News Details

McLaren not comparing itself to midfield - Sainz

May 6 McLaren is measuring itself against the top teams, not the best teams in the midfield. That is the claim of Carlos Sainz, when asked if he is happy that McLaren is clearly a strong midfield frontrunner in 2019. "We still have to improve because looking at Mercedes and Ferrari, we can see that we need to improve every part of the car," he is quoted by AS newspaper. "If we compare against the midfield, then we just need to improve a little to be ahead. But we do not compare ourselves to them," Sainz insisted. "We compare ourselves to the car that right now is a second faster than us and so that is the goal," he added.
Full Story »
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

McLaren comparing data with Mercedes, Ferrari - not...

Carlos Sainz says McLaren are comparing themselves to front-running teams...
6y ago from GPFans.com

Sainz: McLaren 'comparing' itself to leaders, not...

Carlos Sainz says McLaren isn't gauging its performance against its...
6y ago from F1i.com

McLaren comparing itself to the top teams of F1 - Sainz

Carlos Sainz says McLaren is comparing itself to the top teams in Formula...
6y ago from GPBlog.com

Sainz: McLaren comparing ourselves to Mercedes, Ferrari

Looking to improve in 'every area', Carlos Sainz says McLaren aren't...
6y ago from PlanetF1.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Joan Mir: ‘Everyone cannot sleep’ because of 2027...

Joan Mir suggested that rumours about the 2027 MotoGP rider market are...

Marco Bezzecchi satisfied with ‘smaller’...

Marco Bezzecchi admits the Aprilia bike has slightly improved “in all...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Romain Grosjean returns to IndyCar with full time seat...

Dale Coyne Racing has made public its plans for the 2026 IndyCar season,...

Honda confirms early discussions for 2028 factory...

Honda, one of two engine manufacturers that supply IndyCar, has confirmed...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Elfyn Evans in charge on Rally Sweden

Ice, sunshine and flat-out driving was the order of the day on Rally...
15h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Popular On GunnersToday.com

'Have to be looking for an elite manager' - Pundit...

CBS Sports co-commentator Andy Townsend believes Manchester United must...
40m ago from SportsKeeda.com

Arsenal plot shock raid for ‘priceless’ star from...

Arsenal are looking at Inter Milan defender Alessandro Bastoni ahead of...
40m ago from CaughtOffside.com

Changes and a midfield question for Wigan FA Cup clash

Morning. We're in FA Cup 4th round action today, taking on Wigan at home....
2h ago from Arseblog.com

Sources: '70-80m deal possible as Arsenal & Man...

AC Milan is preparing for a major squad overhaul at the end of the season,...
4h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.