For a weekend that started with so many positives, it felt like we came away with less than we deserved at the French Grand Prix, but double points are not to be sniffed at. And with upgrades successfully delivered, it feels like a good time to reflect and appreciate the hard work going on back home at the McLaren Technology Centre.
There's always an air of uncertainty heading to a race with upgrades, but we depart France that bit wiser, with a lot learned and even more tested. We also picked up a nice tan and ate a few too many croissants, but enough about our race weekend, what about yours? Here's the French Grand Prix, according to you wonderful lot on social media.
We started as we meant to go on…
Bonjour from Paul Ricard! 👋
P.S. Admin went back to grab a croissant! 🥐😅
#FrenchGP 🇫🇷 https://t.co/utHTlu5YO4
@McLarenF1 Bonjour team! Hope you enjoyed your croissant!
@life_of_niksi@McLarenF1 Bonjour☕️🍮🍪 https://t.co/5LmeY1qFeY
@BartLendzion
Marmalade, we assume?
@McLarenF1 Does the croissant have papaya filling 😁
@multitalent13Well, it's not French, but we certainly approve.
@McLarenF1 @TT02_user Hello 👋 Japanese soul food 👍🍣Sushi .Do you like? https://t.co/iDYm3SBBxj
@kentorocky
Time to take care of some important business…

@McLarenF1 My dream is to feature in this
@TeamL4NDOJust making dreams come true here at McLaren. How does it feel to be featured, @TeamL4NDO?
Speaking of dreams come true, this was a childhood goal achieved.
We said we learned a lot during the French Grand Prix, and that includes Lando, who can now crack an egg thanks to our Crêpe Challenge.
@McLarenF1 @GordonRamsay does lando knows how to break an egg admin? i don’t think so https://t.co/DfO4DvCL6z
@ktvfleurIt was a messy start to the weekend, but cleaning up aside, the Crêpe Challenge went down a treat (pun intended).
@McLarenF1 @GordonRamsay admin thank you for the best content always 🤌 https://t.co/kWkOvmMp8m
@ktvfleur
Although, we’re not sure quite everybody would have approved. Hopefully, no one showed Gordon Ramsay…
We never expected the crêpe challenge to turn into a side hustle, but if Yamaha can make motorcycles and pianos, we can race cars and make crêpes.
@McLarenF1 @GordonRamsay I'd love a crepe made by the team please @McLarenF1
@plug_in_baby_xFiling under "things we love to see."
Monza 2021 - Daniel’s first win with Mclaren 💓 @danielricciardo / @McLarenF1 #FansLikeNoOther https://t.co/TXeorxeYvI
@pinkpusheen
A perfectly executed Senna logo by this commercial jet.
@McLarenF1 #FansLikeNoOther https://t.co/Bdy9ZTs1rt

Time to ditch the kitchen utensils and flour and get down to work. Given the heat in France, this felt like a literal case of 'out of the frying pan and into the fire.'
@McLarenF1 @danielricciardo Excited for more sunburns baby! Let’s go boys!! https://t.co/wE1jjUMm7I
@jermsp
@McLarenF1 Please stay hydrated guys!
@Daia242Ready for practice and quali have a good one team 🧡 @McLarenF1 @LandoNorris @danielricciardo #McLaren #FansLikeNoOther #FrenchGP https://t.co/kU0FVCH8O3
@laurabarr39
@McLarenF1 @danielricciardo Ready team 🧡💪 #FrenchGP 🇫🇷 https://t.co/AlXTaDs2pU
@hygienistdirect
This is all of us.
@McLarenF1 @danielricciardo Morning team🧡 have a great day and good luck. I will be watching and cheering you on. #BelieveInMcLaren https://t.co/q98dnOBb7v
@andersonlaura12
Five top 10 finishes from three sessions and a ton of laps completed gave us a solid grounding ahead of qualifying.
All the stuff is ready for tomorrow 🤩🧡 @McLarenF1 @danielricciardo #FansLikeNoOther #SendIt #FrenchGP https://t.co/61KjCzXSNa
@_emmp_
All ready for qualifying @McLarenF1 @LandoNorris #fanslikenoother https://t.co/29qfRt8bt4
@eebedee
Lando put himself between the Mercedes in fifth with a superb lap.
@McLarenF1 @LandoNorris The boy did good 💪🧡 https://t.co/gmk0ZgWYlZ
@sjamesgatefan@McLarenF1 @LandoNorris Great lap from lando proud of him 👏🧡 https://t.co/EZmpt5PxsG
@debbielando4
@McLarenF1 It's such a good day for papaya family. I'm so proud of our boys🧡🧡
@Daia242Gordon Ramsay gets his second mention of the weekend.
WHAT ARE YOU?! @LandoNorris https://t.co/ePC1rMix8D
@McLarenF1
Okay, we promise…
@McLarenF1 @LandoNorris @GordonRamsay Don’t. Ask. About. The. Lamb. Sauce.
@QuadrantInitially qualifying in 11th, Daniel was promoted two places, with Carlos Sainz and Kevin Magnussen receiving penalties.
@McLarenF1 Nice work team, let’s keep it up for tomorrow 🧡🧡🧡
@Lqndof1@McLarenF1 Great work team 🧡🧡 https://t.co/YSk5TGbBrj
@debbielando4
It was finally race day, and you know what that means? More croissants.
It’s #RaceDay for the #FrenchGP ‘Allez’ @McLarenF1 @LandoNorris and @danielricciardo let’s go full send today 🧡🥐🏎🇫🇷🏎🥐🧡 #FansLikeNoOther https://t.co/egSRdDDrdD
@Nathanings
@McLarenF1 Croissants? Oh go on then! Can’t wait, team. 👊🏻 https://t.co/95dVBFqaUF
@alasdairmulhern
Disclaimer: alternative French foods are available.
Just in time.
Ready for the race.
#FansLikeNoOther https://t.co/p8yeVPFOjZ

Time to find out where you were all watching from.
@McLarenF1 Getting ready for race start .. Walnut Creek, California USA https://t.co/T06JRoAFWy
@JLowe2727
@McLarenF1 From the track 🧡 https://t.co/VpVTAy7xSG
@lucie_prt29
@McLarenF1 Back in sunny Devon, cheering on the @McLarenF1 boys, @LandoNorris & @danielricciardo https://t.co/NkDWk2nbdj
@GingeCol17
@McLarenF1 from right here! https://t.co/PWr4uhBUAT
@scarlett8x
@McLarenF1 Cheering you on from a rather dreich Scotland ⛈🏴. Good luck today, team. You’ve got this! @danielricciardo @LandoNorris #FrenchGP 🇫🇷 #FansLikeNoOther 🧡👊🏻💪🏻 https://t.co/te3VfEu2D1
@alasdairmulhern
@McLarenF1 Stavanger, Norway 🇳🇴🧡 https://t.co/kDc06MNx8K
@vespelan
Manifesting a double-points finish.
@McLarenF1 Both papayas starting in the top ten - excited for double points! 🧡🧡🧡🧡
@KatyHolmes_@KrielMarese @McLarenF1 Double points day!!
@_Chris1Chris_@McLarenF1 Do I smell double points this weekend https://t.co/A1sVNssGKt
@razzad96Double-points successfully manifested, with Lando finishing seventh and Daniel in his starting place of ninth. There had been plenty of back-and-forth, but we'd all take it.
@McLarenF1 DOUBLE POINTS!! 🤘🤘
GREAT defending by Daniel to keep in the points, and the cars looked better then they have all season! 🔥
LET'S GOOOO!! 🧡🧡
@McLarenF1 Double points! Let’s goooo https://t.co/CRHm4HHtqq
@f1hadid
@McLarenF1 Great Job, Team 🧡💙 https://t.co/4vPDr4YuFP
@thrashdude87
This one went out to the MTC crew, who worked their socks off to deliver a successful upgrade on time. Keep it up, team, we're in this fight together.
Day shift. Night shift. Repeat. 🔁
You won’t see the hundreds of men and women back at MTC who have been working tirelessly to bring upgrades to the track, so this post is dedicated to them. 👏
We move #FearlesslyForward as one team! 👊 https://t.co/GCf2eHhqzi

@McLarenF1 Definitely... a shout-out to all those hard-working men and women behind the scenes! https://t.co/LqHQNaQTaW
@MisterPigz@McLarenF1 Never forget the people at MTC. Hard working men and Women. Thanks everybody.
@gamsmits@McLarenF1 Seriously 👏👏👏
Can’t go racing without these men & women working their tails off to design, plan, build & test what they’ve put their efforts into. Thank you, Team!!! 🧡👊
@McLarenF1 Definitely 🧡💙🖤 https://t.co/pmtD5GCF63
@22Pdc'Ferris' play. This is 'wheely' cool.
@McLarenF1 ferris wheel https://t.co/IuxXD8jd1U
@strnlsfour
Time for our weekly birthday cake… These keep getting better and better.
Someone show me a better B’day cake!! @McLarenF1 #FansLikeNoOther https://t.co/CcVmoQhHlX
@KnowshabaWhose Hungary for more? It's race week again!
@McLarenF1 see you team at the track in Hungary next weekend! super excited to support McLaren at the track! 🧡 https://t.co/bbiJt7bj5s
@moonlightvani
@McLarenF1 I can’t wait to be at the next one in person!! Always behind you team 🧡
@Clumsy_Crisp@McLarenF1 #FansLikeNoOther 🧡 Au revoir! https://t.co/ZaBOc6Sbxb
@circus_racing
@McLarenF1 Brilliant result all considered, on to Hungry we go.😃👌🧡 https://t.co/JEVsSGvomV
@f1mrfox

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