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15 Apr 2018, 12:57 (Ref:3815729)
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I miss Mclaren Mercedes 
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15 Apr 2018, 13:06 (Ref:3815732)
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I get the feeling Vandoorne is simply not good enough for a team like McLaren.
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15 Apr 2018, 13:29 (Ref:3815737)
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#978
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Originally Posted by ASCII Man
I get the feeling Vandoorne is simply not good enough for a team like McLaren.
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What makes you say that? The car is not particularly good. and he simply doesn't have Alonso's experience.
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15 Apr 2018, 13:33 (Ref:3815739)
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If his starts weren't so bad he wouldn't have to waste so much time getting back to the front, and actually get proper results.
Oh, nevermind, he's not even good enough to get back to the front apparently.
Last edited by ASCII Man; 15 Apr 2018 at 13:43.
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16 Apr 2018, 03:54 (Ref:3815938)
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#980
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If we are crediting Alonso with outperforming in relation to the car, as is befitting a multiple time world champion, it is hard to be too down on a second year driver running around in places more representative of the car.
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16 Apr 2018, 08:43 (Ref:3815965)
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Being team mate to a great like Fred is always going to be difficult, especially if the car isn't that great.
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He who hesitates is lost!
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17 Apr 2018, 12:25 (Ref:3816160)
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Eric Boullier says, McLaren's real 2018 Formula 1 car will not be seen until next month's Spanish Grand Prix.
http://classic.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/135446
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17 Apr 2018, 12:45 (Ref:3816164)
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Well let’s see if he is right, would be good, Fred has maximised what he’s got out of the car now
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17 Apr 2018, 14:37 (Ref:3816193)
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Eric Boullier: “The car we have now, is as per plan, it's not that we missed the targets with it. But we missed the schedule targets with it, which means the car we'll have in Barcelona should have been in Australia.”
Not sure I understand the distinction.
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17 Apr 2018, 14:43 (Ref:3816195)
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BSchneiderFan
Eric Boullier: “The car we have now, is as per plan, it's not that we missed the targets with it. But we missed the schedule targets with it, which means the car we'll have in Barcelona should have been in Australia.”
Not sure I understand the distinction.
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I think he means:
The current car is spec X - and we expected the performance level to be at F
The next car is spec Y - and we expect the performance level to be at G
The spec X is performing to the standard we expected, but we expected spec Y to be ready earlier?
Or in over words - the developments are at the performance expected in each iteration, but the iterations are later in appearing....
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17 Apr 2018, 14:46 (Ref:3816196)
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I have just read the article more closely - it seems to me that Boullier is saying that the 2017 car is performing as expected, but the 2018 car is late in arriving...
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"Wasn't fair! I brake for animals, Lewis doesn't"
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17 Apr 2018, 14:52 (Ref:3816198)
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#987
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Quote:
Originally Posted by bjohnsonsmith
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a shame really because they are doing pretty good with their imaginary F1 car at the moment.  
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What shall we use to fill the empty spaces, where waves of hunger roar?
Shall we set out across the sea of faces in search of more and more applause?
Shall we buy a new guitar? Shall we drive a more powerful car?
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17 Apr 2018, 17:01 (Ref:3816220)
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#988
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I think both EB and Paddy Lowe need some expectation management tuition....
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17 Apr 2018, 17:24 (Ref:3816222)
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#989
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and i'm going to be a millionaire by this time next year
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17 Apr 2018, 18:10 (Ref:3816227)
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#990
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Lol, this must be the latest excuse for the sponsors they don’t need and aren’t trying to find
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