McLaren is still feeling the 'aftershock' of its disastrous start to the F1 season in Bahrain, as it set it on a different development path to its rivals.
The Woking-based team started the 2022 campaign on the back foot, as brake problems in the final pre-season test in Bahrain left it struggling for pace at the Sakhir opener.
And that has often left it out of kilter with rivals, who make performance steps every race when new bits arrive. “I emphasise this massively at every team I've been to: have a good race to begin with, and you open up freedom. Have a shocker, and you think: ‘Jesus is that where we are?’, which is what we thought maybe was the case.
"We have very short memories in this sport,” added Key. “We were quicker than Mercedes in Monaco, for example. A month or two later, and it's like, ‘wow you're with Mercedes.’ Although Norris could not match his strong qualifying form in the Paul Ricard race, Key reckons the team just needs more time to better understand its package.
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