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McLaren play down Melbourne victory chances

By Phillip Horton on Friday, March 8, 2013 McLaren team principal Martin Whitmarsh insists that his team would be satisfied with points at next weekend's Australian Grand Prix. McLaren has won in Australia three times in the previous five seasons, including the 2012 opener courtesy of Jenson Button. 'We’ve faced a challenging few weeks prepping our new MP4-28 for the 2013 season,' said Whitmarsh. 'The often cold and sometimes wet conditions we experienced during pre-season testing in Barcelona and Jerez made it difficult to operate the tyres consistently within their optimal performance window. That issue, combined with a handful of typical testing setbacks, gave us a few headaches.'...
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