Whitmarsh confident for the rest of the season

After a difficult start to the season, the team McLaren seems to have found the solution to once again rise to the forefront. The victory of Lewis Hamilton at the Hungarian Grand Prix indeed attests to this clear return to form. The introduction of a major aerodynamic evolution during the German Grand Prix thus transformed the performance of the MP4-24.

In a video posted on the Youtube site, Martin Whitmarsh tried to explain the lack of performance of the car at the start of the season. “ When we started this season, we were a year or nine months behind our opponents in terms of development. This is why it was a real battle to come back ", did he declare. " For a lot of reasons, we found ourselves at a dead end in terms of development. We needed to reverse this trend. »

The work ended up paying off for the Woking team. The MP4-24s showed good performances at the German Grand Prix before winning with Lewis Hamilton in Hungary. With the ban on testing during the season, the possibilities of making adjustments are more difficult to implement. In this case, the motivation of the team seems to have played a determining role. “ We knew what we had to do. We just had to move in the right direction to achieve our goals. I'm happy to say that we made great progress which showed on the track. We will continue to develop this car and we want to win more races this season ", he added.

« We know what level of competitiveness requires Formula 1 : Many teams have already stopped development this year and are committed to next season. We need to make sure we do a better job than them to be competitive next year He concluded.