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Edited by D.M.N., 24 January 2013 - 13:38.
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Edited by D.M.N., 24 January 2013 - 13:38.
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Posted 24 January 2013 - 12:49
Christian Nimmervoll @MST_ChristianN
james #allison on the verge of leaving #Lotus_F1Team. more info to follow shortly.
Posted 24 January 2013 - 12:49
Apparently James Allison is leaving the team for McLaren
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for who?Oh ffs, that would be terrible...
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for who?
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Posted 24 January 2013 - 13:46
for who?
Posted 24 January 2013 - 14:00
It's been a while since McLaren lured some top engineer but let's wait and see. Paddy was supposed to leave and it appears he's not.
Posted 24 January 2013 - 14:00
Mercedes.
They probably planned to poach James
Posted 24 January 2013 - 14:04
Mercedes.
They probably planned to poach James
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At the rate Merc is recruiting, I won't be surprised if they one day commit the ultimate faux pas and try to poach an engineer who already works with them (Brawn, Bob Bell) cos they seem hell bent on getting everyone.
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Posted 24 January 2013 - 14:24
FunnyAt the rate Merc is recruiting, I won't be surprised if they one day commit the ultimate faux pas and try to poach an engineer who already works with them (Brawn, Bob Bell) cos they seem hell bent on getting everyone.
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brilliantMercedes.
They probably planned to poach James
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Edited by GodHimself, 24 January 2013 - 16:01.
Posted 24 January 2013 - 16:31
The car is designed and built by hundreds of engineers over a period of several months. No single man can make much of a difference these days (unless your name is Adrian Newey, but even his contribution is sometimes being overestimated). Of course, Allison's departure would leave a hole in Lotus's tech department, but it wouldn't be nearly as big as some of the posts in this thread seem to suggest.
Posted 24 January 2013 - 16:40
now Lotus need to lure Sam Micheal......;)
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Posted 24 January 2013 - 17:04
I think Lotus will sink without Allison, if they don't sink anyway. But could they theoretically at least get Pat Symonds back?
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So this must point that Lowe is leaving?
Or do McLaren and Mercedes just plan on buying everyones TDs?
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Posted 24 January 2013 - 19:43
This is getting ridiculous, far too many moves (rumoured and confirmed) within one week. What the hell is up with this timing? I know the '14 regs are coming up, but by this time they're starting to work on the cars, and with gardening leaves, all these new engineers coming and going will only work from July onwards on the new car.
It'd have made more sense to have this rush of transfers 6 months ago. As it is we're having a market of engineers as energetic as football's January transfer window. And usually we get this sort of thing about drivers not staff. Bizarre.
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Posted 24 January 2013 - 22:09
Think it was James Allen who said there is a real lack of senior level guys with this kind of experience.We need a technical director silly season thread. Much more action, as well as talent.
Posted 24 January 2013 - 22:43
Imagine pay technical directors.
Posted 24 January 2013 - 22:58
I read on twitter that McLaren could be forced to reduce spending in F1 in order to devote resources to other areas of the organization.
Actually July is usually the time when resources start getting transferred to the new cars so that makes a lot of sense.
Posted 25 January 2013 - 04:48
Any factual sources, outside Twitter?
Posted 25 January 2013 - 05:29
Merc- What can you bring us other than performance?Imagine pay technical directors.
Posted 25 January 2013 - 05:53
Say no more.It's from @joseluisf1, other than that no.
Posted 25 January 2013 - 15:12
...untrustworthy?Say no more.