McLaren have pinpointed next month's Spanish GP as the race where they will start to form a clearer judgement on their 2018 car. In points terms, McLaren have made their best start to a season since 2014 and sit fourth in the Constructors' Championship, but their MCL33 has struggled in qualifying with the team one of only three teams yet to reach Q3 at any round so far. A late switch to Renault engines for 2018 was followed by reliability problems with the new car in winter testing and McLaren have admitted their upgrade schedule is behind schedule. They now expect their biggest upgrade package to arrive in time for the Spanish GP next month. "We didn't turn up in Australia with the...
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