Liuzzi wants to go to McLaren
Liuzzi wants to go to McLaren
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dpbird90

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5,535 posts

219 months

thebigmacmoomin

2,918 posts

198 months

Tuesday 22nd June 2010
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& McLaren get rid of Jenson or Lewis to get him biglaughbiglaughbiglaugh

stew-S160

8,020 posts

267 months

Tuesday 22nd June 2010
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Most drivers dream of Ferrari, but it rarely happens. All I can say is, good on him for being different and dreaming of Mclaren.


It won't ever happen though.


Thankfully.

Jasandjules

72,580 posts

258 months

Tuesday 22nd June 2010
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I'd have thought Kubica is more likely to get a McClaren seat than most other drivers on the track.....

AlpineWhite

2,164 posts

224 months

Tuesday 22nd June 2010
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Good on him, I like Liuzzi. James Allen is a fan (damning by faint praise?!).

And he essentially has my name, well, an Italian version of it, if you like, so it's about as close as my name will ever get to a McLaren biggrin

Forbes82

812 posts

208 months

Tuesday 22nd June 2010
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Mclaren have one of the strongest driver partnerships, and a very easy one to market. (Two Brits, both ex champions, seem to have a good fun relationship, drive the team forward well) If i was at Macca i'd be looking to keep that partnership together for as long as possible. Given machinery capeable those two could dominate the formula, as shown by the drivers championship so far this year even with a car thats rarely been the best on the track untill the last couple of GPs.

He is probably better off aiming for ferrari, Mercedes or Red Bull, Schumi wont last forever, and although webber and massa have been signed up i could easily see them being turfed out in a year or so. Mclaren are probably the driver partner ship in the top teams most likely to remain the same for the next 2 or 3 years i'd say.

This is all ignoring the fact that Luizzi has ALOT of work to do before the top teams are considering him...

FourWheelDrift

92,252 posts

313 months

Tuesday 22nd June 2010
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Liuzzi can go to McLaren whenever he likes, but he'll still have to queue up outside like the rest of the public on open days.

dpbird90

Original Poster:

5,535 posts

219 months

Tuesday 22nd June 2010
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Been thinking about this, Liuzzi has been under threat from Di Resta for his seat at Force India. Aren't McLaren and Mercedes watching Di Resta's progress very closely? The way I reckon it'll pan out, is Di Resta will race at Force India from 2011 (not sure who they'd get rid of, but so far it has to be Liuzzi. I know he has a contract for next year but so did Kimi at Ferrari. But who knows, Sutil might venture off somewhere else) until Jenson leaves McLaren, either for another team or to call it a day. Then Di Resta would be a sort of understudy (not sure if that's the right word) to Hamilton until he gets bored of F1 and wants to try something new.

Jasandjules

72,580 posts

258 months

Tuesday 22nd June 2010
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FourWheelDrift said:
Liuzzi can go to McLaren whenever he likes, but he'll still have to queue up outside like the rest of the public on open days.
Oooh, that's harsh. I don't think you're wrong though.....

mattikake

5,116 posts

228 months

Tuesday 22nd June 2010
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Forbes82 said:
Mclaren have one of the strongest driver partnerships, and a very easy one to market. (Two Brits, both ex champions, seem to have a good fun relationship, drive the team forward well) If i was at Macca i'd be looking to keep that partnership together for as long as possible. Given machinery capeable those two could dominate the formula, as shown by the drivers championship so far this year even with a car thats rarely been the best on the track untill the last couple of GPs.
Quite. They seem to have the fastest, hardest charger and demon overtaker, with the calm, measured, thinker. Polar opposites and the best for all situations.

Back to the 80's for McLaren methinks, not that they really ever left...

Liuzzi couldn't even get in as a test driver as they have the best around for that too.

matt frost

783 posts

280 months

Wednesday 23rd June 2010
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I think most people in the country dream of a race seat at Mclaren - but I think Liuzzi, like all of us will be waiting a while. I don't think they'll be changing Hamilton and Button for a at least the 3 years of Button's contract.

thatone1967

4,248 posts

220 months

Wednesday 23rd June 2010
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Jasandjules said:
I'd have thought Kubica is more likely to get a McClaren seat than most other drivers on the track.....
Is McClaren a new team...

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Jasandjules

72,580 posts

258 months

Wednesday 23rd June 2010
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thatone1967 said:
Jasandjules said:
I'd have thought Kubica is more likely to get a McClaren seat than most other drivers on the track.....
Is McClaren a new team...

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Yes, Ronald McDennis runs them............................

bikemonster

1,188 posts

270 months

Wednesday 23rd June 2010
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matt frost said:
I think most people in the country dream of a race seat at Mclaren ...
Not in the country that Liuzzi comes from they don't!

Jungles

3,587 posts

250 months

Wednesday 23rd June 2010
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Italy? I dare say Liuzzi is a bit more internationalised than most Italians. wink

Good on him. It's possible, perhaps even plausible, but not right now. Button and Hamilton are a dream pairing, both from a performance angle and the marketing angle for the British. As long as those two drivers can reasonably co-exist, Liuzzi has no chance. He's got the talent to take a shot, but this is not the time.

Edited by Jungles on Wednesday 23 June 16:10