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McLaren working 'flat-out' on season's end
Eric Boullier says McLaren is still fully focusing on the development of its 2014 car to extract the most out of the final three races of the season.
Having trailed fellow Mercedes customer Force India for most of the season, McLaren has jumped clear by 20 points in fifth after strong results in Japan and Russia. Ferrari is a further 45 points ahead in fourth but racing director Boullier says McLaren's focus at the moment is on cementing its position ahead of Force India.
"As we move closer to the end of the season we're continuing the development of our car, working flat-out to extract the maximum performance from our package as each race goes by. Our result in Sochi gave us increased confidence, and we come to Austin with the firm intention of building on this recent form with a strong finish for the team and boosting our points buffer over Force India in the Constructors' standings."
Jenson Button, who, like team-mate Kevin Magnussen, is yet to be confirmed for 2015, led McLaren's recent charge with fifth and fourth in those races and he thinks there is more to come from the Woking outfit.
"I've had positive results [in Austin] over the past two years, and our performance in recent races has shown that our pace is improving as we move towards the end of the season, so I'm looking forward to this weekend. Perhaps this track won't suit us quite as well as Sochi did, but it's a similar circuit in terms of set-up so I'm hopeful we can take the fight to our closest rivals. As usual, we'll be pushing to get the maximum out of our car and secure a strong finish for the team in front of the passionate US fans."
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