Improving on fifth difficult without new F1 windtunnel

Under Andreas Seidl’s leadership, McLaren enjoyed an upturn in fortunes and took third in the 2020 championship, followed by fourth place last year.

It is set to slide another place backwards this year, however, needing a miracle to overturn Alpine’s 19-point lead in this weekend’s Abu Dhabi season finale.

Chasing four manufacturer outfits, Seidl admitted it would be difficult for McLaren to do any better than fifth given that its infrastructure is still lagging…