🗣️'They did a great job so far this season. It will be very tough for us to stay in this battle.' Just 13 points split Alpine and McLaren in the race for fourth in the F1 constructors standings, but Andreas Seidl believes it faces a tough ask ⬇️
McLaren Formula 1 boss Andreas Seidl believes it will be"very tough" to stay in the fight for fourth place with Alpine until the end of the season.McLaren and Alpine have enjoyed a season-long battle to finish as the leading midfield team this year, with momentum swinging back and forth in recent races.
"It's important now for us really to focus on ourselves, make sure that we execute clean weekends, extract every single session the maximum that we have at the moment in our car," said Seidl."We have to acknowledge they did a great job so far this season. It will be very tough for us to stay in this battle until the last lap in Abu Dhabi, but that's what we're here for.
Norris has previously spoken of his surprise that McLaren has been able to stay in the fight with Alpine for so long, admitting the McLaren MCL36 car has been tricky to drive.Photo by: Steven Tee /McLaren looked to take a step forward by bringing a new update package to the Singapore Grand Prix earlier this month, while Alpine also debuted a new floor as the development race continued.
"But still I think we have a good car, we have a good team, we have two strong drivers, and if we get our act together, I'm sure we can stay in this battle until the last lap."
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