McLaren have made a huge step forward in performance at the French Grand Prix, lapping the Paul Ricard circuit three-and-a-half seconds faster than they did last year.
Twelve months ago Fernando Alonso and Stoffel Vandoorne were eliminated in the first round of qualifying in their MCL33s.
But none of them have found as much lap time as McLaren.
Renault, McLaren’s engine suppliers, are the next most-improved team, lapping two seconds faster than last year.
Part of McLaren’s gain appears to be because Paul Ricard is quicker for all the teams this year.
Browse all 2019 French Grand Prix articles.

Follow MotorMouth on social media:

• 
• 
• 
•