Jenson Button has said it is not a surprise both McLaren’s fails progressed from the first part of qualifying.
After a difficult pre-season campaign, McLaren have struggled throughout all weekend and have a mountain to climb if they are to achieve the goals set out by team principal Ron Dennis.
”This level of performance wasn’t a surprise for us: we knew from winter testing that the pace wasn’t there, so we knew we weren’t going to be competitive here. However, there’s a good feeling about the car – I know we’re so far off, but the basic car is there beneath me, and we’re adding to our experience and learning with every lap we do.
Button added that it would be unlikely either car would complete the 58-lap race.
“It’s going to be a really difficult race for us – we haven’t done a race distance yet, and my longest run is 12 laps – but we want to do the best we can because there’s so much learning to be had. It’ll be a tough day, but we’ll be doing our absolute best.”
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