sentences:  The team began the 1978 campaign with the pairing of its reliable McLaren M23 and Lunger, who was returning for his second season driving for the team.After just 4 Grands Prix the switch to the new M26, which had been purchased in the off-season and tested by Lunger was made.Subsequently Lunger posted the 3 best performances of his Formula One career, a 7th-place finish in the Belgian Grand Prix and an 8th at both the British and Austrian Grands Prix.