McLaren receives £300m.......

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McLaren receives £300m jump-start to keep wheels turning during coronavirus pandemic.

https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/markets/articl...

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Gold encrusted armchair sportsmen driving butt ugly cars? Classy in here.

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flemke said:

Helpful, but it leaves out crucial moments such as Bahrain GP, Martin Whitmarsh, and Ojjeh's surgery.

Are you able to fill in the blanks..?

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isaldiri said:

Something along the lines of this I believe. It was in the news at the time if one was looking around for it I believe.

https://joesaward.wordpress.com/2016/11/16/ron-den...

Thanks. Good article that but just emphasises that in F1 the decisions will generally follow the money.

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One would think that after several years of sales, McLaren and their Dealerships will now have sufficient sales data to understand the real-world actual selling price.

One of the main criticisms with the perception of high depreciation, is that it is based on MSRP, not the actual selling price. IMO, set a new pricing structure based on the historical data of an average of the actual selling price on a take it or leave it, no haggle basis. Only as the brand matures and gets some road car heritage under its belt, will it be in a position to command that extra ‘luxury brand / household name’ premium its contemporaries are able to charge for. I liken it to Grand Seiko versus Rolex. GS in every way performs better than Rolex, but doesn’t have the luxury brand identity to charge the extra premium, yet.

I think McLaren needs to reset their pricing structure if they want to compete with VAG and Ferrari, or close down making the Sports and Super Series, concentrating on low volume Ultimate Series.

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Cheib said:

Do they do it after servicing as well ?

Yes.