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[Wiggy]

Joins Mclaren and they are now at the back of the grid.

Leaves Williams and they are on pole.

McLaren, you know what to do.

[TheWilliamzer]

Joins Mclaren and they are now at the back of the grid.

Leaves Williams and they are on pole.

McLaren, you know what to do.

He's a jinx?

[velgajski1]

He's a jinx?

Maybe just incompetent.

[ImDDAA]

I'm filling out an application under his name for an opening at Red Bull.

[rolf123]

Silly thread. Do you honestly think Williams would have won if not for the Pirelli tyres?

This WDC is looking good for McLaren or Ferrari. Strength and depth will win the title while everyone else takes turns having their "weekend of wonder".

[fhaneef]

He's a jinx?

He's not a jinx, he's just a poor leader. Probably a better engineer then a director.
Doesn't allow the team to grow just wants to be hands on and then makes poor decisions.

[Crafty]

He's not a jinx, he's just a poor leader. Probably a better engineer then a director.
Doesn't allow the team to grow just wants to be hands on and then makes poor decisions.

Can't say if hes a poor leader or not, but he is certainly no engineer...

[Tenmantaylor]

Don't believe it but thought exactly the same after the race!

[george1981]

His role at McLaren is different to any other role he's had in F1. He's got to ensure the team conform to the sporting regulations and then argue the toss with the FIA if an issue comes up. In that role I think the ideal candidate would be an engineer with legal training although there aren't many of those around.

[JtP1]

His role at McLaren is different to any other role he's had in F1. He's got to ensure the team conform to the sporting regulations and then argue the toss with the FIA if an issue comes up.

Would that include ensuring that there's enough fuel in the car during qualifying to pass scrutineering?

[sniper80]

Sam Michael is the most overrated F1 personality of all time. I never understood what Williams saw in him.

[george1981]

Would that include ensuring that there's enough fuel in the car during qualifying to pass scrutineering?

Ultimately yes.

[ensign14]

Sam Michael is the most overrated F1 personality of all time. I never understood what Williams saw in him.

While Craig Pollock exists in the warp of history, this cannot be the case.

[David M. Kane]

Let's give a little credit to the Williams Technical Director Mike Coughlin, the design team, their race engineers and Renault. Sure Pirelli play a big role but so do the new technical team and the hustling team members.

[Gilles12]

While Craig Pollock exists in the warp of history, this cannot be the case.

Amen to that

Although it's a tight call between Pollock and Peter Windsor...

[BigCHrome]

What could Sam Michael have done after those idiots didn't put enough fuel in the car?

Obviously he didn't work out as a TD in Williams, but McLaren's moronic mistakes this year cannot be attributed to him.

[Anomnader]

Let's give a little credit to the Williams Technical Director Mike Coughlin, the design team, their race engineers and Renault. Sure Pirelli play a big role but so do the new technical team and the hustling team members.

While they had to leave, Mike Coughlan, Dave Ryan, Nigel Stepney, Pat symonds were all top class workers.

[Dunder]

Silly thread. Do you honestly think Williams would have won if not for the Pirelli tyres?

This WDC is looking good for McLaren or Ferrari. Strength and depth will win the title while everyone else takes turns having their "weekend of wonder".

Not entirely. Michael's role with McLaren is Sporting Director for Track Operations.
Track Operations have been disastrous.

[David M. Kane]

While they had to leave, Mike Coughlan, Dave Ryan, Nigel Stepney, Pat symonds were all top class workers.

So right, I (maybe we) will never know the true stories...

[RacingReporter]

I think Maldonado's win after Hamilton lost pole yesterday, was the final goodbye gift Sam Michael had in store for Williams.