https://the-race.com...arens-2022-car/
McLaren believes that Daniel Ricciardo’s struggles with its 2021 machine should have a positive impact on its new Formula 1 car given it highlighted characteristics that might not have been explored in the same depth otherwise.
This sounds reasonable to me. More specifically:
“Some of these features [that need to be improved] have to do with how sharp the car is when it responds to a small steering input,” said Stella.
“With the wide tyres, the first time we put them on in 2017, it was very clear that it was super responsive to small steering input. And this can be a good feature, if you have a 90-degree quick corner, it is a good feature. But most of the time that makes the car more difficult to drive.“So once we understood, then it’s what to do then with the consistency of aerodynamics through the corners. And we understand that from this point of view, there’s work to do on our side.