Norris says that it was a valuable lesson for his McLaren team after the issue wasn’t highlighted at the first test of the year in Barcelona.
Wind sensitivity has been a bigger issue for some teams than others in recent years, and it wasn’t clear if the characteristic would carry over into the new aerodynamic package.
Norris completed only 50 laps on Thursday, the opening day of the Bahrain test, in part because of brake problems that prevented him from doing long runs.
Despite the limited mileage, the Englishman noted that the team learned a lot about the MCL36.
“Definitely the cars are still sensitive to the wind,” said Norris. “I think that’s a good thing we found it out, just because Barcelona was not windy. So it’s kind of good that we understood that it’s still there.
“F1 cars are still sensitive to the wind, and how gusty it can be, and so on. And just the difference in the track – it’s a lot hotter today than what it was in Barcelona, so how the tyres are…
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