McLaren is still suffering the long-term impact of the brake problems it had at the start of the 2022 F1 season, according to team boss Seidl.
took a while to overcome. The effort needed to sort that matter meant resources had to be diverted away from other performance areas of the car, and that led to consequences in terms of its development push throughout the season.
“I think we’ve made good steps forward in the areas we had weaknesses last year,” he said. “At the same time, obviously, we see that we are less competitive over the balance of the season compared to the last two seasons for us. But I think in the end, it was a fresh start this year. “We definitely haven’t been where we wanted to be. But, at the same time, I think the team showed a strong reaction throughout the season, coming back.
Valtteri Bottas, Alfa Romeo C42, Nico Hulkenberg, Aston Martin AMR22, Lando Norris, McLaren MCL36, Lance Stroll, Aston Martin AMR22, Nicholas Latifi, Williams FW44While McLaren sensed there were perhaps opportunities to do better, Seidl also understands that things could equally have gone worse bearing in mind how bad things were in Bahrain.