Sam Michael to join McLaren as sporting director

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Originally Posted by henners88

Casual being the operative word there. As I said on another forum people were laughing and saying the same thing and Andy Latham who I'm sure we all know painted a very different picture of the perception within the paddock. Put it this way, McLaren were keen to get him onboard.

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You're dead right. McLaren were not the only team who were keen to get Sam Michael on board either. To singularly point to him as the reason for William's downfall is completely inaccurate and a total fallacy. I point it to the men in charge, Patrick Head or Frank William's. It's their outfit. Once they see something going wrong it is up to them to make changes fix it. They have let their team slip into chaos. It shouldn't have taken them to the brink of joining the bottom three teams to make the changes they have now made.

Same Michael's is a highly qualified professional and this is not alone a good career move for him but also a great addition for McLaren.

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Originally Posted by henners88

Casual being the operative word there. As I said on another forum people were laughing and saying the same thing and Andy Latham who I'm sure we all know painted a very different picture of the perception within the paddock. Put it this way, McLaren were keen to get him onboard.

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In the mid-2000s the chassis and aero weren't particularly cohesive.

Perhaps he wasn't cut out to be TD. If he is that talented as some people perceive him to be then why is he back in his old/similar position? It says it all really - back to being a nanny to engineers/team and not a senior technical position.

We'll just have to wait for positions he gets for further judgement.

I think this is a great move for Sam and McLaren.

I see a golden era looming for McLaren but fear for the future of the Grove team.