McLaren in talks with F1 over 'invisible' Sainz
McLaren is having "several talks" with Formula 1 about how the team's cars have been covered in live television broadcasts of the grands prix in 2019.
After the works Honda debacle, the British team has now rebuilt its competitiveness with what is clearly the fourth fastest car on the grid.
But after the Spa race, Carlos Sainz complained that his car was on the television for just 15 seconds of the race.
"I cannot get into it, but I know that the team and the sponsors are not happy with the situation," he said.
Sainz's father, the rally legend Carlos Sainz, said after Suzuka that his son still "seems to be invisible".
McLaren's sponsorship manager Daniel McEwan has admitted he is concerned.
"We are working on it," he told El Mundo Deportivo newspaper. "We are having several talks with Formula 1 about it.
"It is important for our drivers and our partners. We constantly work with Formula 1 to try to adjust and improve our visibility in the media."
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I often wonder what the qualifications are for the position that is in charge of what we see. I am continually befuddled by what I am watching. There is close racing going on elsewhere on the track and we are watching one car follow another. WHY? We hardly get to see the last five teams to see how the younger drivers are going along with their abilities. We all already know how the top three teams are doing. Why not give us ten laps of the younger drivers? Not all at once, but when they are in battles?