“But we have made it all too easy for him. In India, for instance, we
needed to get up there and give him a harder time at the start.
“But we weren’t able to make anything stick, and instead our two guys
found themselves fighting each other and Fernando on the first lap.
“That was probably the dream ticket for them (Red Bull), but they have
done a great job.”
McLaren can still win the constructors’ championship, but it is now a
mathematical long shot as they trail by 101 points, with a maximum of 129
available.
It appears as if McLaren’s unwanted record of never having won the
constructors’ title since 1998 is set to continue, leaving them with nothing
more than three race wins to aim for.
“Of course there’s frustration and disappointment at not winning the
constructors’, but they’re not the most useful emotions,” added
Whitmarsh.
“We produced a solid performance in India where we were quick at the
end, although we were not quick enough at the beginning, and we had
underperformed in the two races prior to that.
“The fact is we’ve three races to go, the motivation is very high, which
you can sense in Lewis, within everyone in the team.
“We want to go out and win some more races before the end of this year.
That’s all we can focus on now.”