Despite the challenges of having little prior experience, Seidl is satisfied with the work on the team's 2022 car that he has seen thus far.
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McLaren team principal Andreas Seidl says he’s quite satisfied with how McLaren’s car for the 2022 Formula One season is progressing. Given the lack of historical reference points, Seidl concedes that it is impossible for the design and engineering team to set specific targets for what they aim to achieve with a slew of new laws slated to take effect in the coming year. The Team Principal, on the other hand, wants the team to continue to set lofty targets.
“[It is difficult to set concrete objectives] because you have absolutely no reference,” Seidl told Formel1.de, as quoted by Motorsport-Total.com. “Nevertheless, you naturally try to set yourself ambitious but also realistic goals as a team.”
Despite the challenges of having little prior experience, Seidl is satisfied with the work on the team’s 2022 car that he has seen thus far. “From my point of view, I am very satisfied with the development I see at the moment,” Seidl explained.
The car is responding to the developments. We are really making progress week-by-week in the wind tunnel. How much it will be worth in the end, we will only really see at the first qualifying in Bahrain next year,” he added.
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Following a season-long battle with Ferrari, McLaren finished third in the 2021 Constructors’ Championship, but Seidl is hesitant to establish a clear aim for where the Woking-based team hopes to finish this season. “For me, the most important thing is simply that the development of this car is again a step forward compared to the developments in recent years,” he said.
“We really did a major reset in the team more than two years ago in terms of organisation and structure,” Seidl added. “I am absolutely convinced that we have all the talent on board that we need to take the next steps. Now we simply need time, we have to work together every day, we have to learn together from things that may not have gone ideally and grow from that.”
