- 09 Jul 12, 09:24#311871
They can get there but they need to think fast.
Lewis Hamilton stopped short of calling his MP4-27 'fundamentally flawed' but admits McLaren need to something after falling well off the pace at Silverstone.
Asked if he believed his MP4-27 was 'fundamentally flawed', Hamilton told the Daily Mail: "I'm not using those words; I'll let you use those words.
"You've got to look at the cars in detail - just look at them and ours look different from the others."
And, taking a quick look at the McLaren in relation to its rivals, the most notable difference is the car's nose as the MP4-27 does not feature the stubby boxer nose.
"That's a significant difference," Hamilton continued.
"I'm not an aerodynamicist but there's got to be something there, so that's what we're looking at for this car, but also for next year's car.
"It is too big a change for this season.
"I feel for us all at the team because everyone is working their a*** off.
"Jenson and I are working are a***s off and the fans are giving us every ounce of support possible. But it's just not happening.
"Coming to your home grand prix you want a big upgrade package. You want to be fastest and you want to win every year.
"But neither Jenson nor I have the car to be able to do that at the moment. We can get there. I believe we can get there."
They can get there but they need to think fast.