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9th April 2009, 10:10 #1
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Nick Fry
Funny really, isn't it?
No-one on here, not even those that called for his execution on here is bad mouthing him now.
Can't think why, can you?Opinions are like ar5eholes, everyone has one.
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9th April 2009, 10:17 #2
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Hell hath no fury like a forum poster scorned....
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9th April 2009, 11:06 #3
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Originally Posted by henners88
My stance was that he was handcuffed in the last couple of years and I would rather wait to see the outcome of this year.
At the moment, you have to say the whole Brawn team is doing an superb job and that has to come from the front.
I now expect some people to say it's all Ross and the team would be doing even better if they sacked Nick just as some people have criticised Jenson for not doing a good enough job this year
Objectivity and reason does seem to be pushed out of the frame by hypocrisy and bias
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9th April 2009, 11:44 #4
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Originally Posted by SGWilko
People claimed he knows nothing of the sport and yet this guy worked for Prodrive for a number of years - one of the biggest and successful names in the industry.
I think he did a decent job but unfortunately its easy to criticise the bigs boys who spend millions with little success and the buck stopped at Fry when it seems apparent that Fry had his hands tied by Honda executives.The world according to Taki Inoue: https://mobile.twitter.com/takiinoue/st ... 7249326080
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9th April 2009, 11:57 #5
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9th April 2009, 11:57 #6
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Originally Posted by SGWilko
Still I maintain my views of him, even if he is now only Brawn's secretary!Michael Schumacher The Best Ever F1 Driver
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9th April 2009, 13:14 #7
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Originally Posted by ioan
Still I maintain my views of him, even if he is now only Brawn's secretary!
Lets face facts. He was critices on here when his hands were tied and now the team is doing well, it's got to be all down to Brawn.
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9th April 2009, 13:29 #8
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I'll hold my hands up, I've criticised him in the past, and thought he should go.
But he does come across as an extremely likable guy, and in that sense, a bit of a yes man, which isn't always the best way, especially for a team principle.
But you have to give credit, he got Brawn in, and Brawn reshuffled the design team accordingly, and they're successful. They abandoned development of last years car. And from what I've seen, majority of the decisions and factors for their success this year can be linked directly to Brawn.
So in that respect, I do still have question marks on his success, but he is accountable for the employment of Brawn in the first place, which has made the team successful.
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9th April 2009, 13:43 #9
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I think the thing with Fry was that he, rightly or wrongly, was perceived as the "face" of the Honda beaurocracy that hamstrung the team when they really should have been kicking on with Richards and Prodrive after that excellent 2004 season.
I remember posting back when the Honda takeover and management reshuffle was announced, that this was going to go downhill Jaguar-style like when Ford took over the Stewart team after they had their own "breakout" (excuse the Americanism) year in 1999 and promptly introduced layer-upon-layer of corporate management.
And it duly did go downhill, 2006 wasn't bad but their sole win was down to Button's wet weather skill more than anything else.
What's happened since the Brawn buyout is great, except it should have happened four years earlier (I realise Ross wasn't there, but you get the general idea).
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9th April 2009, 14:09 #10
I didn't even know he was still with the team until I saw him on the grid at Malaysia....or was it Melbourne...could have been.
What is obvious is that it is "Brawn GP", not "Fry GP". He therefore, presumably, is no longer Ross's boss?
That's a demotion, in my eyes.
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