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Old 14 May 2018, 18:00 (Ref:3822397)   #1026
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They are looking more consistent, but not much better performance wise. Really Williams and especially Force India should be higher, but Haas are probably where they should be
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Old 14 May 2018, 18:53 (Ref:3822404)   #1027
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To be fair, Alonso lost quite a few positions on the first lap due to Grosjeans mishap, he was always going to be up against it after that due to the lack of straightline speed.
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Old 14 May 2018, 19:28 (Ref:3822412)   #1028
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Not really, Alonso qualified ahead of Grosjean and went off himself well before Grosjean spun. Grosjean spinning helped him gain several places so he was really lucky with that.
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Old 14 May 2018, 20:22 (Ref:3822420)   #1029
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Not really, Alonso qualified ahead of Grosjean and went off himself well before Grosjean spun. Grosjean spinning helped him gain several places so he was really lucky with that.
Fair enough, either way he qualified 8th, lost out in the first few corners which is a very rare thing for him, was 11th at the end of the first lap and that is what i was getting at.
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Old 14 May 2018, 20:45 (Ref:3822424)   #1030
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No problem. I agree that Alonso will outperform the car. But I think the car is pretty poor.
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Old 14 May 2018, 21:36 (Ref:3822436)   #1031
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Still a lot better than last year!
One lap pace is clearly lacking but generally the car isn't too bsd on a Sunday.
Was Stoffel's stoppage the teams first dnf of the year?
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Old 14 May 2018, 22:01 (Ref:3822449)   #1032
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Was Stoffel's stoppage the teams first dnf of the year?
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Old 15 May 2018, 04:27 (Ref:3822503)   #1033
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It's interesting. On one hand they have scored 40 points so far, compared to 30 for the whole of last year! On the other we just know they aren't doing as well as they could be and it feels like they are the slowest of the three Renault teams (although only one point behind Renault).
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Old 15 May 2018, 05:06 (Ref:3822513)   #1034
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.... it feels like they are the slowest of the three Renault teams (although only one point behind Renault).
It is more a fact that they ARE the slowest of the Renault teams... their being only one point behind Renault is more a case of Renault having been unfortunate, with Hulkenberg having been taken out of the last two races through no fault of his own, or the team.

There is no doubt that McLaren are clearly more competitive this year, but last year's benchmark was a low base to improve from. They still have a long way to go. The chassis itself is lacking, and flattered by Alonso dragging the car to finishes above its station.
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Old 15 May 2018, 08:03 (Ref:3822536)   #1035
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It is more a fact that they ARE the slowest of the Renault teams... their being only one point behind Renault is more a case of Renault having been unfortunate, with Hulkenberg having been taken out of the last two races through no fault of his own, or the team.

There is no doubt that McLaren are clearly more competitive this year, but last year's benchmark was a low base to improve from. They still have a long way to go. The chassis itself is lacking, and flattered by Alonso dragging the car to finishes above its station.


But don’t you know McLaren have the best chassis in the world. It’s all the engines fault
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But don’t you know McLaren have the best chassis in the world. It’s all the engines fault
I dont read Autosport (aka the Gospel according to Zak) so its news to me.
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Old 16 May 2018, 21:27 (Ref:3822931)   #1038
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I have read it and I realise the McLaren is not quite up to the standard that’s required to be a winner
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Old 22 May 2018, 06:17 (Ref:3823893)   #1039
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https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/m...atifi-1040100/

Bit of a cash injection for McLaren - by Nicholas Latifi's dad. Doesn't appear that there is any kind of move for Latifi to become part of the McLaren stable, not that there would be much room for him!
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Old 22 May 2018, 11:57 (Ref:3823936)   #1040
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Well they need all the help they can get, I don't think he'll be part of the team though, the current staff are just fine
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Which team are you going to invest in?

Fancy investing in a British club team?
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Old 22 May 2018, 19:17 (Ref:3824048)   #1043
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I think we could see more teams in the future, who knows what teams would appear?
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I think we could see more teams in the future, who knows what teams would appear?
I'd love to agree but I don't see where these teams would appear from. We tried that with new teams not that long ago and none of them are left. It's not unrealistic to think about the possibility of F1 without Williams and Sauber one day, or even STR and RBR if they had a change of heart.

The gap between F1 and other series is just so huge now days. The option to go get Dallara or Lola to build a car and throw a Cosworth engine in the back simply isn't there anymore.
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It's always handy, to have an extra 200m quid but it seems the problems McLaren have been having over the last few years, are less to do with money and more to do with the structure of team, drivers excluded.
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McLaren would never say no to a bit of extra dosh. But it seems they don’t have that magic anymore. Money doesn’t help, but I thinks it more than just with the staff, although their drivers aren’t getting it any higher
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I'd love to agree but I don't see where these teams would appear from. We tried that with new teams not that long ago and none of them are left.
What has happened to that new US F1 team that appeared not that long ago??

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You don't read any of Gary Andersons articles then? If Autosport are supposed to support McLaren I'd hate to read an article he's written about them if they were anti-McLaren....
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A 25% success rate of even surviving, and the one that did had factory support. What a wonderful situation to be in - that's completely stable, secure and won't in any way become an issue.
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Good question! Whatever did happen to that usf1 team?

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