new season, after a significant change in regulations, Mercedes made a disastrous design mistake. The team's thin side pods, which they had hoped would function as concealed weapons, disappointed.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The squad has improved greatly over the last year, and they are now serious podium contenders. They realised they needed more downforce but didn't want to give up ride control, so they upgraded the suspension significantly. This would represent an over 80 per cent improvement over the original W-14 design.</p>

<h2>Why Teams chose Imola GP for Introducing New Upgrades?&nbsp;</h2>

<p>These enhancements were very important for the teams at this time. Teams were prepared to make improvements after analysing data from the first five championship rounds. Doing so in the Emilia Romagna GP was crucial because it provides a more accurate evaluation of the success or failure of these upgrades. Imola's convenient location was another factor in the teams' decision to use that event to debut their new upgrades.</p>

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<p>Carrying new components to racing weekends incurs hefty transportation expenditures. To save travel time from their headquarters, teams often use European locations for introducing important modifications. The European portion of the event was set to begin with the Emilia Romagna GP. It was the first of three races in Europe, the others were in Monaco and Spain.</p>

<p>Due to Monaco's restrictions as a narrow circuit, the Spanish GP is the next possible location for the teams to deploy these alterations. This two-race postponement may be pivotal for the final constructors' standings. Mercedes is now third, with Ferrari fourth and McLaren fifth. The three most famous teams in the sport are now struggling to compete at the highest levels.</p>


F1 Imola GP: How Cancellation of Emilia Romagna Grand Prix Impacts McLaren, Mercedes and Ferrari Development?

Widespread flooding in the Emilia-Romagna region prompted authorities to issue a warning to Formula One personnel to stay away from the racetrack. Residents in the nearby city of Imola were warned to seek higher ground.

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