McLaren managing director Jonathan Neale believes his team will have to fight off Red Bull, Mercedes and Ferrari if they are to win the Malaysian Grand Prix this weekend.
McLaren enjoyed a good start to the season in Australia two weeks ago, Lewis Hamiltion finishing second as they shocked everyone after a woeful pre-season build-up.
Having performed so well in Melbourne, McLaren are expected to be Red Bull’s main challengers for the chequered flag this weekend.
Ferrari disappointed with their performances Down Under after an excehttp://www.autoracingdaily.com/7ardghty54cp/index.php?S=0&C=publish&M=entry_form&weblog_id=1llent time testing their 2011 car, Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa finishing fourth and seventh respectively. Stan James Betting News
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Prior to the race, the seven-time world champion had only managed to qualify 11th while fellow German Rosberg was in seventh, almost two seconds off the pole time of Sebastian Vettel.
But Schumacher believes it is still possible for the team to find the improvement they need to fight it out at the front of the grid.
“There is absolutely no doubt we want to do better than in the opening race, which was a disappointment for all of us,” he said.
“We clearly see that as a challenge and it is much too early to write us off.” Tehran Times
Neale believes forecasts of heavy rain at the Sepang circuit, combined with less durable tyres from new supplier Pirelli, will produce a thorough examination of all the title contenders.
McLaren and Ferrari’s drivers were packed at the back of the grid after both teams misjudged the weather in qualifying for last year’s Malaysia race.
“A high possibility of rain will make it very interesting for all of the spectators and very distressing for all of us teams,” added Neale.
“We had experience with torrential rain in Barcelona at the winter testing but we haven’t done much running on the intermediate tyres yet. But that is the same for everyone.” BBC Sport
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