Better support for McLaren

MP4-25 performance is not good on slow circuits. McLaren could not do better than a fifth place by Lewis Hamilton in Monaco and an eighth place for Jenson Button in Hungary. Martin Whitmarsh?s team can no longer afford to miss these meetings as the end of the season approaches, and will have new improvements this weekend that will help the drivers increase their pace.

« We have added new developments and how to best exploit them “, commented McLaren team manager Philip Prew. “ We tried to put more downforce on the car. We installed a new front wing as well as other elements to increase aerodynamic downforce. We have improved since Hungary, where we recognize that our pace was insufficient. We are optimistic about closing our gap and hope to be more competitive from now on. »

McLaren must therefore not miss out on this Grand Prix, five races from the end of the Championship. “ It's a big weekend, especially after the lack of performance we suffered in Hungary, where high downforce and slow speeds are the benchmarks. “, explained Philip Prew. “ It should be tight between Red Bull, Ferrari and U.S. I hope we will be on track, but it would be presumptuous to say how it will all end. »