MONDAY MORNING DEBRIEF: What happened to McLaren's competition in the British Grand Prix?
Winner Lando Norris was 37 seconds ahead of the nearest non-McLaren at the conclusion of the British Grand Prix, so what happened to the rest of the competition?
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The same McLaren which qualified only second and third for the British Grand Prix was on race day utterly dominant, occasionally lapping up to 2s faster than the rest of the field and with winner Lando Norris 37s ahead of the nearest non-McLaren at the flag.
What had happened to the competition? With Qualifying held in the dry and much of Sunday's race wet, it was clear that Red Bull and Ferrari had derived their Qualifying speed from a more extreme set up than McLaren.
As for Mercedes, its potential was disguised by a strategic gamble which did not work out and by tyre warm-up issues when running on slicks.
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