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McLaren competitive from European rounds, says Boullier
McLaren racing director Eric Boullier has admitted it could be until the first European rounds of the 2015 Formula 1 season that the MP4-30 begins to prove competitive. The embattled team has endured a fraught winter testing period so far, its 'step forward' of 101 laps yesterday being negated by an oil leak today that limited the running to a mere 39 laps. With just a single day of F1 testing to come before the opening round in Australia, the Honda-powered car has accumulated just 349 laps (little more than 1600km) and hasn't yet shown its full potential in terms of raw pace as McLaren struggles to get on top of persistent, time-sapping issues. Despite this, Boullier remains optimistic...
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