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Brown fears McLaren could slip to sixth in F1’s ‘tough’ midfield

McLaren boss Zak Brown fears his team could slip as low as sixth place in the Formula 1 world championship due to the midfield pack being “tighter than ever” in 2020. The Woking squad enjoyed its strongest campaign of the V6 hybrid era in 2019 as it sealed fourth place in the constructors’ championship and scored its first podium in five years, marking a vast improvement after years of competitive struggles towards the lower end of the grid. Daniel Ricciardo, who will join McLaren from rivals Renault in 2021, said the French manufacturer is expecting the midfield battle to be exceptionally close, with its pre-season data showing the leading three midfield teams were “within a...
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