McLaren racing director Eric Boullier says a wide range of updates to its MCL33 Formula 1 car will be introduced at next month’s the Spanish Grand Prix but has kept faith in its current design philosophy despite performance issues in qualifying. After switching to Renault engines for 2018, McLaren has enjoyed a jump up the pecking order but compared to its fellow Renault-powered squads has suffered a drop off in speed in qualifying trim. While both Red Bull and Renault have been frequent challengers in Q3 in qualifying this year, neither McLaren has been able to challenge for the top ten shootout over the opening three rounds. McLaren held a management meeting in Bahrain to assess its...
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