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[Hamm]

McLaren hints at imminent staffing boost
http://www.motorspor...staffing-boost/

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Edited by Hamm, 12 December 2015 - 10:20.

[toxicfusion]

?

 

Don't joke.... they've been out of work for about a year...

[LookButDontStare]

I doubt Pat Fry would be back at McLaren

[Marklar]

And Tombazis has also not the best memorys from his short time being at McLaren a few years ago....

[blacky]

And Tombazis has also not the best memorys from his short time being at McLaren a few years ago....

 

Past is past. With Prodromou there is a greek in leading postion.

[StevieRay]

Even Alonso came back in McLaren. If he can, anybody could if there is mutual desire.

[Sebastien007]

Mclaren would become a joke team if Pat Fry or Tombazis comes back.

 

What about Ross Brawn, (Ok I'm dreaming but Are we sure he is fishing , Maybe that's why Ron didn't come to the gp's, He was searching for him.)

[f1rules]

Ross would be amazing, pat fry maybe, atleast to get input from the ferrari car and operation setup, tombazis no thank you

[MirNyet]

There was a lot of Tombazis in the MP4-20... I wouldn't be so quick to write him off. Fry, I agree, no thank you.

[Owen]

Fry was allied with Fernando to some degree wasn't he?

[CountDooku]

Really hope McLaren nail the car this year. It was impossible to follow the '30 thread as there were so many posts!

 

I wonder if they will be able to keep the packaging so small if they need to increase the size of the compressor and turbo so much. More power also means much more cooling. More cooling means bigger radiators.

 

There's a reason why the current Merc is bigger than the W05 (other than the equal exhausts and inlet trumpet).

[TomNokoe]

2 race wins

[kosmos]

Fry was allied with Fernando to some degree wasn't he?

 

 

I don't know if that was the case at the beginning, but at the end they didn't have much relationship.

[muramasa]

　

Something I just came across on twitter inspired me to make this:

 

 

 

 

McLaren

THE FORCE AWAKENS

Honda

 

World Premiere: 20 March 2016

Edited by muramasa, 14 December 2015 - 22:21.

[CPR]

　

Something I just came across on twitter inspired me to make this:

 

 

 

 

McLaren

THE FORCE AWAKENS

Honda

 

World Premiere: 20 March 2016

 

A new hope?

[balmybaldwin]

A new hope?

The Empire Strikes Back.... Ron is Darth

[pusko]

The Empire Strikes Back.... Ron is Darth

Alonso is Obi-Wan.

[ViMaMo]

Ah Pat Fry, no no. He would mess up a top car. 

[LookButDontStare]

Really hope McLaren nail the car this year. It was impossible to follow the '30 thread as there were so many posts!

 

I wonder if they will be able to keep the packaging so small if they need to increase the size of the compressor and turbo so much. More power also means much more cooling. More cooling means bigger radiators.

 

There's a reason why the current Merc is bigger than the W05 (other than the equal exhausts and inlet trumpet).

I think the 30's radiators were designed to have more power but due to reliability it was never achieved

[WilliamsF1Fan]

More like the Phantom Menace on the basis of last season, sadly.  

[Sebastien007]

Ron Dennis on sky

 

http://www.skysports...boss-ron-dennis

[Sebastien007]

And here on the official f1 website

 

https://www.formula1...ngs-around.html

[chhatra]

To be honest after all the pain this year, being average next year will hurt more.

I need that winning feeling again, anything less will be disappointing regardless of how much better it will be compared to 2015.

[dierome1987]

I'd be happy with a 1997-kind of season. A fast but unreliable car (with a couple of wins and podiums) would be a good thing to see. It would also give hope for the seasons to come.

[Disgrace]

It's hopelessly optimistic to expect McLaren-Honda to reach in two seasons the level McLaren-Mercedes did in three - especially given just how disastrously they've started. They've got to score two podiums just to attain a 1995-type season. Even the McLaren-Peugeot scored eight podium finishes.

[mp4x]

http://www.motorspor...kes-dennis/?s=1

 

Ron's being realistic.

[jcbc3]

It looks quick

Not enough rake

[LuckyStrike1]

Not enough rake

 

Very true 

[aisiai]

　

Something I just came across on twitter inspired me to make this:

 

 

 

 

McLaren

THE FORCE AWAKENS

Honda

 

World Premiere: 20 March 2016

 

 

http://imgur.com/gallery/x9IkCWC

[as65p]

http://www.motorspor...kes-dennis/?s=1

 

Ron's being realistic.

 

So it's all the fault of the guy(s) who aren't there anymore. Current staff is obviously brilliant. What a surprise, same as over at Ferrari.

[Marklar]

At least Ferrari has really improve regardless how

[shonguiz]

http://www.motorspor...kes-dennis/?s=1

Ron's being realistic.

"We are very focused but intend to under promise and over deliver."

Pure gold.

[Marklar]

Ronspeak

[ConsiderAndGo]

"We are very focused but intend to under promise and over deliver."

Pure gold.

 

Dennis really is the real life bullshit billy, isn't he? Prime time blagger.

[CPR]

It's hopelessly optimistic to expect McLaren-Honda to reach in two seasons the level McLaren-Mercedes did in three - especially given just how disastrously they've started. They've got to score two podiums just to attain a 1995-type season. Even the McLaren-Peugeot scored eight podium finishes.

 

Unless both Ferrari and Mercedes screw up pretty badly with development, reliability or tactics I think the most we can realistically hope for in the constructor championship is 3rd. Maybe we can hope for some lucky wins or some pure pace wins at a few circuits depending on the car's strengths vs the competition, but even that might be too much.

 

Interview with Jenson:

http://www.topgear.c...l-were-just-not

 

 

 

TG: We’re hearing next year’s McLaren-Honda might be up to two seconds per lap faster than the ’15 car?

 

JB: I think that’s possible. There are certain things that bring a massive amount of lap time that are sorted for next year already, stuff you can’t simply bolt on during the season. It’s looking very positive.

 

 

 

Interview with Fernando:

http://www.topgear.c...er-more-freedom

 

 

 

TG: Clearly your thoughts are now firmly focused on 2016. Jenson told us earlier that an improvement of up to two seconds per lap was feasible.

FA: I agree with that. Maybe even more than that.

 

TG: Really?

FA: Yes. But everyone will improve between half a second and a second. That’s the normal step top teams can do over the winter. For us being two seconds off the pace, we need to do much more than that, and the power unit will be the main thing to unlock this potential. Radical changes in the power unit in terms of design and philosophy, we know the deficit on the straights. All the solutions we have identified will bring a big improvement in lap time.

 

[Owen]

The case for dramatic improvement;

http://www.thef1sour...-mclaren-honda/

[chhatra]

2 seconds would put us in front of Ferrari, and behind Mercedes. If Everyone else moves forward a second, we would be mid pack.

So really we need a minimum of 2 seconds over the rest of them.

[Mc_Silver]

 

TG: Clearly your thoughts are now firmly focused on 2016. Jenson told us earlier thatan improvement of up to two seconds per lap was feasible.

FA: I agree with that. Maybe even more than that.

TG: Really?

FA: Yes. But everyone will improve between half a second and a second. That’s the normal step top teams can do over the winter.

For us being two seconds off the pace, we need to do much more than that, and the power unit will be the main thing to unlock this potential. Radical changes in the power unit in terms of design and philosophy, we know the deficit on the straights.

All the solutions we have identified will bring a big improvement in lap time.

 

 

 

http://www.topgear.c...er-more-freedom

[Mc_Silver]

 

TG: We’re hearing next year’s McLaren-Honda might be up to two seconds per lap faster than the ’15 car?

JB: I think that’s possible. There are certain things that bring a massive amount of lap time that are sorted for next year already, stuff you can’t simply bolt on during the season. It’s looking very positive.

 

Q&A with Jenson Button

 

http://www.topgear.c...l-were-just-not

Edited by Mc_Silver, 16 December 2015 - 20:42.

[Muzzyf1]

Well they said all sorts of things last year.

I'll believe it when i see it so fingers crossed

[Marklar]

I have already saved so many quotes for later...

[Lemans]

I have already saved so many quotes for later...

 

Me too.....

[jcbc3]

We need one of these.

[blacky]

2.5 sec according to ALO at the end of the season.

2 sec now in december.

1.5 sec before tests.

1 sec in reality?

 

No, F1 needs a competitive McLaren.

[Marklar]

If this trend continues then

November: 2.5
December: 2
January: 1.5r
February: 1.0
March: 0.5

;)

Just joking.

I expect that they will halve the gap. So dowm from 2.5 s to somewhat around 1 s which would take them into the fight for the best of the rest against the likes of Williams and RBR. I expect them to finish in the top 5, the best I could imagine is P3. Ferrari managed to reduce the gap from 1.2 s down to 0.6 s in one winter with less potential to improve. So everything less than 1 s improvement would be surprising.

[Sebastien007]

here full intervieuw of Ron Dennis like they promised

 

https://www.formula1...horribilis.html

[BillBald]

2.5 sec according to ALO at the end of the season.

2 sec now in december.

1.5 sec before tests.

1 sec in reality?

 

No, F1 needs a competitive McLaren.

 

Actually, Fred is still saying probably more than 2 seconds..

 

A couple of experts doubting whether the McLaren was the 4th best chassis:

http://www.jamesalle...hassis-of-2015/

 

Idiots.

[sopa]

It's hopelessly optimistic to expect McLaren-Honda to reach in two seasons the level McLaren-Mercedes did in three - especially given just how disastrously they've started. They've got to score two podiums just to attain a 1995-type season. Even the McLaren-Peugeot scored eight podium finishes.

 

Personally I think a genuinely realistic expectation for McLaren is to give a good competition to the likes of Force India and Toro Rosso in midpack and finish in top 6 in constructors championship. But when have fans been modest with their wishes?

[sopa]

"We are very focused but intend to under promise and over deliver."

Pure gold.

 

Regardless of what is the case with delivering, I can't remember the last time McLaren underpromised. Even Ferrari managed to underpromise last year by saying that they might delay the new car.

 

Perhaps 2007 is the last year in which McLaren genuinely performed better than many expected before the season?

[Marklar]

Actually, Fred is still saying probably more than 2 seconds..

A couple of experts doubting whether the McLaren was the 4th best chassis:
http://www.jamesalle...hassis-of-2015/

Idiots.

Yeah, total idiots for giving their fair opinion on that.