Laurent Mekies praised the update package presented by McLaren at the Hungarian GP of Formula 1, but questioned whether the gains will continue on other tracks.
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In Hungary, Lando Norris achieved his and the team’s first victory of the year. Among the novelties brought to the Hungaroring, a new floor and revised aerodynamics on the MCL49, all in search of improving performance on high downforce circuits.
“Yes, I think the package they brought certainly gave them a big leap. So, it is certainly impressive; we will see how it performs on a different track,” Mekies said when asked about McLaren.
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“But, if I look only at Budapest and the leap they made, it is certainly something very impressive,” he added.
“I think it is the first race where we [Red Bull and McLaren] outperformed both Ferraris and both Mercedes so much, but I have to say that McLaren did a very good job with the pace they showed,” he concluded.
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