McLaren will not "get carried away" in fight for third - Seidl
McLaren will not "get carried away" in fight for third - Seidl
McLaren team principal Andreas Seidl has warned that McLaren will "not get carried away" despite holding the advantage in the fight for third with just two races remaining of the season.
Racing Point arrived in Bahrain third and with a four-point margin over McLaren, but a double retirement dropped the Silverstone-based team to fourth in the constructors' standings.
With Lando Norris finishing fourth and Carlos Sainz fifth, McLaren claimed 22 points, its third-largest haul of the season after the 26 points from Austria and 30 from Italy, to climb past Racing Point and establish a 17 point gap in its favour.
"Obviously, the outcome [in Bahrian] was great for us, for this battle in the constructors' championship," Seidl said.
"At the same time, we are also aware that we have benefited from bad luck that Checo [Perez] had. We also had a great race and it is simply part of the competition we are in. It is important to not get carried away with the result.
"One bad race, a DNF and it can switch back quickly again. It is important as a team, encouraging to see the car is performing like that. It seems that the upgrades we have brought over the last four-or-five races, we can see the benefits of them which is great and a great reward also for everyone back home who is involved with the developments."
Seidl has repeatedly on numerous occasions it is his belief McLaren has the fifth fastest car, but that his team is the strongest when it comes to maximising results.
With this in mind, he added: "It is important we stay focused on ourselves.
"It is important we keep working hard to make sure the reliability stays on the healthy side, important to see if we can still extract a little bit more from the car in terms of performance and it is important to keep doing a good job on the operations side with strategy, pit-stops on Sundays.
"I have a lot of trust in the team along with our two drivers that we have it in our hands if we do our job and that is obviously encouraging.
"At the same time, we know we have strong competitors and we know they can strike back. Obviously, looking forward to these next races, we have our competitive hat on and all we want to do is beat our competitors."
Related
Change your timezone:
Latest News
Ferrari announce HUGE F1 change to iconic red livery
- 39 minutes ago
F1 News Today: Hamilton and Verstappen rivalry takes SHOCK twist as F1 team 'set to announce' mega signing
- 3 hours ago
Horner Red Bull saga in new 'evidence' update as big F1 star left 'very angry' - GPFans F1 Recap
- Yesterday 23:57
Cocky sporting legend CHALLENGES Hamilton in stunning claim
- Yesterday 22:57
Ricciardo boss in 'super disappointing' claim amid RB stars' performance
- Yesterday 21:57
F1 team 'set to announce MEGA signing' in major Red Bull challenge
- Yesterday 20:57
Related news
Young F1 star set to make McLaren debut in injury replacement
F1 star reveals how Verstappen and Hamilton rivalry influenced key decision
Norris reveals CRUCIAL save that kept him at McLaren
F1 star hints future Ferrari move after Hamilton influence
F1 Standings
Drivers
- Oliver Bearman
- Charles Leclerc
- Carlos Sainz
- Lando Norris
- Oscar Piastri
- Pierre Gasly
- Esteban Ocon
- Sergio Pérez
- Max Verstappen
- Alexander Albon
- Logan Sargeant
- Lewis Hamilton
- George Russell
- Nico Hülkenberg
- Kevin Magnussen
- Fernando Alonso
- Lance Stroll
- Valtteri Bottas
- Zhou Guanyu
- Daniel Ricciardo
- Yuki Tsunoda
Races
- Gulf Air Grand Prix of Bahrain 2024
- Saudi Arabian Grand Prix 2024
- Grand Prix of Australia 2024
- MSC Cruises Grand Prix of Japan 2024
- Grand Prix of China 2024
- Miami Grand Prix 2024
- Gran Premio dell'Emilia Romagna 2024
- Grand Prix of Monaco 2024
- Grand Prix du Canada 2024
- Gran Premio de España 2024
- Grand Prix of Austria 2024
- Grand Prix of Great Britain 2024
- Grand Prix of Hungary 2024
- Grand Prix of Belgium 2024
- Heineken Dutch Grand Prix 2024
- Grand Prix of Italy 2024
- Grand Prix of Azerbaijan 2024
- Grand Prix of Singapore 2024
- Grand Prix of the United States 2024
- Gran Premio de la Ciudad de Mexico 2024
- Grande Prêmio de São Paulo 2024
- Heineken Silver Las Vegas Grand Prix 2024
- Qatar Grand Prix 2024
- Grand Prix of Abu Dhabi 2024
About GPFans
GPFans is a multi-platform, multi-language brand dedicated to Formula One coverage. We bring you all the ins and outs of the sport, 24/7, everything from up-to-the-minute news and features to the latest viral stories and clips.We believe that a new generation of exciting, outspoken drivers will make F1 more popular than ever before, and we want to give our users access to as much of their heroes as possible, on and off the track. From Lewis Hamilton to Max Verstappen, Daniel Ricciardo to Sebastian Vettel, we provide in-depth analysis of every every Grand Prix in the season, from Australia to Abu Dhabi.
With Formula One under the new ownership of Liberty Media, how the sport is being covered is evolving, and GPFans will look to be at the heart of this progression into new media, as one of the fastest-growing sites covering the king of motorsports.
Follow us on your favorite social media channel
Corporate & Media
Innovatieweg 20C7007 CD, Doetinchem, Netherlands
+31645516860