PADDOCK INSIDER: Momentum is currently with McLaren – and anything is possible in Belgium

F1 Correspondent & PresenterLawrence Barretto

BUDAPEST, HUNGARY - JULY 23: Second placed Lando Norris of Great Britain and McLaren celebrates

McLaren is a great place to be right now. At the start of the season, they were struggling to get out of Q1 and in a world of pain.

They were trying their best to stay positive, not least because they knew this would likely happen after they changed development direction late on, forcing them to start the year with a significantly compromised car.

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PADDOCK INSIDER: Momentum is currently with McLaren – and anything is possible in Belgium

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