Tom Clarkson

Just while we're talking about McLaren, Lando, how have you seen him grow as a driver in the last few years?

And in F1 I can still beat him in F1.

Let's talk about 2026 now.

I mean, it feels like a complete change for everybody.

In what areas is your job different in the cockpit?

What aspect feels most different to you?

Is it the narrower tires?

Is it the lack of or less ground effect?

Is it the increase in electrical energy?

How it will get sorted.

It kind of reminds me of when Pirelli came in as the sole tyre supplier.

It took everyone a while to work out how best to get the maximum out of them.

What about the chassis themselves?

The cars are narrower, shorter, et cetera.

Aesthetically, I think they look fantastic.

They look really good cars.

I agree with you.

So, if I said, do they feel more like a 2021 car, pre-Ground Effect?

happy to be challenged and then especially i'm happy to also challenge the engineers to make it better because that's that's what they're gonna do what about the racing on a sunday afternoon do you think how's that gonna play out you know with no drs now are you gonna be able to control your pursuers like you did in singapore when you won the race for example

Is there one particular kind of driver that will excel with these cars?