Soldato
I'm half listening to the practice. Did Crofty just say this is the first ever Baku GP?
Yes - last year it was the European Grand Prix.
Poll: European Grand Prix 2017, Baku - Race 8/20
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Yes - last year it was the European Grand Prix.
Soldato
That McLaren through the speed trap... I don't think this forum has either a sad enough smilie to express the sentiment. Nor one laughing enough.
Associate
Is that another nail been hit into Palmers coffin i can hear?
Wow, 40km/h down on the straights with the upgraded MGUH.. Hopefully they are on some sort of validation running, but if this is indicative of what they've spent 4-5 months developing then they need to have serious talks.. 3 years is too long, and who knows what next year will be like.
Soldato
I'm hoping that's not a representative speed from the Honda. A decent road car could go faster down that long a straight.
Soldato
So.. Alonso won't stay at McLaren for another season if they stick with Honda, based on another promise of 'don't worry, next year's engine will be amazing'. So if they want to keep him they simply have to switch suppliers. But then they'll lose the Honda cash. It'll be interesting to see what's more important to McLaren. Not the cash, I imagine.
they still need everyone else to agree they can switch.
There were several unhappy remarks from Mercedes-supplied teams when the idea of Maclaren switching back to Mercedes power was first mooted a couple of months back. Other teams basically said that they'd paid Mercedes for engines, helped finance the engine development, so no way were they going to be okay with Mercedes giving an engine to Maclaren who would then take points and prize money off them.
It's like the Red Bull/Renault situation, where no one wants to help another team actually beat them. A lot of those midfield teams know that there is no way they are ever going to be ahead of a team like Maclaren if Maclaren had anything other than a joke of an engine, and they'd like to keep it that way.
It's like the Red Bull/Renault situation, where no one wants to help another team actually beat them. A lot of those midfield teams know that there is no way they are ever going to be ahead of a team like Maclaren if Maclaren had anything other than a joke of an engine, and they'd like to keep it that way.
Soldato
Were there seriously over 100 yellow flags in both practice sessions combined?
Associate
Did you hear Ted and David Croft talking about rumour of Mclaren having Ferrari engines re-badged as Alfa, I know the chances are very low, but it could happen.
Associate
My guess is a Merc engine for 2018 with Merc quietly helping Honda in 2018 before McLaren switching back in 2019
Soldato
That McLaren through the speed trap... I don't think this forum has either a sad enough smilie to express the sentiment. Nor one laughing enough.
That is woeful. Anyone remember Life F1 driven by Bruno Giacomelli? Must be what that car felt like to drive
Nice to see they've pulled the kerb from Turn 8. That was a silly place to put a large kerb and it tightened the corner so much that of course the drivers were going to thump it. Given how narrow the track was there as well, I'm surprised that there wasn't more impacts there.
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Man of Honour
No wonder they are laughing stocks on the straights with a 20mph deficit. Not only is the engine unreliable, it's slow. A double whammy..That McLaren through the speed trap... I don't think this forum has either a sad enough smilie to express the sentiment. Nor one laughing enough.
