McLaren's return to the top-three last weekend in Brazil, courtesy of a spirited drive by Carlos Sainz, is a prelude to the outfit fighting for podiums in the future on "outright performance" says team boss Andreas Seidl. After a dismal four-year period during which Formula 1's second most successful team was but a shadow of its former self, McLaren has finally pulled itself out of its enduring slump. The papaya squad's sustained progress has moved it this year to the head of F1's competitive midfield, a fourth-place position in the Constructors' standings that it formerly sealed at Interlagos thanks to Sainz's and teammate Lando Norris' significant points haul. Norris rued...
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