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Originally Posted by E.B
This time last year after Bahrain, McLaren had 22 points. This year they have 8. And that is recovery??
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They've made progress since last season, remember they went backwards massively during the season. I know it's early days yet but they've not been making a big song and dance about the car, despite what I thought was a very good winter test.
They comfortably got both cars in Q3 and I can't recall a McLaren attacking a Red Bull on merit for years! If Sainz had been a bit wiser with his defense he may have been chasing down Bottas or keeping Verstappen honest too. Norris made good steady progress through the field after a poor start which is something I haven't seen McLaren do in a long time either.
I'm cautiously optimistic this season, reliability looks like it might be an issue but if they keep their heads down and keep developing I think they may pull off a few surprises.