Martin Brundle argued that McLaren's 'papaya rules' were not to blame for the Woking outfit's Qatar Grand Prix error, but the team just "read it wrong".
McLaren was the only team not to capitalise on the early safety car on the seventh lap of the Qatar Grand Prix. The team claimed at the time that pitting would have limited its strategy for the remainder of the race due to the 25-lap tyre limit. Those who pitted on lap 7 were forced to pit again on lap 32, but if another safety car had been deployed, McLaren would have had the flexibility to pit.
