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15th December 2007, 15:23 #1
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If not Ron , who takes the helm ?
Much speculation is floating around about whether Ron will leave his post at McLaren , so I thought about who would take the reins if he does .
Most likely , I think , because of his botched entry in the series , especially when it was due to the McLaren situation , is David Richards .
I hate the idea , as I see Richards as a snake worse than Ron , but I think it most likely , given the circumstances .
What's everyone else think ?
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15th December 2007, 16:02 #2
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Because of McLaren's close links with Mercedes, i'd think Norbert Haug
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15th December 2007, 16:02 #3
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Maggie Tatcherrrrrrr!!
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15th December 2007, 16:29 #4
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Obviously it's Martin Whitmarsh
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15th December 2007, 17:49 #5
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Originally Posted by wedge
He does sound like a main candidate , wedge .
Haug also has a foot in the door .
Both those guys , though , were there for this mess , so Richards may have the inside because he was outside .
He's also creditted by some , myself not included , as having cleaned house and turned BAR around .
And , he's just been left standing at the altar by the team , so one could assume he's done a little set-up of his own in regards to how to work with the team and car .
A while back I opined in jest that it was all a conspiracy , and the one responsible was Richards .
It was a joke , but maybe not one fetched as far as I thought .
He did say he wanted a team .
It has been curious that very little news was coming on progress of the new entry . The word was that they had no confirmation that they would be able to run , with challenges to customers already running in place .
Dave starting a new team would require a great deal of time to get together , whether one had a rolling chassis or not , and to leave it too late would risk a no-show or utter embarassment at the first races at least , and neither Merc or Dave wanted that .
Mid-field or better right out of the box would be the aim , and it's hard to see Merc even letting him get too far behind the 8-ball on this .
And , we know Ron has disappointed Merc with unreliability the last couple of years , and that driver management has been questioned heavily .
I didn't start this thread to slag Richards , and I hope I haven't opened too big a can of worms by doing so , but I see a pattern here . Richards had an easy time of swooping in on the seat at BAR , and , as I see it , whether good fortune , or devious planning , is well-placed to slide into Dennis's throne , if he is to leave .
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15th December 2007, 20:01 #6
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Originally Posted by Bagwan
He did a very solid job at BAR, he may have mishandled JV, but Jacques was just draining money out the company, and not giving the results.
I guess I don't know enough about his (DR) past to make a qualified judgement.Opinions are like ar5eholes, everyone has one.
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15th December 2007, 20:47 #7
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Originally Posted by wedgeOnly the dead know the end of war. Plato:beer:
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15th December 2007, 20:57 #8
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15th December 2007, 21:02 #9
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Originally Posted by Valve Bounce
MaX called, says neither he nor you will get a christmas card this year and just for that, that little feb hearing may not be cancelled after all.....
Only the dead know the end of war. Plato:beer:
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16th December 2007, 00:18 #10
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Originally Posted by SGWilko
Richards screwed Pollock out of his seat and then Jacques out of his .
JV wasn't paid out of the team budget ever .
Honda eventually dumped the snake , but they'll not be on the phone to Mercedes to warn them . They did well to not get much of this mess on them , and won't want any e-mails or text messaging showing up any time soon .
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