Before departing Europe for the Malaysian Grand Prix, Martin Whitmarsh and Norbert Haug discussed the upcoming race at Sepang and feelings within the Vodafone McLaren Mercedes team following the Australian event.
MARTIN WHITMARSH, CEO FORMULA 1, VODAFONE McLAREN MERCEDES
Did the performance of the MP4-22 in Melbourne meet your expectations?
The Australian Grand Prix this year was a good experience as it generated a lot of positive feeling within the Vodafone McLaren Mercedes team. We had good reliability, no real problems over the course of the weekend and that was extremely satisfying for everybody. The performance of both drivers was also very gratifying, their whole approach was motivational and there is the belief that there is more to come in the future.
However Vodafone McLaren Mercedes goes to each Grand Prix to win, we didn t and therefore it fell short of our expectation in that regard. To come away leading the Constructors Championship with a very strong second and third showing was a solid start to the year, and it is the basis upon which we can now build a Championship assault.
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