Is it mclarens turn for the gradual decline?
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It's great to see the williams F1 team starting to look like its old self again. They now have a good title sponser, good engine supply, decent drivers and what appears to be a really good car with some talent and expierience behind to scenes to back it all up.
Over at mclaren, No title sponser for the first time in god knows how long, two drivers who are not on top of their games, granted Magnassen is a rookie who's showed promise. Button, ( of whom I am a big fan and have been since 2000) is looking fed up and who can blame him with poor car after poor car. But this isn't about the drivers.
So are we going to see mclaren continue to fall down the grid? or will Honda power and works supply be enough to drag them back up? F1 is a cyclical thing and lets face it, a team is only as good as its personel, lots of whom have drifted away to other teams. I personally don't see them being in a position to mount a decent title challenge untill 2016 or more likely 2017, but it could go the other way!will we see more podium/winless years ahead?
Over at mclaren, No title sponser for the first time in god knows how long, two drivers who are not on top of their games, granted Magnassen is a rookie who's showed promise. Button, ( of whom I am a big fan and have been since 2000) is looking fed up and who can blame him with poor car after poor car. But this isn't about the drivers.
So are we going to see mclaren continue to fall down the grid? or will Honda power and works supply be enough to drag them back up? F1 is a cyclical thing and lets face it, a team is only as good as its personel, lots of whom have drifted away to other teams. I personally don't see them being in a position to mount a decent title challenge untill 2016 or more likely 2017, but it could go the other way!will we see more podium/winless years ahead?
StevieBee said:
Yes, F1 is cyclical. It would have been difficult to think a few years back that Red Bull would have been anything other than dominant in the future. Same with Ferrari.
McLaren do not need a title sponsor. Their previous big deal run out last year and the sort of global brands that want McLaren want two or three year deals and with Honda looming, they will be influencing the names on the side of the car and whilst they have a Merc engine in the back, that may not sit well with Honda going forward.
That's my view. I think Honda might well be the title sponsor . If not, they'll be influencing the decision.McLaren do not need a title sponsor. Their previous big deal run out last year and the sort of global brands that want McLaren want two or three year deals and with Honda looming, they will be influencing the names on the side of the car and whilst they have a Merc engine in the back, that may not sit well with Honda going forward.
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