“Hungary is getting more difficult” – Silverstone just a flash in the pan for McLaren?

(Motorsport-Complete.com) – The brand new bundle at McLaren already indicated its potential in Spielberg with Lando Norris, in Silverstone the Papayas then went by the roof within the residence race with locations two and 4. However, staff boss Andrea Stella is expressing expectations for the 2 remaining races earlier than the summer time break.

“I feel there are vital similarities between Austria and Silverstone, most notably the excessive density of corners which we all know our automobile works effectively there. And situations like Silverstone are useful as a result of they do not overheat the tyres, which is what it’s one thing we nonetheless need to work on,” says the Italian.

Nonetheless, it’s exactly these strengths that the British racing staff can’t use on the winding Hungaroring. The route close to Budapest is also called the Monaco with out the partitions.

With logic to success

“In a approach we’re trying ahead to Hungary to examine extra totally the place we actually stand. There aren’t that many excessive pace zones there. It is extra of a observe the place low and medium speeds are dominant. It might probably additionally get sizzling there , which in flip is one other testing floor for us,” says Stella, conscious of the considerably completely different problem.

Stella additionally makes it clear that the unexpectedly good end result at residence did not have an effect on the strategy: “Our strategy has at all times been that we have now to work as onerous as potential in growth, however with a logic with a transparent path, after which we are going to see the place we find yourself.”

Nonetheless, the present situation was not anticipated till the tip of the season: “Our cheap expectation was that we may very well be battling with the 4 quickest groups on the finish of the season. So it is a bit of a shock that we’re on this state of affairs now, however we’ll see how issues develop later.”

Stella needs to struggle for victories with McLaren quickly

For the standard staff from Woking, nevertheless, it’s clear that podium locations are already a part of the planning within the quick time period. “In fact we anticipate McLaren to have the ability to struggle for podiums subsequent season. And for victories the next season,” explains Stella.

In the meantime, the race continues not solely on the observe, but additionally within the factories. Though there are solely two Grands Prix left earlier than the summer time break, the groups proceed to carry chassis and aerodynamic updates. McLaren additionally has one thing on provide in Hungary. Now we have a number of extra updates that may assist us enhance our tempo within the race. These will likely be out there to each drivers.”

McLaren already introduced on the automobile presentation in February that it could develop a totally new idea. That raised quite a lot of eyebrows from the surface world as a result of it appeared like a declaration of chapter. However the success of the fully redesigned B model proves this radical strategy proper.

Norris sees McLaren virtually at Crimson Bull stage in some areas

Stella can also be blissful in regards to the profitable second try on the drafting board: “Now we have now unlocked the ability, so to talk, and thru iterations we see repeatedly that the aerodynamic growth is kind of efficient. There will even be rather a lot to come back after Hungary.”

Lando Norris can expertise the upswing within the cockpit. In distinction to the irritating begin to the season in Bahrain, when McLaren was the slowest automobile within the area, issues are actually going proper now: “We’re very, very aggressive at excessive speeds. Nearly on par with what Crimson Bull was in a position to obtain. I might even say that at mid-speed like Flip 15 right here at Stowe we’re near being the very best automobile on the grid.”