Whitmarsh no longer believes it

The 13th and 14th places of Lewis Hamilton and Heikki Kovalainen at the Turkish Grand Prix got the better of the last hopes of Martin Whitmarsh, the team principal McLaren. If it seemed each race a little more difficult to believe in Hamilton?s chances of retaining his title, the Woking team still hoped to succeed in reversing the trend. The few encouraging signs seen here and there at the start of the season therefore do not seem to be enough to suit the Silver Arrows. Worse, in Istanbul, Hamilton failed in his quest for points for the third time in a row.

According to Whitmarsh, McLaren is paying for continuing to develop its car until the last moment last season while other teams were preparing for the following season. “ I think we are paying for what happened in recent years “, he assures on Autosport. Far from admitting defeat, he nevertheless hopes to be able to win a race this season. “ To say that we are a team and that we are not going to try to win a Grand Prix is ​​not our way of doing things. », he says while ensuring that he will do everything to be competitive next year. “ On our part, we must ensure that we are strong "He says.