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Thread: Hamilton off to McLaren ?
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29th August 2014, 20:47 #11
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I would think that would be a mistake.
Mclaren Honda is an interesting aspect to 2015. I mean Mclaren Honda produces images in our minds of something special.
It could be an epic partnership or a flop. The driver who moves there has a massive gamble to make, but could also get massive pay back.
Who is willing to make that gamble.I still exist and still find the forum occasionally. Busy busy
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29th August 2014, 21:31 #12
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Honda will get it right because they almost always do. It just won't be in the first year. Doesn't Hamilton have another year left on his Mercedes deal? The smart move would be to stay there and give Honda and McLaren time to sort things out.
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29th August 2014, 21:57 #13
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29th August 2014, 22:45 #14
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29th August 2014, 22:53 #16
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touche!
if honda had stuck around for 2009, they would have won the WDC and WCC and probably stayed in F1 a few more years
But i think their best role in F1 is in a strong partnership with a team. let them worry about the engine, etc, and the good team the chassis,etc
that to honda has always been a winning combinationyou can't argue with results.
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29th August 2014, 22:58 #17
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You're right truefan
No one can argue with Honda as a engine manufacturer, those years with Mclaren in the 80s & 90s were legendary. It would be nice to see something similar happen again.I still exist and still find the forum occasionally. Busy busy
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30th August 2014, 01:02 #18
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30th August 2014, 01:57 #19
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People see the name 'McLaren Honda' and images of Marlboro-liveried cars come flooding back. But the 1980s are the only period in the sport's history that Honda have had any real success. They haven't won a championship since 1991. They may have won the 2009 title if they had stuck around but Brawn stuck a Mercedes engine in the back of his car, not a Honda. Who knows what impact that had? Brawn dominated the first part of 2009 but only won 1 of the final 10 races. Maybe Honda's money would have allowed them to keep developing?
Honda have gotten it wrong just as often as they have gotten it right and McLaren have won 1 championship since 2000. Hamilton would be better to stay at Mercedes and see if McLaren and Honda can recapture the 'magic'.Forza Ferrari!!
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First leg he will be thinking in Portuguese championship. Then he can go for WRC2.
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