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McLaren boss sure FIA will keep an eye on new teams

09 March 2010 @ 14:30 GMT - Roger Loop

McLaren's managing director Jonathan Neale is expecting the FIA to keep a close eye on the performance of the new teams. A big concern is the new HRT team who has not even turned a wheel.

They have no idea how the car will perform on the track and will only find out on Friday morning during the first free practice. With a limit on tyres it will make things even more difficult.

Neale also said that he would not like to be an MD of a team whose car has not ran before the start of the season. "I wouldn't like to be an MD with a car running for the first time on a GP Friday in terms of the reliability package and how do you dial it in with such limited running and so few tyres," he said.

"I'm sure that the FIA will look very closely at it and if there are big gaps in closing speeds and plenty of red flags, then they'll take the necessary actions. And it's important that they do because we don't want yet more casualties before the start of the season," he said.