McLaren enjoyed a successful weekend last time out at the Dutch Grand Prix, with Lando Norris capturing the race win by over 22 seconds.
Carlos Sainz has stated McLaren's pace at the Dutch Grand Prix was “depressing” for all teams to witness.
McLaren entered the event with a fresh batch of upgrades as it looked to make further inroads on championship leaders Red Bull in the standings.
Lando Norris took pole position by a convincing margin of a third of a second before winning the race by 22.9s ahead of Max Verstappen.
While McLaren's pace was notably strong, Sainz believes former team-mate Norris deserves praise.
“Yeah but at least it's depressing for all, not just for Ferrari,” he explained to media including RacingNews365. “I guess at least we're not behind the Red Bull....also Red Bull and Mercedes.
“We managed to pass a Red Bull, we actually caught up with a McLaren during the race.
“Lando must have done a really solid weekend. We have to give praise for that.
“Oscar was P4 so it's not like only McLaren was in a different league, I think Lando must have done a very solid weekend.”
