Why McLaren Swapped Steering Wheels During A Race

[@SuperGenericUser]

Maybe Chrome stopped responding? 😂

[@feisaljauharitufail]

Too much tab open at the same time.

[@therealhollowmellon]

Yeah not enough RAM

[@Banyo__]

actual LOL

[@eeeeeek]

gotta clean those cookies

[@911wasaninsidejob]

@@eeeeeek pastry*

[@ManOfPillowDoom]

Thank you for not dragging out the video to 8 minutes like most other channels do

[@mattamys]

That’s the aim! No filler information just FACTS

[@ManOfPillowDoom]

@@mattamys Thank you Matt. You're the sexiest man alive for that.

[@RobertDoornbosF1]

​@@ManOfPillowDoom Nah it's just his face tbh🥰

[@RobertDoornbosF1]

​@@ManOfPillowDoom Nah it's just his face tbh🥰

[@about19wookiees14]

No bs, no over dramatizing, no opinion or bias, just information and an understandable explanation. Thank you

[@tttimok]

Top quality content Matt! You have a real niche - I love the quick turnaround of a technical video that’s relevant to the race, but that no one else really thinks to cover!

[@adambarber100]

I wonder how much of it was a software issue. The hard reboots could get the engine computer into an unrecoverable state, essentially bricking it and the power unit along with it. It also makes me wonder where the software architecture of these cars actually is, and how much of each team’s success and struggles is due to that, instead of simply mechanical elements. Which is to say, please do a video about F1 car onboard software. Who writes it? How do they test it? How do they deploy code changes? How has it evolved over time? What’s next? Will F1os ever be a standard platform for all cars? Have any teams ever cheated with software? Is any software shared with, or eventually released to road cars? How does car software interact with simulator software? There are so many questions, and I don’t recall ever seeing anyone discuss it.

[@MightyCoffeeMaker]

OMG i want to know too now

[@anonymousfuck9320]

McLaren makes the ecu for the cars so

[@Wertdante]

I think they just used custom ecu and screen like any other race car but with hardened hardware oh dont forget about tons of sensor. The problem is how they sure about new engine setting without dyno test

[@Vali17F1]

Short, extremely good explained and a very nicely done video as always ^^

[@mattamys]

Thank you kindly!

[@Alex58399]

Having Chrome as their sponsor makes no sense as their car runs like Internet Explorer

[@xmixdx7351]

no it runs like chrome with 5 tabs open 😂

[@rayhib]

@@xmixdx7351 is that a lot?

[@supernerd4623]

@@rayhib on chrome? Absolutely.

[@Lelouch980]

They should’ve switch edge

[@IvanCalderon]

@@supernerd4623 only if you have like 2 gigs of ram total smh

[@kiali6437]

This type of content is perfect, short but we can understand everything perfectly, top quality content Matt !

[@mattamys]

Thanks!

[@selder_7]

They had accidentally fitted the steering wheel prototype that only displays advertisements, Piastri eventually convinced them that they should swap it as no one would be looking when they’re that far back anyway

[@SuperGenericUser]

Ah yeah, the old Google AdWords version

[@insomnicks]

Imagine the electrical issues is because of those digital changing ads on the car 😂

[@adityachampawat1414]

Really happy for Fernando!!!

[@PlittHD]

According to a source the advertisement screens drew too much power and caused the alternator to fail. source: I made it up

[@neosonixyz]

plot twist: this was true

[@tomppa345]

MY SOURCE IS THAT I MADE IT THE FUCK UP

[@RockSolitude]

I would have believed you because it's such a stupid reason and it's McLaren.

[@thana090909]

Watch this be true

[@idontlikeformula1]

So much info in so little time and executed perfectly. Subscribed

[@mattamys]

Welcome 💚

[@joebama7765]

Such a great short informative video, Thank you

[@hugochan2821]

This is like a prank to the new guy. We see this in college, high school, company, but not shock to see this in the orange team.

[@lincan4108]

those google chrome tabs must be eating all of the RAM

[@SilverScarletSpider]

Mclaren is worthless, focusing more on advertising than racing

[@neosonixyz]

Lando should get out of there

[@vedantjadhav4525]

worthless is too hard word mate and advertising a major way to collect car and invest in car and facilities

[@SilverScarletSpider]

@@vedantjadhav4525 McLaren was my favorite team. I supported their Honda era and even their washed Denial Ricciardo era. Now they are even slower than a rookie in a worthless Williams.

[@hipotenuza5663]

@@SilverScarletSpider worthless Williams scored 1 point in Bahrain. More like Uralkali HAAS.

[@vwoop]

Mclaren is doing everything in their power to make sure Oscar feels bad for not signing with Alpine.

[@stardustb390]

it's not like Alpine is further ahead. they have dipped heavily too.

[@walover165]

Alpine should have offered Oscar a contract if they wanted him to sign with them.

[@karlfernandes1367]

@@walover165 they wanted to but Oscar said he was not going to be joining them

[@walover165]

@@karlfernandes1367 No, they didn't. At the time Oscar signed with McLaren Alpine were still courting Alonso for an extension and telling Oscar they'd get him a Williams seat when they got round to it.

[@NVProlog]

this aged quite poorly

[@Osca3007]

Google messed up that steering wheel

[@JakeM218]

Strange how both Piastri and Leclerc had terminal electrical issues

[@woutervandemoortel3837]

this guy deserves more subs

[@fearfulpenguin]

Nice explainer Matt

[@tuomasholo]

It’s been reported Oscar’s Logitech steering wheel will be replaced with a more robust Thrustmaster.

[@SproutyPottedPlant]

I don’t think a quick spray of Deoxit would fix that!

[@sithyarael6807]

Just the facts. All that is needed.

[@Tacos888]

its amazinbg that they spent MILLIONS to geta new driver and they cant even make the yoke work LOL OOF do what willams does

[@Denes2005]

And then don’t even mention Lando who constantly had to refill the pneumatics

[@couch.slobodan]

It's like the mclaren is always stuck in second gear, when it hasn't been their day, their week, their month or even their year.

[@VinRZ]

Danny Ric is blessed for this season to not drive for McLaren.

[@FeelsDonkMan]

Pretty sure the engine died while in the pitbox, not as he was coming into the pits. You could hear the engine running as he entered his box, and then go to silence.

[@mattamys]

If you check the onboard you see it cut off when coming down the pit lane!

[@TatersEatsCrayons]

someone needa to make a meme video of mclaren changing lewis’ steering when in a 2012 race and then them changin piastry’s wheel

[@benjarsenault]

And then the car broke

[@SuperGenericUser]

RIP McLaren

[@kaitlynethylia]

I have never watched any kind of racing content in my life, I have no idea why youtube recommended this, still very interesting though

[@Shifftee]

What’s the song in the background called?

[@adampanasiewicz5208]

i noticed that i thinkg maclaren during pit stop pluged some device on the left side of the car did anyone know what was it

[@edgarcenturion5193]

This happened to nico rosberg in Singapore 2014 too

[@richardcook1987]

Because it broke.

[@mkz24]

they need more RAM.

[@alistiairgodwyn1413]

I mean at this point why not

[@planetetelios9748]

Because the first steering was the model of last year. Oups, 😮😅😅😅

[@rock3tcatU233]

I think that the e-ink adverts fried the computers.

[@JakeM218]

Leclerc had same problem

[@crazylousy]

…Chrome was trying to load google advertisements

[@juz882010]

im guessing they just use electric tape for the wiring instead of actually adding connectors.

[@pierrick1705]

im wondering where is the CPU in a modern F1 car ? is it all in the steering wheel ?

[@ghostrider-be9ek]

no definitely not, its either serial or IP comm

[@pierrick1705]

@@ghostrider-be9ek that would explain why the steering wheel swap did nothing

[@moniker8391]

How to make unfunny; “hey guys car ran like chrom wit tab open; over loaded and slow as balls” 😂

[@Nonixification]

"unknown whats the issue" vs "thats why they swapped wheel"

[@ShikayHawken]

What if the main cause of that is because of their fancy digital sponsor panel? I remember McLaren was boasting about it.

[@TomTheDon_]

do you know the game you can play on chrome, when there is no connection?? :D

[@m.rizkiapriansyahrizki4234]

dinosaurs

[@lichh64]

So it's a software issue?

[@ergoproxy-gx2cq]

No it's skill issue 😎

[@JakeM218]

I’d say hardware. Something has obviously vibrated loose on the car.

[@Shivasuriyan.B]

McLaren are new Williams 🤣?

[@Flashbang_Photo]

I really wanted to see the helmet cam while that was happening

[@AM-ni3sz]

Zac needs to consider a career change

[@superxavxii421]

How tf does this happen to a team like them. They got so many resources but are stagnant and broken

[@CHLBUTTERWORTH]

Don't McLaren Technologies make the screens and ECU's for all the cars? Doesn't look that good if their wheels and electrical systems are failing.

[@2secondslater]

McLaren swapped steering wheels after they left the race

[@Fluffski2006]

These wheels are tested within an inch of their lives so if there was a problem with the wheel it would've shown in testing. I think it's the car electronics.

[@snooky3]

Kick McLaren off the grid. Pathetic shambles.

[@NoxiiousGaming]

They should download more RAM.

[@Jumpboy5100]

McLaren has the same problem as MOZA sim racing wheels lol

[@supernenechi]

Windows update probably

[@Everychicken]

Connection problems…

[@salazar0001]

Not enough RAM

[@Spartan195X]

they invested more in the sponsor changing screens than the actual driver wheel

[@fprgamingf1]

lagging 😭

[@bentandre5524]

why did they swap drivers?

[@imnotwhitebutimwhite]

Android be like

[@Nebula_Ultra]

Imagine quitting alpine for McLaren lol

[@walover165]

Imagine not offering the most talented rookie in years a contract then acting all surprised when he signs with someone else

[@Nebula_Ultra]

@@walover165 true

[@devonmccallum7130]

It's because they didn't pay for the monthly subscription and lost the heated seats and extra power.

[@johnpaullaxa5486]

Riccardo is smiling

[@love02angel]

The car doesn't like piastri lol

[@jansenonline]

I think the problem was they had a great New steering wheel, they put a lot of money in developing it all last year, and then suddenly the wheel betrayed them and said it will be steering an alpine this year. O wait, no I guess that karma belonges to someone else. I hope Piastri sees nothing but the alpine tail light all this year.

[@semnejlepsi8983]

Its not like alpine tried to pressure him into signing by lying to the public or something... Im very glad some dickhead isnt leaving that part out

[@walover165]

Imagine embarrassing yourself like this, that you bought Alpine's lies hook, line and sinker...

[@jackieparzival8240]

piastri is overrated

[@jasonfleming3328]

All Dan's fault lol. Ain't that right waando fans.