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    Back to the future for McLaren

    McLaren in Nöten: Kommt das alte Auto zurück? - AUTO MOTOR UND SPORT

    rumors are abound that Mclaren are opening the door to a possibility of using last year's MP4-27, possibly as soon as Spain if things don't get better
    they already did this radical move back in 2003,and it worked out for them, finishing 2nd with Kimi

    This makes sense to me since they have a great baseline with the car,can make the necessary upgrades and then still focus n 2014, rather than adding more bandaid's to a dud
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    Its a good base line for them as last years car was a very good car, but not necessarily in the hands on the driver who drove it last year and is still at the team. It all hinges on whether Jenson can get to the bottom of his tyre issues stemming back to last year, or whether last years car suits Perez better. I still think its early to decide this after one race weekend as this years car could still evolve into a top 5 machine.
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    What would be the point anyway. They've spent a year developing the 2013 car.
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    This also makes me ponder the reasons why Lewis left McLaren. He would have been involved in the 2013 development up until such time as he announced her was moving. He would have known that McLaren were taking a huge risk by not taking an evolutionary approach and, not that McLaren are struggling, it makes Lewis appear a lot smarter than he previously seemed. McLaren never learn from their mistakes. They are the most brilliant yet most idiotic team on the grid at times. It suggests to me that Lewis learned from McLaren's mistake in 2009.

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    Interesting idea. If they can get it developed upto 2013 standard they might be able to challenge for a top 3 place in the Championship. Better than maybe a 5th.
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    But each time they have produced a dud car, in 2004 and 2009, they did go on to sort it out well and win races and be competitive in the second half of the year. I think they can do it again. In fact I can see Jenson being much happier with his balance and doing a good bit of winning later on.

    They'd better sort it as a matter of urgency as they're making my team suck in FGP.
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    Ditto

    I agree as well that Mclaren are always a team that can comeback.
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    Any resemblance to the Pout as being clever with his move to Merc is purely coincidental

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