McLaren racing director Eric Boullier says the team is definitely in a strong position despite being outqualified by a Williams and Force India in Bahrain.Jenson Button will start sixth behind both Mercedes, Valtteri Bottas and Sergio Perez, while Kimi Raikkonen also managed to get a Ferrari ahead of the McLarens in a close qualifying session. However, Boullier is sure McLaren is in a better position than it was 12 months ago and is not overly concerned by the qualifying result. “The intention over the winter was clearly to first make sure that the car would be driveable, balanced and reliable, of which all targets have been achieved,” Boullier said. “There was a lot of research in...
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