Thursday, June 16, 2016

Fernando Alonso: McLaren cannot write off 2016 yet

Fernando Alonso says McLaren can't stand to desert 2016 at this phase of the season in the event that it needs to be a genuine title contender one year from now.

The 2017 controls are set to make a major upgrade of the present autos, making them more extensive and more forceful looking. That has given some groups a cerebral pain about how to deal with the 2016 and 2017 tasks simultaneously and when to move concentrate exclusively to the last mentioned.

McLaren trusts the streamlined shake-up one year from now will help it draw nearer to the front however Alonso thinks there is bounty to be picked up from the present crusade.

At the point when asked which season McLaren was centered around, he answered: "I think a tad bit of both. We need to battle for the big showdown, yet we are not in that position this year. We are gaining ground and we are moving in the right bearing to accomplish that objective in future yet there's still far to go, so unquestionably we have to consider one year from now's auto and one year from now's venture and put some attention on that and attempt to be more aggressive one year from now.

"Be that as it may, in the meantime we can't overlook 2016 on the grounds that we are just in June, numerous races to come, numerous great conceivable outcomes to go score focuses, to go a tiny bit higher on the constructors' title which will help the group one year from now. A portion of the advancement and overhauls we can bring this year can be very useful for one year from now, particularly on the force unit side which does not change such a great amount in the controls. As yet dealing with both tasks and still extremely persuaded to score numerous focuses this year and benefit a season."

Alonso was talking at the Thursday question and answer session in Baku, where Toro Rosso's Carlos Sainz was situated behind him.

The pair were asked which Spaniard would be higher in the standings come the end of the ebb and flow season and Alonso answered: "We will see. Clearly I will be cheerful if Carlos is ahead this year in case I'm ready to battle for the title in the following one..."

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