McLaren explore Mercedes engine option
Discussion
LaurasOtherHalf said:
Seems someone might have had a few fleeting words but nothing concrete has happened. Equally I can see discussions happening though.Rock and a hard place for McLaren.
On the one hand Honda are footing half their bills and providing the drive train. If that falls apart, then McLaren could be on the hook for a few million paying for customer engines and then there is the, likely quite real, chance that the chassis aint all that and they still don't perform. Egg on faces all round.
Otispunkmeyer said:
LaurasOtherHalf said:
Seems someone might have had a few fleeting words but nothing concrete has happened. Equally I can see discussions happening though.Rock and a hard place for McLaren.
On the one hand Honda are footing half their bills and providing the drive train. If that falls apart, then McLaren could be on the hook for a few million paying for customer engines and then there is the, likely quite real, chance that the chassis aint all that and they still don't perform. Egg on faces all round.
Sources confirmed now;
https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/mclaren-sounds-...
The units earmarked for Manor could be ready by mid season, essentially it's confirmed they spoke to Mercedes and they didn't say no.
https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/mclaren-sounds-...
The units earmarked for Manor could be ready by mid season, essentially it's confirmed they spoke to Mercedes and they didn't say no.
KevinCamaroSS said:
At least they would finish races and be in with a podium shout if they went Merc. Better than failing to finish at all?
Under Ron second was never good enough. Under Mansour/Bahrainis, perhaps it is? Or perhaps even SuperZac needs results to attract the right partners (will they now drop that moniker too, I wonder?) Or perhaps the hints that have been dropped about the divestment of the F1 team are true and they need results to build up the value of the team?
What is clear is that nothing will change this year. Others have said that it's a harmonic issue that's stopping Honda running the engines at full power. I'm guessing that for PR purposes they will indeed turn down the engines in Melbourne.
Honda will come good, the last 2 yrs they blamed the token system this year they can go balls out now so it will be sorted I reckon! Look at how redbull slagged Renault off then looked daft when they couldn't go elsewhere!
Now they're back with Renault and last year after the upgrade the car was competitive come Monaco!
Honda will get there
Now they're back with Renault and last year after the upgrade the car was competitive come Monaco!
Honda will get there
aeropilot said:
lee_fr200 said:
They would never win another wdc and wcc while there's a merc works team!
They are never going to win another WDC/WCC with Honda either.lee_fr200 said:
Why because the currently haven't got it good? They will do all this talk is to get Honda off their arses and working on a fix!
It hasn't worked for the last 3 years though and Honda are in a fresh engine design and effectively 5-6 years behind Mercedes in development.another 3 points said:
Honda to ditch whinging McLaren and enter their own team. Beating McLaren Ferrari, or McLaren Mercedes, or McLaren Renault or whoever bungs them a power unit. Many a truth is said in jest.
Honda woukd struggle to beat max mosely at one of his special parties. They dont seem to have the killer instinct, the willingness to do whtever it takes, its quite sad and pathetic but theyre turning up with issues that as far as i can see should have been sorted out on a private track somewhere 6 months ago
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