Nerds! :DQuote:
Originally Posted by truefan72
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Nerds! :DQuote:
Originally Posted by truefan72
They will of course support Lewis in the title run in, and should he put himself in the situation where he is genuinely in the title race (say by winning the next 2 races), but the level of support will of course differ from what it would have been if he had re-signed for next year. He may not get in on the development talk and next years car, but he will get equal access to any new parts this year. Should they need Jenson to move over to give him that couple of pointsa that wins the title I think they will, but only when it is the couple of points that makes the difference, I would expect to see it happen before then, whereas if Lewis had stayed on we would have seen a position swap last weekend in Japan.
So he won't be left out in the cold with a crappy version of the car and no development parts, but he may not get the preferential treatment he may have been awarded if he was the sole contender and had stayed. After all, McLaren will desperatley want to win 1 of the 2 champs this year, when they have had arguably the best or equal best car for a large proportion of the season
Maybe they won't support him after all. Very bizzare performances in Japan and Korea. Or maybe he really had bad setup.
They have to.
Ferrari have just taken P2 in the constructors -now that Massa is pulling his weight :)
Well, he had a suspension problem in Japan, and he suffered from graining and very dumb luck in Korea. It's not like he's got a great chance of winning the championship, though...Quote:
Originally Posted by F1boat
Suspension failure in Korea too. Rear anti-roll bar broke on lap 18, according to Martin Whitmarsh.
McLaren really do seem to build a fast car that on it's day can win, but over a season they throw it away.
More and more it seems obvious why Lewis is leaving.
For entertainments sake I'd have liked Lewis to stay, having the odd different winner here and there spices the show up, but if he craves a championship more than the occasional win then squandering it at Merc is as good as any of the other options.
henners
Squandering was a bad choice of word.
Do I think Merc will deliver? No, personally I think they are a peg or three below.
Do I think Lewis is right to try? Totally.
My feeling is it's more likely for Merc to prove me wrong than it is for McLaren to stop making a bridesmaid out of a bride.
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Originally Posted by henners88
https://twitter.com/thefifthdriver/s...40144435978241Quote:
Martin Whitmarsh: "Lewis' point was probably the hardest won and most heroically fought world championship point in McLaren’s long history."
Odd, when I click the link I says not found. HAS MCLAREN DEFOLLOWFRIENDED ME ???? :(Quote:
Originally Posted by ArrowsFA1