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McLaren chief Andreas Seidl says he’s support Formula 1 “trying new things” with the 2020 season, including experiments with race schedules and formats, but has urged the sport to focus on addressing areas which need the most attention.

McLaren team principal Andreas Seidl is confident all Formula 1 teams will be fully prepared for an immediate return to racing and a potentially intensive but shorter season.

McLaren team principal Andreas Seidl feels among numerous challenges Formula 1 faces with returning to racing a general backing from the public and fans will be essential.

McLaren team principal Andreas Seidl sees the ongoing coronavirus crisis as the most important moment to trigger changes to allow Formula 1 and the teams to survive and improve ahead of crunch talks on the budget cap and other cost-cutting measures.

Formula 1’s decision to delay the regulations overhaul until 2022 will have no impact on McLaren’s switch to Mercedes power units from 2021, the team has confirmed.

McLaren technical chief James Key is confident the MCL35 has made clear gains in the weak areas of its predecessor as the team looks to cement its place at the head of the Formula 1 midfield while also closing the gap to the front three.

McLaren has already set out multiple paths to balance its Formula 1 development focus between the upcoming season and the 2021 regulation shake-up.

McLaren team principal Andreas Seidl sees the incoming budget cap as the only way Formula 1 can provide equal competition between teams in the future.

McLaren team principal Andreas Seidl has reminded his squad not to assume its position as leaders of the Formula 1 midfield given the rapid changes in the pecking order witnessed over the first half of the season.

McLaren team boss Andreas Seidl says Formula 1 must focus on finding ways to level the competition between all teams rather than the ‘short-term fix’ over the 2019 Pirelli tyres.

McLaren team principal Andreas Seidl says the team’s operational and strategy must meet its current high expectations if it hopes to secure positive results at the Monaco Grand Prix.

McLaren chief Zak Brown says new team principal Andreas Seidl’s official role name was changed to provide clarity inside the Formula 1 squad but underlined “the buck stops with me”.

McLaren chief executive Zak Brown insists new Formula 1 team boss Andreas Seidl will have free rein over the squad and feels there won’t be conflict given his ‘consult’ management style.