" We did it ! » McLaren enjoys its 3rd place Manufacturers

Throughout the season, the battle for third place in the championship raged. In turn, Racing Point, Renault et McLaren occupied the last step of the podium. But the duel finally turned in favor of the last team mentioned after having made up a ten-point deficit on the first during the last Grand Prix of the year in Abu Dhabi.

« We did it ! rejoiced Andreas Seidl after the checkered flag at Yas Marina. Third in the Manufacturers ranking! Congratulations to the whole team, those present in Abu Dhabi but also to those at home at the technical center. All together, we had an excellent weekend and a great performance in the race which allowed us to dominate our competitors. This is an exceptional result after such a difficult and trying season ».

To achieve this, McLaren was able to count on a duo Carlos Sainz-Lando Norris very efficient, especially during the last outing of the season. “ We demanded a lot from our team this year, continues the McLaren Team Principal. Despite the pandemic and the uncertainty everyone remained focused. The factory staff continued to develop the car throughout the season with constant improvements. On the track we continued to progress weekend after weekend.

We look forward to continuing to work with Lando (Norris) and we wish Carlos (Sainz) the best for his new adventure in F1 ».

Slowly but surely, McLaren is returning to the heights of Formula 1. The return of Mercedes as an engine manufacturer from 2021 could confirm this progress.