Clip The Xmas 
McLaren Duet 2015
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Il_leone
World Champion
Incubus F1Yorkshire Road of Bones
Lego's branding is now cross promotionally with all other brands especially Disney and Warner Brothers...I should think kids are more disappointed about not getting any Frozen Lego sets than any Mclaren Lego set. The response from the Lego chief was "Christmas is not their main season to peak trade"
I find words interesting that Lego are missing out on an opportunity to market with a Danish driver by Ron Dennis ... I thought F1 was not for boys according to Bernie. I think you will find Ron kids will get more fun playing Mario Kart than watching F1 cars whizzing around so Lego are not stupid unless you really want them to bring out Lego Technic range
Lego's branding is now cross promotionally with all other brands especially Disney and Warner Brothers...I should think kids are more disappointed about not getting any Frozen Lego sets than any Mclaren Lego set. The response from the Lego chief was "Christmas is not their main season to peak trade"
I find words interesting that Lego are missing out on an opportunity to market with a Danish driver by Ron Dennis ... I thought F1 was not for boys according to Bernie. I think you will find Ron kids will get more fun playing Mario Kart than watching F1 cars whizzing around so Lego are not stupid unless you really want them to bring out Lego Technic range
Il_leone
World Champion
F1Yorkshire Force India were notoriously the last team to sort out their drivers and Mclaren have been in this position before when
a) Senna left it very late to decide to compete for 1993 season
b) Ron was forced to sign Mansell for 1995 because Marlboro expected a world champion in their team
a) Senna left it very late to decide to compete for 1993 season
b) Ron was forced to sign Mansell for 1995 because Marlboro expected a world champion in their team
Il_leone
World Champion
Incubus
The only way to get sponsors to stop branding on other teams is to give them the right of being the title sponsor for one team because it costs more to sponsor that team ie Santander had a bigger presence on Ferrari than Mclaren because of i) Alonso and ii) Mclaren had Vodafone as their main sponsor.
The only way to get sponsors to stop branding on other teams is to give them the right of being the title sponsor for one team because it costs more to sponsor that team ie Santander had a bigger presence on Ferrari than Mclaren because of i) Alonso and ii) Mclaren had Vodafone as their main sponsor.
Il_leone
World Champion
F1Yorkshire
Yes but I think Lego have moved on from this as Technic is not as popular as it use to be ... Lego's focus seems to be on products for Children under 11 years old these days and they are more interested in what both Disney and Warner Bros would do NOT F1
Certainly Bernie would not be bothered
Yes but I think Lego have moved on from this as Technic is not as popular as it use to be ... Lego's focus seems to be on products for Children under 11 years old these days and they are more interested in what both Disney and Warner Bros would do NOT F1
Certainly Bernie would not be bothered
Incubus
Champion Elect
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Ron Dennis said a few months ago during a Sky interview that the whole "will-he-won't-he" (as to whether Senna would race in 1993 that kept on up to the fourth race of season) scenario had from the start been a deliberate plot designed to force Ford's hand into giving them engine parity with their Benetton works team.
Actually that's interesting, thinking about what's happening today... Maybe the reality of what is taking place right now will similarly be revealed in twenty years' time...
Il_leone
World Champion
Incubus
Ron can spill a lot of rubbish because if I was Marlboro I would not be happy about Senna not committing and expecting Mclaren to be still winners
I thought it was said Honda have signed a 10 year contract with Mclaren... the only thing that is not known is if another team can be supplied Honda engines from 2016 which according to the regulations the options must be there to do so... the only team I can see who want Honda engines is Red Bull as their factory is just down the road in Milton Keynes but they probably want full Renault commitment now seeing they are the only teams with Renault engines
Ron can spill a lot of rubbish because if I was Marlboro I would not be happy about Senna not committing and expecting Mclaren to be still winners
I thought it was said Honda have signed a 10 year contract with Mclaren... the only thing that is not known is if another team can be supplied Honda engines from 2016 which according to the regulations the options must be there to do so... the only team I can see who want Honda engines is Red Bull as their factory is just down the road in Milton Keynes but they probably want full Renault commitment now seeing they are the only teams with Renault engines
Back on the Lego question, if McLaren have been unable to secure the Danish money then would they field the Danish driver?
Is Button still associated with Head & Shoulders? I know he's still one of the faces of Santander.
Is Button still associated with Head & Shoulders? I know he's still one of the faces of Santander.
Il_leone
World Champion
F1Yorkshire I think we need to send Ron Dennis 
a jack in the box for a Christmas present because it seems like he 's the only one who seriously wants Magnussen in the team . I am hoping the rest of the Mclaren shareholders go against him and vote Button
Magnussen is apparently hugely popular in Denmark because he is driving for one of the top teams in F1 but just catering for the Danish market aint great business for Mclaren
Secondly about fielding a Danish driver it sounds like Lego did not think it mattered or not if Magnussen was selected because they are simply not interested in promoting themselves in F1
A sponsor like Lego does not really fit Mclaren's image of very corporate and technically advanced company.
Was Ron seriously gone to put his cars in red livery then next year
a jack in the box for a Christmas present because it seems like he 's the only one who seriously wants Magnussen in the team . I am hoping the rest of the Mclaren shareholders go against him and vote ButtonMagnussen is apparently hugely popular in Denmark because he is driving for one of the top teams in F1 but just catering for the Danish market aint great business for Mclaren
Secondly about fielding a Danish driver it sounds like Lego did not think it mattered or not if Magnussen was selected because they are simply not interested in promoting themselves in F1
A sponsor like Lego does not really fit Mclaren's image of very corporate and technically advanced company.
Was Ron seriously gone to put his cars in red livery then next year
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Jenson and magnussen were in Edinburgh today driving around Princes Street Gardens.
Weird that they had no say in this meeting, which has been unproductive if this tweet is to be believed.
Weird that they had no say in this meeting, which has been unproductive if this tweet is to be believed.
Who is Daniel Johnson ?
rufus_mcdufus
Champion Elect
No agreement reached today.
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/117042
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/117042
Incubus
Champion Elect
What did I tell you...
What I can't quite understand though, if it really is a matter of deciding who will partner Alonso next year as everyone in the press are saying, then why hasn't he himself been announced yet?...
This is getting boring now... if it carries on much longer the fans will be so bored with it they'll no longer give a damn whoever drives for McLaren next year.
What I can't quite understand though, if it really is a matter of deciding who will partner Alonso next year as everyone in the press are saying, then why hasn't he himself been announced yet?...
This is getting boring now... if it carries on much longer the fans will be so bored with it they'll no longer give a damn whoever drives for McLaren next year.
snowy
Champion Elect
So McLaren are still unable to chose between Jenson and Kevin: http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/117042
Ron took back control at McLaren stating that what was needed was decisive leadership. Martin Whitmarsh was ousted on the grounds that he didn't have this decisiveness. I wish Ron would make up his minds.
Ron took back control at McLaren stating that what was needed was decisive leadership. Martin Whitmarsh was ousted on the grounds that he didn't have this decisiveness. I wish Ron would make up his minds.
soccerman17
Race Winner
If he was smart Marlboro would've been informed of the ploy he was using to get engine parity from Ford. But that's irrelevant now.
F1 reporter for the Telegraph
Dario Resta
Podium Finisher
They did bring out a Technic Ferrari back in the Schumacher days as wellThey have done before, not associated with any team though
