Christian Horner

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DonkeyApple

55,594 posts

170 months

Friday 3rd May
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Byker28i said:
The attempted cover up, misdirection now lost them the top designer, yet still the PH horny apologists say he has to stay because Newey is going.

Hilarious. Another race weekend of talking about hornys behaviour and the fallout.

It's not gone away
I think you've gone quite obsessional on this subject. Positing that the landscape has changed and that others may wish to not bin CH just yet is not by any means some kind of 'horny apologist'. All it means, at best is that an element of the discussion fails to align with your particularly extreme belief.

It's important to take a step back towards balance and reason, if you're able to, and understand that not devoutly believing an extremist view does not tacitly mean that person devoutly believes some imagined opposing view.

NRS

22,248 posts

202 months

Friday 3rd May
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DonkeyApple said:
Byker28i said:
The attempted cover up, misdirection now lost them the top designer, yet still the PH horny apologists say he has to stay because Newey is going.

Hilarious. Another race weekend of talking about hornys behaviour and the fallout.

It's not gone away
I think you've gone quite obsessional on this subject. Positing that the landscape has changed and that others may wish to not bin CH just yet is not by any means some kind of 'horny apologist'. All it means, at best is that an element of the discussion fails to align with your particularly extreme belief.

It's important to take a step back towards balance and reason, if you're able to, and understand that not devoutly believing an extremist view does not tacitly mean that person devoutly believes some imagined opposing view.
It's Byker, this is a pretty chill subject for him when you compare it to the Trump one, biggrin (Nothing bad meant by that, just it's very clear you put more than the usual focus on certain topics that most people).

HocusPocus

932 posts

102 months

Friday 3rd May
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NRS said:
It's Byker, this is a pretty chill subject for him when you compare it to the Trump one, biggrin (Nothing bad meant by that, just it's very clear you put more than the usual focus on certain topics that most people).
Trump self-styled pussy grabber and civil judgment rapist who allegedly pays off porn stars/playboy models post shag. Horner's alleged indiscretions almost saintly by comparison.

Gazzab

21,112 posts

283 months

Friday 3rd May
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Byker28i said:
The attempted cover up, misdirection now lost them the top designer, yet still the PH horny apologists say he has to stay because Newey is going.

Hilarious. Another race weekend of talking about hornys behaviour and the fallout.

It's not gone away
Don’t think anyone is saying he has to stay….. it could be argued that keeping him is now the most sensible option for continuities sake what with Newey gone and grandad retiring some time soon (?).
But of course we don’t know the truth about any of the various layers to this soap opera. There will probably be more stories to flow out from RB over the next few weeks. Maybe Newey leaving will push RB into pushing Horner out….doesnt feel likely.

suffolk009

5,457 posts

166 months

Friday 3rd May
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Gazzab said:
Byker28i said:
The attempted cover up, misdirection now lost them the top designer, yet still the PH horny apologists say he has to stay because Newey is going.

Hilarious. Another race weekend of talking about hornys behaviour and the fallout.

It's not gone away
Don’t think anyone is saying he has to stay….. it could be argued that keeping him is now the most sensible option for continuities sake what with Newey gone and grandad retiring some time soon (?).
But of course we don’t know the truth about any of the various layers to this soap opera. There will probably be more stories to flow out from RB over the next few weeks. Maybe Newey leaving will push RB into pushing Horner out….doesnt feel likely.
If I was the owner I'd see it as the right time to change things at the top. Business as usual is no longer available.

sweetmate

55 posts

122 months

Friday 3rd May
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Red Bull are so dominant because of the whole team not just because of Newey the computer systems the aero tunnel all the correlation all the engineers the manufacturing process. thinking that Horner hasn’t foreseen that eventually Newey will be gone especially at his age and not putting anything in the process to cover it is totally naieve. Getting rid of Horner would be moronic from a business perspective he’s got the powertrains going which will probably be successful.

thegreenhell

15,522 posts

220 months

Friday 3rd May
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It's equally naïve to think he adds nothing anymore and won't be missed at all. Even if he only brings 1% to the overall, if you take that 1% away from RBR and give it to somebody else, that could be the difference between winning and not. Especially at the start of a major rules change when teams will need a big picture thinker to get the basic concept right, which is where Newey has historically done very well.

TheDeuce

21,928 posts

67 months

Friday 3rd May
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thegreenhell said:
It's equally naïve to think he adds nothing anymore and won't be missed at all. Even if he only brings 1% to the overall, if you take that 1% away from RBR and give it to somebody else, that could be the difference between winning and not. Especially at the start of a major rules change when teams will need a big picture thinker to get the basic concept right, which is where Newey has historically done very well.
It's not about measurable effort or work hours, of course the collective tech and design guys at the team dwarf Newey's personal effort.

His role is about coordinating everyone else's skilled efforts into a single concept that he understands. He also has to make the head of each team understand why a certain direction is right and why their dogged loyalty to that solution is valuable and makes sense.

His role will be small in terms of man hours, but vital in terms of impact. And of course others will learn from his approach and perhaps one of them could rise up to replace him - but that's far from guaranteed.

There's no way his departure won't disturb the processes and methodology in place. Whoever replaces him or steps up will have their own ideas which, whilst possibly great, in the short term will dusrupt what has worked seamlessly for over a decade.

Forester1965

1,733 posts

4 months

Friday 3rd May
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I read something the other day, can't remember where. It said Newey was good for directing the team where to spend time/money looking for advantage (and by implication, where not to). That makes sense to me. In an era of restricted resources, especially so.

moorx

3,549 posts

115 months

Friday 3rd May
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TheDeuce

21,928 posts

67 months

Friday 3rd May
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Forester1965 said:
I read something the other day, can't remember where. It said Newey was good for directing the team where to spend time/money looking for advantage (and by implication, where not to). That makes sense to me. In an era of restricted resources, especially so.
I think it's likely as simple as being a single person with a single vision of what could work best AND also being a person capable of making others accept that vision and work towards it.

Very few people can do that. Its relatively easy to become an expert at something, but bloody difficult to make others have faith in your judgement ahead of them wanting to try their own solutions first.

He's a charismatic guy, he obviously gets those beneath him on the same page as he is on and gets them fired up to deliver it.

Byker28i

60,518 posts

218 months

Saturday 4th May
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I see the usual suspects decided to go with personal attacks again. Shame it has to go to that rather than discussing as we have previously, but then i rd easier than trying to defend your posirion.

Obsessive? Look at all your posts on defending horny..

Again, there's no need for personal attacks and if ask you again to desist

My point all along has been they tried to sweep it under the carpet and it hasn't worked.

Oh and we'll done to the person who predicted Horny would stroll down the pit lane with Newry biggrin

Edited by Byker28i on Saturday 4th May 09:16

Byker28i

60,518 posts

218 months

Saturday 4th May
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TheDeuce said:
thegreenhell said:
It's equally naïve to think he adds nothing anymore and won't be missed at all. Even if he only brings 1% to the overall, if you take that 1% away from RBR and give it to somebody else, that could be the difference between winning and not. Especially at the start of a major rules change when teams will need a big picture thinker to get the basic concept right, which is where Newey has historically done very well.
It's not about measurable effort or work hours, of course the collective tech and design guys at the team dwarf Newey's personal effort.

His role is about coordinating everyone else's skilled efforts into a single concept that he understands. He also has to make the head of each team understand why a certain direction is right and why their dogged loyalty to that solution is valuable and makes sense.

His role will be small in terms of man hours, but vital in terms of impact. And of course others will learn from his approach and perhaps one of them could rise up to replace him - but that's far from guaranteed.

There's no way his departure won't disturb the processes and methodology in place. Whoever replaces him or steps up will have their own ideas which, whilst possibly great, in the short term will dusrupt what has worked seamlessly for over a decade.
Red Bull have had the best aero for years now, but we're let down by underpowered engines, which is now resolved. We've seen a second a lap advantage when Max lets loose, the whole package is brilliant and dominent.

It's not going to suddenly fall away, but maybe not improve as quickly, or get it right at the next rule change?

Certainly they'll be people eager to fill the places available

DonkeyApple

55,594 posts

170 months

Saturday 4th May
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Byker28i said:
I see the usual suspects decided to go with personal attacks again. Shame it has to go to that rather than discussing as we have previously, but then i rd easier than trying to defend your posirion.

Obsessive? Look at all your posts on defending horny..

Again, there's no need for personal attacks and if ask you again to desist

My point all along has been they tried to sweep it under the carpet and it hasn't worked.

Oh and we'll done to the person who predicted Horny would stroll down the pit lane with Newry biggrin

Edited by Byker28i on Saturday 4th May 09:16
Chap, you're the one being called out for the personal attacks. You need to calm down, take a step back and return after having a bit of a think.

It's important that you understand that not agreeing with your extreme view is not to be defending CH. That is a correlation that you have fabricated and one that is actually quite offensive.

Throughout the thread anyone who hasn't 100% agreed with your extreme perspective has received remarks from you, and calling such as 'horny apologists', usually a couple of posts removed opposed to actually facing that person directly. And now you have the audacity to complain about personal attacks? Come on lad, get a grip. All people are doing is talking about the situation without taking an extreme view or deliberately misinterpreting reality or massively curve fitting any snippets to fit an agenda.

Just take a break. You're not the actual victim in the saga and I think it's pretty poor form to be trying to inveigle oneself into the situation of others as a victim. It's poor form to be name calling. It's insulting to be fabricating correlations.

Just to make it 100% clear: not agreeing with your extreme viewpoint and preferring to wait for evidence and process is not defending CH it is simply being an adult.


PhilAsia

3,881 posts

76 months

Saturday 4th May
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I ignored the guff that was headline news initially. An affair is none of my business after all. However, I took umbrage to those that seemingly defended Horner's actions when the leaked messages to the media were made known. If are to be believed, and I think they are, there is every reason to take the view that Horner is a sex pest that does not understand "NO", and bullying wimp with no moral compass - that is not fine, and indefensible IMO.

jasonrobertson86

583 posts

5 months

Saturday 4th May
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DonkeyApple said:
Byker28i said:
I see the usual suspects decided to go with personal attacks again. Shame it has to go to that rather than discussing as we have previously, but then i rd easier than trying to defend your posirion.

Obsessive? Look at all your posts on defending horny..

Again, there's no need for personal attacks and if ask you again to desist

My point all along has been they tried to sweep it under the carpet and it hasn't worked.

Oh and we'll done to the person who predicted Horny would stroll down the pit lane with Newry biggrin

Edited by Byker28i on Saturday 4th May 09:16
Chap, you're the one being called out for the personal attacks. You need to calm down, take a step back and return after having a bit of a think.

It's important that you understand that not agreeing with your extreme view is not to be defending CH. That is a correlation that you have fabricated and one that is actually quite offensive.

Throughout the thread anyone who hasn't 100% agreed with your extreme perspective has received remarks from you, and calling such as 'horny apologists', usually a couple of posts removed opposed to actually facing that person directly. And now you have the audacity to complain about personal attacks? Come on lad, get a grip. All people are doing is talking about the situation without taking an extreme view or deliberately misinterpreting reality or massively curve fitting any snippets to fit an agenda.

Just take a break. You're not the actual victim in the saga and I think it's pretty poor form to be trying to inveigle oneself into the situation of others as a victim. It's poor form to be name calling. It's insulting to be fabricating correlations.

Just to make it 100% clear: not agreeing with your extreme viewpoint and preferring to wait for evidence and process is not defending CH it is simply being an adult.
rofl


How can you two be arsed to type so much about nothing? just to squabble.

DonkeyApple

55,594 posts

170 months

Saturday 4th May
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jasonrobertson86 said:
rofl


How can you two be arsed to type so much about nothing? just to squabble.
In my case it is simply because someone sought to accuse me of something that I hadn't done. I probably should have ignored it as it was so asinine but I really don't like that sort of behaviour and have no respect for those who do so.

jasonrobertson86

583 posts

5 months

Saturday 4th May
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DonkeyApple said:
In my case it is simply because someone sought to accuse me of something that I hadn't done. I probably should have ignored it as it was so asinine but I really don't like that sort of behaviour and have no respect for those who do so.
true. not worth bothering. its just the tinternet....

DonkeyApple

55,594 posts

170 months

Saturday 4th May
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PhilAsia said:
I ignored the guff that was headline news initially. An affair is none of my business after all. However, I took umbrage to those that seemingly defended Horner's actions when the leaked messages to the media were made known. If are to be believed, and I think they are, there is every reason to take the view that Horner is a sex pest that does not understand "NO", and bullying wimp with no moral compass - that is not fine, and indefensible IMO.
Agreed if the leaked screenshots are probably unbiased and show the whole picture but the problem is that not only are they neither but there were selected to specifically generate the public opinion that you refer to. As such the only sane action is that they must be discounted and held to the side until further evidence to support and corroborate comes to light. Just on point of principal one cannot allow oneself to be party to what is a classic tabloid/max Clifford style trick. And the same goes for the 'close friend' content.

We just have to wait while also not being a casserole lacky to either side of what is a remarkably pathetic fiasco that does reveal some of the F1 reality the PR agents and marketers work so hard to cover over with the faux veneer of sophistication painted by doing things like renting celebs by the hour. biggrin

732NM

4,678 posts

16 months

Saturday 4th May
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DonkeyApple said:
Agreed if the leaked screenshots are probably unbiased and show the whole picture but the problem is that not only are they neither but there were selected to specifically generate the public opinion that you refer to. As such the only sane action is that they must be discounted and held to the side until further evidence to support and corroborate comes to light. Just on point of principal one cannot allow oneself to be party to what is a classic tabloid/max Clifford style trick. And the same goes for the 'close friend' content.

We just have to wait while also not being a casserole lacky to either side of what is a remarkably pathetic fiasco that does reveal some of the F1 reality the PR agents and marketers work so hard to cover over with the faux veneer of sophistication painted by doing things like renting celebs by the hour. biggrin
Your long winded posts about Horner having no game and being a third rate clown by not hiring in a local sex worker are based on the WhatsApp messages content. You are equally guilty of what you accuse others of.

You say those messages should be discounted, yet your posts use their content as reference.

Clearly those messages have relevance in this case, although likely selectively chosen for impact, they have not been denied by Horner as real. That is not his normal MO when confronted with issues he does not like, he often spins like a demented Mandleson.