The Real Reason Ricciardo Struggled at McLaren


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Two F1 drivers, same car, same track, both driving as hard as they know how. But one is turning faster laps. Is that driver simply better? Not necessarily. Every once in a while, a car-and-driver combo will be slow because of a mismatch between them. At first glance, the reasons can be mysterious, impossible to see, hard for engineers and drivers to change. But you can solve the mystery by understanding the science and engineering that makes each F1 car and driver unique. Let’s go!

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