McLaren remains confident it can outdevelop some of its F1 rivals to recover from a slow start to the 2023 season.
McLaren failed to get a car into Q3 for the first race of the season in Bahrain, with Norris starting 11th and arguably flattered by poor sessions for others, while his rookie team-mateThe team has made it clear since the launch of the new car that it is betting heavily on an update package scheduled for the fourth race in Baku, but nevertheless the struggles through Bahrain testing and the race weekend have been painful for the team.
"The main limitation that we have at the moment is aerodynamic downforce. Obviously we can improve the rate of development in the car by having better infrastructure, by having more workforce and this is why we are having the investments that are ongoing now at McLaren. "But this car will evolve pretty much race-by-race, with some major upgrades that will come, the first one around race four."
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