[Team] McLaren - can they compete?

[chillibowl]

as i tend to lean towards the drivers side of things, i would also throw some credit towards Alonso and Vandoorne...maybe more so Vandoorne as he potentially sacrificed his F1 career as he quietly and without complaint helped work out the last few years worth of cars issues out on track.

[Richard C]

Originally Posted by chillibowl

as i tend to lean towards the drivers side of things, i would also throw some credit towards Alonso and Vandoorne...maybe more so Vandoorne as he potentially sacrificed his F1 career as he quietly and without complaint helped work out the last few years worth of cars issues out on track.

I think I remember seeing an article somewhere in which Alonso had made a similar comment regarding Vandoorne's contribution.

It's always unfortunate for a driver that deals with a team in the doldrums. Helps them move forward, but then is not around to reap the rewards.

Richard

[Skam85]

Originally Posted by Richard Casto

I think I remember seeing an article somewhere in which Alonso had made a similar comment regarding Vandoorne's contribution.

It's always unfortunate for a driver that deals with a team in the doldrums. Helps them move forward, but then is not around to reap the rewards.

Richard

Agreed.
And despite him being underwhelming (in comparison) on his return, I still put a lot of Mercedes' resurgence down to Schumacher's work in 2010-12.