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AUSTIN, TEXAS – NOVEMBER 03: McLaren Team Principal Andreas Seidl looks on before the F1 Grand Prix of USA at Circuit of The Americas on November 03, 2019 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images)
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AUSTIN, TEXAS – NOVEMBER 03: McLaren Team Principal Andreas Seidl looks on before the F1 Grand Prix of USA at Circuit of The Americas on November 03, 2019 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images)
McLaren really have come a long way from their struggles in the mid-2010s. Their fortunes changed after they appointed Andrea Seidl as the team principal at the beginning of the 2019 season. And they are now the third-best team on the grid and have a stellar driver lineup of Lando Norris and Daniel Ricciardo.
Lando recently spoke about the key role Seidl has played in turning the team around. He stated that Seidl really makes everything possible for the team and solves any problem that they face.
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He always does the best possible job: Lando Norris
As reported by Motorsport-total, the British driver stated that Andreas Seidl helps the drivers as well, other than helping the team. He also mentioned that Seidl knows he must help in every aspect to improve the team.
“Andreas helps with everything. He not only looks after the team and he also tries to help us drivers as best he can. He knows where the performance lies in the drivers, engineers, and mechanics.
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MEXICO CITY, MEXICO – OCTOBER 25: McLaren Team Principal Andreas Seidl looks on from the pit wall during practice for the F1 Grand Prix of Mexico at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez on October 25, 2019, in Mexico City, Mexico. (Photo by Charles Coates/Getty Images)
“He knows that he must do everything he can to help each and every person. If we have any problems or need something, he always does the best possible job to make it available to us. It doesn’t matter how crazy or crazy it is,” explained the young Brit. (Translated via Google Translate)
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The McLaren driver sheds light on the team’s championship prospects
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Lando Norris mentioned the team cannot challenge for the world championship before the 2023 season. He emphasized the fact that they needs a good wind tunnel to succeed in the sport.
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Formula One F1 – Turkish Grand Prix – Intercity Istanbul Park, Istanbul, Turkey – October 7, 2021, McLaren’s Lando Norris during a press conference ahead of the Turkish Grand Prix Pool via REUTERS/Sedat Suna
“I don’t know when that opportunity will come. We still need a good wind tunnel. There are some things that we simply don’t have compared to Mercedes or Red Bull. That is why we will have a better chance in 2023 or 2024,” said Norris.
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McLaren are currently in P3 in the constructors’ championship. If they finish in P3, it would be for the second successive season that they would achieve this feat.
Can McLaren challenge for the title in 2022? Let us know.
