McLaren to use Renault Engines

[mcholeboy_59]

CraigyMc said:

This doesn't make sense.

Red Bull won 3 races last season. If McLaren wind up on a par with Red Bull, they'd be winning races too.

It makes sense because, lets be honest, the red bull wasn't on par with merc and ferrari until 3 quarters through the season.

[hairyben]

I think mclarens expectations of how many peoples expectations they need to manage need managing.

[thegreenhell]

Tim Goss has been removed from his position as chief technical officer of McLaren, BBC Sport can reveal.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/43904342

[DanielSan]

thegreenhell said:

Tim Goss has been removed from his position as chief technical officer of McLaren, BBC Sport can reveal.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/43904342

Someone high up starting to get impatient for more success now they’re stumping up 100 million extra?

[CanAm]

According to the BBC website Zak Brown now has direct responsibility for the F1 team.

I'll back Zak to crack on and sort out their problems.

[groomi]

CanAm said:

According to the BBC website Zak Brown now has direct responsibility for the F1 team.

I'll back Zak to crack on and sort out their problems.

Clock ticking for Boullier...?

[Dr Murdoch]

Think we have an answer to Joe Saward's rhetorical question of a few weeks ago...

"what do you think would happen if an F1 technical director became rather "tired and emotional" (as Private Eye used to say) on a flight home from Australia (while in team travel gear), and was to cause trouble on the plane, including making rude remarks about his team principal - to the man himself. I guess such a thing would be a firing offence, wouldn't it?"

[rev-erend]

Just what I was thinking..

[Gad-Westy]

CanAm said:

According to the BBC website Zak Brown now has direct responsibility for the F1 team.

I'll back Zak to crack on and sort out their problems.

Back, zak, crack? Sounds painful.

[2fast748]

Dr Murdoch said:

Think we have an answer to Joe Saward's rhetorical question of a few weeks ago...

"what do you think would happen if an F1 technical director became rather "tired and emotional" (as Private Eye used to say) on a flight home from Australia (while in team travel gear), and was to cause trouble on the plane, including making rude remarks about his team principal - to the man himself. I guess such a thing would be a firing offence, wouldn't it?"

Blimey, one of Joe's cryptic, I'm smarter than you, ramblings has appeared to come true.

[CanAm]

Gad-Westy said:

CanAm said:

According to the BBC website Zak Brown now has direct responsibility for the F1 team.

I'll back Zak to crack on and sort out their problems.

Back, zak, crack? Sounds painful.

I've always waxed lyrical about McLaren.

[thegreenhell]

CanAm said:

Gad-Westy said:

CanAm said:

According to the BBC website Zak Brown now has direct responsibility for the F1 team.

I'll back Zak to crack on and sort out their problems.

Back, zak, crack? Sounds painful.

I've always waxed lyrical about McLaren.

What they need is a good Brazilian driver, like in the good old days of Senna.

[ghost83]

Is that what happened on the plane home from oz then

[c6r]

thegreenhell said:

CanAm said:

Gad-Westy said:

CanAm said:

According to the BBC website Zak Brown now has direct responsibility for the F1 team.

I'll back Zak to crack on and sort out their problems.

Back, zak, crack? Sounds painful.

I've always waxed lyrical about McLaren.

What they need is a good Brazilian driver, like in the good old days of Senna.

sounds like he tore a strip off Goss

[Dr Murdoch]

He's no longer in the pubic eye

[Gary C]

groomi said:

CanAm said:

According to the BBC website Zak Brown now has direct responsibility for the F1 team.

I'll back Zak to crack on and sort out their problems.

Clock ticking for Boullier...?

Wouldn't surprise me,

[Vocal Minority]

Dr Murdoch said:

He's no longer in the pubic eye

Well if you will get yourself in hairy situations.

[Order66]

Gary C said:

Wouldn't surprise me,

I've been saying it for at least 18months now, how Boullier escapes criticism in the media is puzzling. Never understood why he got the job in the first place.

[Europa1]

Order66 said:

Gary C said:

Wouldn't surprise me,

I've been saying it for at least 18months now, how Boullier escapes criticism in the media is puzzling. Never understood why he got the job in the first place.

It's strange: when Boullier was at Lotus, I liked the guy, thought he came across well and seemed to do a good job. Since he moved to McLaren he's become a lot less likeable and I'm struggling to see what he brings to the party.

To get rid of Tim Goss seems harsh: the guy has been there for a couple of decades in which time he will have had a big hand in some brilliant cars. He won't have suddenly turned into a useless engineer.

[Vocal Minority]

They have exceeded their 2017 points total already, and are half way to the 2016 one - so whilst the improvement has been underwhelming, it is still there in fairness.

I still think they are setting themselves up for a fall with their 'you'll see the real 2018 car in Spain' chest thumping mind you.....