![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/lando-norris-and-oscar-piastri-send-mclaren-fans-wild-with-huge-claim-after-hungarian-gp/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/0_Lando-Norris-Oscar-Piastri-MCLAREN-240723.jpg&description=McLaren have emerged from nowhere in recent weeks to become one of the front-running teams in that chasing pack behind constructors' championship leaders Red Bull McLaren feel they can be confident "at most places we go now" after surprising themselves with their pace at the Hungarian Grand Prix. The Woking-based team began the year miles off the pace and chief executive Zak Brown admitted development targets had been missed. It meant more frustration for Lando Norris, while rookie team-mate Oscar Piastri was unable to show his skills. In Austria at the start of this month, though, there were signs of life. Norris received the first part of a significant car upgrade which helped propel him up the order to finish in fourth place. Both he and Piastri had the updated car a week later at Silverstone and they finished second and fourth. Amid all the hype, though, the Brit was still insisting that those two tracks suited their car and that they needed more evidence before claiming this was a permanent situation. The Hungaroring was the big test, given it has a number of slow-speed corners which is where the McLaren cars are at their weakest. But still they shone, Norris second again behind only Max Verstappen while Piastri was fifth, struggling a little more due to some minor car damage. "Not the smoothest of races for myself. I lacked a little bit of pace, broke another floor so sorry team," said the Aussie in a video put out on social media by the team. "That explains a little bit of it but there's still some work to do for myself." But, after that, he finally said the words McLaren fans have been waiting to hear. Piastri added: "Two cars in the top five in a hot race like that, I think that was one of our nightmares having conditions like that at the start of the year, so I think we're in a pretty good spot. We can be confident in most places we go now. Thanks for the support and hopefully this is our normal weekend report now." And Norris also seemed much more willing){kind=link}
McLaren have emerged from nowhere in recent weeks to become one of the front-running teams in that chasing pack behind constructors’ championship leaders Red Bull
McLaren feel they can be confident “at most places we go now” after surprising themselves with their pace at the Hungarian Grand Prix.
The Woking-based team began the year miles off the pace and chief executive Zak Brown admitted development targets had been missed. It meant more frustration for Lando Norris, while rookie team-mate Oscar Piastri was unable to show his skills.
In Austria at the start of this month, though, there were signs of life. Norris received the first part of a significant car upgrade which helped propel him up the order to finish in fourth place.
Both he and Piastri had the updated car a week later at Silverstone and they finished second and fourth. Amid all the hype, though, the Brit was still insisting that those two tracks suited their car and that they needed more evidence before claiming this was a permanent situation.