Will McLaren support Lewis now?

McLaren showed their might again... they may have had issues, but a very, very fast car as well.

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Originally Posted by driveace

Well now today in Austin,Lewis gets the job done as regards quali,and Bunson gets the bad luck ,OR have they swapped sides in the garage ?

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Well Jenson did have a chassis that was supposed to have been allocated to Lewis! There was a piece on Sky with Georgie Thompson in the McLaren paint shop working on what was supposed to be Lewis's chassis for Austin, but for whatever reason they shuffled things around and when they arrived in Austin, the car with Georgie's signature on was on Jenson's side of the garage. How's that for conspiracy theory material!

ron dennis interview in the sky post game is so so bitter
sour grapes, get over it

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Originally Posted by truefan72

ron dennis interview in the sky post game is so so bitter
sour grapes, get over it

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Ron always sounds bitter. It's part of his charm.

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Originally Posted by truefan72

ron dennis interview in the sky post game is so so bitter
sour grapes, get over it

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Seriously. That interview was almost cringeworthy.

Here's Ron's interview with Sky post-USGP.

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Originally Posted by henners88

It may have been a chassis Lewis had used in the past or vice versa as they alternate cars all year long.

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They do, but at the time they were painting it, it was scheduled to be used by Lewis in Austin.

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Originally Posted by henners88

Not sure what relevance it has in the grand scheme of things but fair enough.

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The relevance is only as stated in the original post: it's the sort of incidental fact that is often used to support conspiracy theories.

In terms of getting race wins or championships then perhaps he's made the wrong move. However; he's had 6 years at McLaren now, he's probably thinking "Am I going to be racing for McLaren my entire career?", perhaps he thought it was time for something different in his life, now when he's still at the top of his game.

Yes , the old car switch gambit worked for Lewis this time .
It fits perfectly with the sabotage theories of last time when they let him down .

Or , maybe the plan was to give him the good car , with the devious plan of making him rue the fact that he's leaving .

That would make it the old double switcheroo . Oh , those clever McLaren guys .

Of course , though , there is also the evidence , laid out for all to see , with Lewis taking points from Sebastian , that it was actually Ferrari that entered quietly during the night and switched the cars .

Lewis likely knew of the switch immediately , as the "J" car is designed to be slow and puzzling , regarding set-up , and he was fast right away .
This , of course , is the most compelling evidence that he will obviously be in a red car in the near future .

Well , that and the fact that I heard that he was overheard a short while ago in an un-named butcher shop , being schooled on how to properly say "provolone" , which is Italian , and we all know which team speaks Italian .

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Originally Posted by Mark

In terms of getting race wins or championships then perhaps he's made the wrong move. However; he's had 6 years at McLaren now, he's probably thinking "Am I going to be racing for McLaren my entire career?", perhaps he thought it was time for something different in his life, now when he's still at the top of his game.

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Spot On Mark.

This is how I see it.