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Why McLaren sees Mercedes customer team status as a disadvantage in F1 2026
AutosportJune 8, 2026
Curated for Torqlytics readers — aggregated from trusted F1 publishers, not original reporting.
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 ...