“Ferrari and McLaren will rise further in 2022”. Red Bull team principal Christian Horner said he expects an even tighter fight at the top of F1 in the upcoming season due to a new technical regulation that combined with the budget cap should allow the starting grid to compact in terms of performance. . The spending cap is a battle that the McLaren patron does Zak Brown fought to the sword in 2020 to prevent top teams from simply continuing to win “Writing checks”.
James Key, McLaren technical director, in making the MCL36 chose to focus on the pull-rod suspension at the front (it hadn’t happened since 2012), defining this and other design choices as a calculated risk, without letting himself go crazy. The management team of the papaya-colored team has renewed its commitment without exit clauses until 2025, also renewing the contract of Lando Norris, now a top driver in F1. Zak Brown and Andreas Seidl will remain in their posts for another four years waiting to be able to truly aim for the title in 2024 when McLaren will finally be able to exploit the infrastructure – above all the wind tunnel – under construction. Gerhard Bergerformer driver of Benetton, Ferrari and McLaren among others, defines the people at the McLaren bridge as a guarantee: “I know Andreas Seidl well he is a true leader. He and James Key, who arrived after my exit from Toro Rosso make a terrific couple. Team principal Zak Brown knows how to move well financially. This trio is certainly a guarantee that McLaren can be competitive “said interviewed by The Gazzetta dello Sport.
Berger does not believe that McLaren can even aim for the title in 2022, but repeat the success of Monza obtained in 2021, perhaps even obtaining more than one victory in the 23 races scheduled, is an objective within the reach of the English team: “Red Bull, Mercedes and Ferrari have more advanced structures, McLaren is not fighting for the title, he can certainly win some GPs”.
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