Pre-Season 2017 Testing, Car Launches & Chat
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Il_leone
World Champion
Mclaren again disappoint and someone decided to throw stories around that Honda and Mclaren to split 
Alonso seriously jumped from a Ferrari fire into a frying pan at Mclaren.
Mercedes already ominously scarily fast and bullet proof
Ferrari appear to be close BUT
Red Bull still not showing their true hand yet
Alonso seriously jumped from a Ferrari fire into a frying pan at Mclaren. Mercedes already ominously scarily fast and bullet proof
Ferrari appear to be close BUT
Red Bull still not showing their true hand yet
McLaren have already been asked about rumours of them splitting; not unnaturally they both deny it. After all it is a 10 year contract.
Il_leone
World Champion
Well someone trying to sell some juicy stories and clearly Mclaren is an easy target given the expectations for both Mclaren and Honda
Honda are a proud company and they will not accept being constantly bashed about how poor their car is so if it gets too much they would quit
It is a 10 year contract but it does not stop Honda walking away if they feel they are not treated properly by Mclaren.
Honda are a proud company and they will not accept being constantly bashed about how poor their car is so if it gets too much they would quit
It is a 10 year contract but it does not stop Honda walking away if they feel they are not treated properly by Mclaren.
One of the editors at Autosport pointed out that Alonso had to wait a long, long time to get on the gas coming out of turn 3 and that is indication that engine power is not the problem, chassis problem is.
Incubus
Champion Elect
I think it's a bit early to rely too much on lap-times to assess McLaren because they effectively missed the first two days of testing with the car spending most of its time in the garage, so yesterday they were carrying out the sort of tests they were supposed to have done on the first day.
What's more worrying are the reports of general lack of grip throughh Barcelona's various corners from journalists posted there. If the car is unbalanced or not set-up properly they've just got to keep working at it but when the car looks fundamentally slow it's more worrying because it means the progress margin will always be limited and it could already mean this season will be another write-off for McLaren...
What's more worrying are the reports of general lack of grip throughh Barcelona's various corners from journalists posted there. If the car is unbalanced or not set-up properly they've just got to keep working at it but when the car looks fundamentally slow it's more worrying because it means the progress margin will always be limited and it could already mean this season will be another write-off for McLaren...
The Artist.....
Champion Elect
And just as I was typing my previous posts it already looks as though McLaren - along with a few others - won't have the opportunity to catch up on lost dry track time today:
This was always planned to be a wet test; the water tankers have been soaking the track all night to provide a test of the wet tyres. However, the track will end up drying up during the day - as the sun's out, blue skies and cars are running round.
Incubus
Champion Elect
The Artist..... Ah yes, i'd forgotten about that.
Still, I don't see much point in testing the full wets though... i mean they're never used are they, except under safety-car conditions...
Still, I don't see much point in testing the full wets though... i mean they're never used are they, except under safety-car conditions...
F1Brits_90
World Champion
I know this ridiculous as even trying to make performance ideas l in testing is stupid with different fuelloads & all that. I know mercedes are privately more concerned than they were a yr ago as they only used the mediums on all 8 days. Yet even by the 1st morning they already gone on to soft tyre. But i think mercedes have been pegged back.
Verstappen has been lapping similar or quicker than bottas & Red bull always trying to pull wool over peoples eyes. Like 2016 oh Toro Rosso will be faster team for 1st of half the season & then Riccardio put it on the front row by china, max won in spain. That ferrari is looking pretty good exact opposite to rumours coming out that ferrari were worried & my 50/1 bet on kimi Raikkonen that's come into 20/1 might not be too bad
Although lets not mention the vandoorne bet at 100/1 thats gone out to 150/1 
The more i see this Mclaren more im not liking the paint job, but honda might be having few problems didnt take lkng for ridiculous questions about honda & Alonso staying long term but i think thats a good thing because take Lewis Hamilton had perfect testing campaign last yr doing 100+ lap every day on mediums, being faster than his rivals on softs/supersofts. Yet by the time he left russia half of engines had gone arguably costing him the championship
Verstappen has been lapping similar or quicker than bottas & Red bull always trying to pull wool over peoples eyes. Like 2016 oh Toro Rosso will be faster team for 1st of half the season & then Riccardio put it on the front row by china, max won in spain. That ferrari is looking pretty good exact opposite to rumours coming out that ferrari were worried & my 50/1 bet on kimi Raikkonen that's come into 20/1 might not be too bad
Although lets not mention the vandoorne bet at 100/1 thats gone out to 150/1 The more i see this Mclaren more im not liking the paint job, but honda might be having few problems didnt take lkng for ridiculous questions about honda & Alonso staying long term but i think thats a good thing because take Lewis Hamilton had perfect testing campaign last yr doing 100+ lap every day on mediums, being faster than his rivals on softs/supersofts. Yet by the time he left russia half of engines had gone arguably costing him the championship
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