You know what, I am going to reserve judgement until more is revealed. A new TP may be a good idea for the team, or not. I did not think Martin was too bad, although he did not get the results, and now seems to have lost the confidence of his board, which would indicate that they think they would be better off with someone else in charge, also fine by me.
I do have to think to myself, though, that even Adrian Newey (he of the 4 in a row Red Bull, and the 3 in a row Williams) could not manage a sustained period of success at McLaren, and the sporadic and limited successes between 1999 and now would indicate that there may be something deeper seated than just a poor TP (judgement reserved)
Maybe the link up with Honda will help. Maybe a new TP will bring with him additional knowledge, and understanding. Only if they are allowed to run things their way? I think so.
Red Bull work from an industrial unit in an uninspiring corner of Milton Keynes. Their workbenches have bits all over them, the floors are lino, slightly scuffed, and certainly not surgically clean. people walk around in jeans and trainers. their trophy cabinet if fucking huge.
Please note, I am not saying that I think MW is great, nor am I saying he is crap, however, I think that in either case, Ron taking over the helm is, in and of itself no indication of things looking up.
No, I think that will take a little more than the old master taking over again.
I await further announcements with anticipation.