He said: “He’s a two-time World Champion and people see him as a top driver in Formula 1 – and it’s 4-4 in quali.
The good outcome will only be the result of hard work and work well done.
Any logos that McLaren could not fit on its three primary race cars would be placed on the JHR machine.
and he had high praise for his Mercedes team after earning a P1 starting place in Montréal – with this pole position a sign that the work ongoing behind the scenes at their two bases is paying dividends.
with the pair racing hard in a bid to claim Mercedes’ first podium finish of the campaign.
so we thought we’d take a look at a hypothetical world where things may look a little closer.