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McLaren can't replicate aero issue in windtunnel

While McLaren acknowledge that their current car issues are down to aerodynamics, Zak Brown says they are having a tough time solving it as they can't replicate it in the windtunnel. McLaren failed to make it out of Q1 in qualifying for the French Grand Prix, their worst performance on a Saturday this season. While Fernando Alonso was 16th fastest, missing out on Q2 by 0.027s, his team-mate Stoffel Vandoorne was 18th. 'We have identified the areas in which we have a problem or problems,' said Brown. 'It’s in aerodynamics, it’s something that I’m not going to give much more than what I’m about ready to say. 'It’s something that doesn’t show up in the wind tunnel. Therefore we...
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