McLaren - Lack of sponsors???....

knighty · 29 Jan 2015, 17:01 (Ref:3498782)

Erm - is it me or is there no title sponsor on the McLaren launch photos?...... sure Honda will be pumping 10's or millions into McLaren, but the McLaren is looking awfully bare on the sponsor front, I thought there would be a big company like for example "Play Station" splashed across the side pods and rear wing, but its just bits and bobs and loads of open spaces......has Rons abrasive character really scared off that many sponsors, looks so to me......Not even Alonso appears to have brought in a big spanish company or bank, sadly I suspect as they are probably all all rather skint

also, while I'm not big on colour schemes, is it me or does this underwhelm you also?.......talk about boring........I was kind of hoping for some red and white stripes to evoke memories of the 80's McLaren-Hondas......seems a lost opportunity to me

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/31036093

yawn

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kurski · 29 Jan 2015, 18:01 (Ref:3498809)

I think that they make public the Movistar agreement 'later, we see it opening weekend in Melbourne

GT6 · 29 Jan 2015, 18:52 (Ref:3498830)

The lack of sponsorship is obvious on many of the cars, times are hard and getting a large sum from companies that have there own cash priorities is always a problem, luckily the TV money helps fill the whole

YorkshireLad · 29 Jan 2015, 18:59 (Ref:3498834)

maybe if the rule makers made they're mind up, it wouldn't be such an expensive operation.... Changing to the v6 and teams then pumping in vast amounts of money for development and research, to then decide its a new engine set up for 2016 onwards.

Im sure they will then be more, 'draining' on the kitty for further research and development. no wonder sponsors aint interested.

Bakersboy · 29 Jan 2015, 22:27 (Ref:3498898)

Shame they've not gone back to McLaren orange.

**FIRE** · 31 Jan 2015, 19:56 (Ref:3499518)

Strange they still use the silver. Looks still a "silberpfeile".

wnut · 1 Feb 2015, 00:26 (Ref:3499597)

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Originally Posted by FIRE

Strange they still use the silver. Looks still a "silberpfeile".

Yup, given who is paying the bills you would kind of expect white and red and black.

Knowlesy · 1 Feb 2015, 11:07 (Ref:3499696)

Chrome is the McLaren corporate colour. Red is Honda's.

It is a logical, if horrible and disappointing, selection of colours in the absence of a bona fide title sponsor.

wolfhound · 1 Feb 2015, 16:03 (Ref:3499747)

McLaren are to change the livery on the new car sometime.

@McLarenF1: Ron Dennis: "Our 2015 livery will change, but I'm not going to say when..."

Hope they make a better job of it next time.

Tucky · 1 Feb 2015, 16:21 (Ref:3499750)

Sounds like what he's really saying is "Our 2015 livery will change, but I can't say when as I have to wait for somebody to sponsor us first"

steve nielsen · 1 Feb 2015, 16:38 (Ref:3499756)

they have a lack of laps as well

Mike Harte · 1 Feb 2015, 16:50 (Ref:3499760)

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Originally Posted by Tucky

Sounds like what he's really saying is "Our 2015 livery will change, but I can't say when as I have to wait for somebody to sponsor us first"

Both Dennis and Boullier have stated that they are not financially reliant on having a title sponsor for the upcoming season, although it would be nice to have one. I believe that the Mclaren Group, especially with Honda's assistance, are sufficiently financially secure to be able to absorb the costs and so continue to develop the car throughout the year.

However, it may be that they do have a major sponsor lined up, but that all the contracts may need to be finalised.

JeremySmith · 1 Feb 2015, 18:20 (Ref:3499773)

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Originally Posted by steve nielsen

they have a lack of laps as well

This is what testing is for, they will come good ...

steve nielsen · 1 Feb 2015, 19:07 (Ref:3499783)

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Originally Posted by JeremySmith

This is what testing is for, they will come good ...

this is already the third test day with the Honda engine with a low amount of laps like that.

ECW Dan Selby · 1 Feb 2015, 19:37 (Ref:3499797)

I don't really get Ron coming out and saying how 'oh just because everyone thinks it's disappointing, we shouldn't change it' (paraphrasing).

Surely having a different looking car to all of the rest of the cars is a good enough reason alone to change it....? Isn't it about creating a 'brand'? What's the point in being a crap version of Mercedes?!

Plus, from a Honda perspective, I wouldn't like the car to look like the livery synonymous with McLaren Mercedes.

I just get the feeling these guys really overthink, sometimes.

There was also a comment about how 'White and red were the Honda colours - why would we want to go back to that?'. Erm, what?! What a stupid thing to say! God forbid, why would you want to honour tradition, stand out, and go back to the winning partnership colours?

Don't know why, but this attitude irked me a bit. As much as Ron asks 'why should we change?' (which was the main point of his statements), I ask 'why on earth wouldn't you change?!'.

Selby

JeremySmith · 1 Feb 2015, 19:39 (Ref:3499800)

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Originally Posted by steve nielsen

this is already the third test day with the Honda engine with a low amount of laps like that.

Okay ...

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/117541

JeremySmith · 1 Feb 2015, 19:49 (Ref:3499803)

I would just change it Ron because the car does not know what the hell it is ...

Your fans seem to think it's a crap paint job, that's a good enough reason Mr Dennis .. So please get those vastly overpaid designers to get off their asses and make it happen ..yours sincerely

ECW Dan Selby · 1 Feb 2015, 20:35 (Ref:3499817)

The front end (head on view) really reminds me of the 2009 car, which was a fairly sexy little number...

Selby

steve nielsen · 2 Feb 2015, 07:14 (Ref:3499995)

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Originally Posted by JeremySmith

Okay ...

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/117541

Yes they had 2 days of testing in Abu Dhabi with the Honda already and did 3 laps on day 1 and 2 laps on day 2.

now, 2 months later they are still having simular(maybe not the same, but also electronic ) problems, that does not look good.

steve_r · 2 Feb 2015, 12:28 (Ref:3500064)

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Originally Posted by steve nielsen

Yes they had 2 days of testing in Abu Dhabi with the Honda already and did 3 laps on day 1 and 2 laps on day 2.

now, 2 months later they are still having simular(maybe not the same, but also electronic ) problems, that does not look good.

It's not a good start, but no worse than Renault's pre-season tests last year.

steve nielsen · 2 Feb 2015, 12:43 (Ref:3500070)

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Originally Posted by steve_r

It's not a good start, but no worse than Renault's pre-season tests last year.

the problems are continuing today: Button has done only 5 laps so far and has a laptime 33 seconds slower than Vettel.

and Renault had 3 teams to learn from last year.

Knowlesy · 2 Feb 2015, 13:17 (Ref:3500074)

They have fixed the issue plaguing them this morning and are hoping to do another pedestrian lap before the day has gone.

**bjohnsonsmith** · 2 Feb 2015, 13:19 (Ref:3500077)

I'd like to see McLaren go back to using orange.

steve nielsen · 2 Feb 2015, 14:23 (Ref:3500102)

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Originally Posted by Knowlesy

They have fixed the issue plaguing them this morning and are hoping to do another pedestrian lap before the day has gone.

they thought they had fixed it, but the Mclaren is still in the pits

**FIRE** · 2 Feb 2015, 14:57 (Ref:3500115)

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Originally Posted by Knowlesy

Chrome is the McLaren corporate colour. Red is Honda's.

Corporate colour since Marlboro left them and Mercedes took over.

If this is a temporarily livery why didn't they use orange like in the past?

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