McLaren believe F1 pecking order "difficult" to read after brace of street races

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McLaren believe F1 pecking order "difficult" to read after brace of street races

McLaren appeared to drop behind Ferrari in Monaco and Baku

Sam Hall

Thursday 10 June 2021 14:55

McLaren team principal Andreas Seidl believes it is impossible to declare a concrete pecking order after the recent pair of street races shook up the F1 pack.

Before grands prix in Monaco and Azerbaijan, Mercedes held a 29-point advantage over Red Bull with third-placed McLaren enjoying a five-point margin over Ferrari.

But following those two races, the order has changed as Red Bull leads Mercedes by 26 points, while Ferrari is four points clear of McLaren.

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Asked if he hoped the picture would revert back again at the 'more normal' French Grand Prix layout at Paul Ricard, Seidl quipped: “I hope so!"

He added: "It’s still difficult to judge. Everybody is still developing the car as well.

"Everybody is also still understanding their cars better and better and therefore it is difficult to draw any conclusions from earlier races in the season in terms of the pecking order on specific tracks.

“So I simply think it is difficult to say."