McLaren racing director Eric Boullier says the team were unable to “seize the moment” in tricky conditions at the Brazilian Grand Prix.
Fernando Alonso enjoyed an eventful race to 10th place, finishing where he started, but Jenson Button struggled throughout and claimed there must have been something wrong with his car.
Boullier admitted it won’t be a race McLaren will remember fondly, but believes there was a lot to learn for F1 as a whole.
“For McLaren-Honda, this was largely a race to forget,” he admitted after the race at the Interlagos circuit.
“For Formula 1 as a sport, it’s a race from which we can learn in order to improve the show for future wet-weather races.
“Unfortunately for us, neither driver was truly able to seize the moment – Fernando drove bravely to run inside the top 10 for much of the race, then a lap-56 spin at Turn 13 dropped him to the back of the field.
“His comeback drive to 10th – passing seven cars in 15 laps – was brilliant, and displayed all his speed, bravery and commitment.
“Jenson was unable to rid himself of the handling imbalance he encountered yesterday, and struggled to find any rear grip in the tricky conditions. We will go away and examine what went wrong for him.”
