McLaren’s Martin Whitmarsh is expecting a return to form for his team in Turkey next weekend.
After two disappointing races, a wheel-rim failure in Spain and human-error in Monaco, Whitmarsh remains upbeat, with the MP4-25 expected to suit the track according to the team principal, especially now it’s been resurfaced, smoothing out several bumpy areas.
“After non-finishes in Spain and Monaco for Lewis and Jenson respectively, we head to Istanbul determined to once again race at the front,” he stated.
“On paper, the track configuration should suit the MP4-25 package, which seems to excel around faster circuits,” he said.
“The circuit has also been resurfaced ahead of this year’s race, so we’re expecting a return to the race pace we showed in places like Barcelona and Shanghai.
“Our development battle continues for this race. We’ll have the usual iterative changes for Turkey – these include some planned aerodynamic upgrades, which we hope will edge us closer to the front.”
