McLaren team boss Andreas Seidl is confident his plans can bring success back to Woking, providing the 2021 rules work as intended.
The British outfit is enjoying a much stronger 2019 as they currently sit fourth in the Constructors' standings, 20 points clear of Renault after finishing 'best of the rest' in three of the past four races.
However, leading the midfield is just the first step in their eventual goal of ending a win drought dating back to Brazil 2012 and a championship drought which extends to Lewis Hamilton's 2008 title.
“I think we have, now in place, in terms of organisation, everything it needs to make the next steps,” Seidl told Crash.net.
“We make steps also on the infrastructure side, we get this new wind tunnel. Again it takes time.
“That [the wind tunnel] was an issue I tackled from day one,” he noted. “I’m of course very happy that the owners of the team agree with this view and approved it because it’s a great sign, internally, towards the team.
“It’s a confirmation that the owners of the team are serious about getting back to the top and it’s also a clear message to the outside world.
"I think together with, hopefully, the right regulations coming into place in 2021, I think we have everything we need to be successful again.
“And then it’s just down to me and the team in order to make it happen step-by-step.”
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Considering what will be crucial in ensuring the new regulations help close up the F1 grid, Seidl had a simple answer.
“One thing is clear: if we want to be competitive in the future and fight with the others, then we need a level playing field," he was quoted by PlanetF1.
“For a team like us, the budget cap is the only way we can ever fight with the three big teams again.”
Also important will be McLaren continuing their momentum from this season, and the German recently revealed efforts are underway to switch focus on to next year.
"We began work on the 2020 car long ago," he told Auto Motor und Sport. "The switch was done much earlier than last year.
"We are now in the process of planning when to completely stop the development of the current car and move all resources to the new car so that we can take the next step in 2020."
