The Woking-based team were expecting to be the best of the rest behind the top three but have found themselves being hotly challenged by Alpine for the fourth spot in the standings. After 13 rounds of racing this season, McLaren are four points behind Alpine in P5 while Red Bull, Ferrari, and Mercedes are miles ahead.
This has not surprised Andreas Seidl, who expected established teams with existing infrastructure to have their affairs in order even before the budget cap was introduced by the sport to curb overspending. Speaking in an interview with RacingNews365, the German engineer said:
Seidl went on to add:
What infrastructural upgrades does McLaren have in the pipelines?
McLaren boss Andreas Seidl has confirmed that the team already has a plan in place to address any infrastructural deficiencies they might have.
Speaking in the aforementioned interview with RacingNews365, Seidl said:
Seidl also touched on their CFD (computational fluid dynamics) development, adding:
McLaren have taken a long-term approach to this and have tapered their expectations for the current season to focus on 2024 and beyond. Lando Norris, the only driver on the team with a long-term contract, has also echoed his approval of this approach.
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