Over the winter McLaren lost their star driver. Now their technical director is headed to a rival team and their title sponsors have announced their departure at the end of this season. On top of that, their new car looked decidedly short of pace in Melbourne on Friday. So is team principal Martin Whitmarsh still optimistic for 2013? We caught up with him after the opening practice sessions at Albert Park to find out… Q: Martin, in recent months McLaren have lost some very skilled people. How will that affect the team?Martin Whitmarsh: By skilled people I presume you mean Lewis [Hamilton] as a skilled driver and Paddy [Lowe] as our technical director. I hope - and believe - that the...
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