McLaren need to get their s*** together

Re: McLaren need to get their s*** together#209930

By vaptin - 01 Aug 10, 15:36

- 01 Aug 10, 15:36#209930

I think spa and Monza will be crucial, if Redbull are able to take the big points there the title challenge against them will look bleak.

Is it the blown diffuser thats supposed to be tricky to thats giving McLaren problems?

Re: McLaren need to get their s*** together#209933

By formula1man - 01 Aug 10, 15:42

- 01 Aug 10, 15:42#209933

The 2 McLaren drivers have already won the championship so has Alonso, Webber winning the championship would mean so much to this country

Webber's got to match his teammate first. Vettel isn't going to roll over after this, and neither is Lewis and Alonso. Spa and Monza are going to be 2 mega races which could determine the final swing in the Championship. Webber's a good guy and I was glad he won the race today out of the top 3 drivers but he doesn't have that killer edge I see in the other two. Vettel for his speed, Alonso for his tenacity.

Yeah I totally agree with you, but he's Australian, he has guts, pride and grit. We aren't always the best at what we do, but we fight awfully hard, it should be an awesome fight to the flag this year, this points system is definitely something they've got right. Could get another 2007-2008 repeat. should be epic.

Re: McLaren need to get their s*** together#209934

By the_fubar83 - 01 Aug 10, 15:47

- 01 Aug 10, 15:47#209934

Lewis is has been punching above his weight all season i reckon. They clearly don't have the fastest car But he should be commended for his efforts. The budapest failure is one incident. Everybody else has has had there fair share of disasters. So there isn't any need to panic just yet on mclarens behalf. I would expect mclaren to be looking forward to the next two races because spa and monza surely play in to their hands in terms of setup with their sensational top speed. The one thing they are clearly worried about is this flexible front wing situation. Their front wing is stiff as a board compared to red bull and they don't seem to have an answer for it.
As for the championship contenders, who knows!!! At the start of the season i would have said that webber was a longshot compared to vettel. But we're 2 thirds in and webbers in the lead so his odds would definitely be shortening. But they are all there or there abouts and thats what we want to see.

Re: McLaren need to get their s*** together#209938

By billindenver - 01 Aug 10, 16:12

- 01 Aug 10, 16:12#209938

What a fantastic day in Formula One. A race that had me cheering at several points. Rubins goes by Michael for the last point. Webber beats Vettel, Vettel cries about it, Alonso holds off Vettel and last but certainly not least....McLaren loses both championships! Oh, what a day.

:hehe:

Re: McLaren need to get their s*** together#209940

By What's Burning? - 01 Aug 10, 16:20

- 01 Aug 10, 16:20#209940

What a fantastic day in Formula One. A race that had me cheering at several points. Rubins goes by Michael for the last point. Webber beats Vettel, Vettel cries about it, Alonso holds off Vettel and last but certainly not least....McLaren loses both championships! Oh, what a day.

Did you notice that Vettle couldn't get past Alonso today with clearly the faster car? Wonder what made Ferrari think that Vettle was going to get past Alonso in Germany and had them issue the infamous order. :drink:

"I don't want to be part of a forum where everyone has differing opinions." Boom...

Re: McLaren need to get their s*** together#209944

By billindenver - 01 Aug 10, 16:31

- 01 Aug 10, 16:31#209944

Because it was a different day on a different track? Hamilton broke down today, does that mean he will on the next race as well? Can we assume that Button will always finish higher than Hamilton but still barely in the points? Every race and certainly every track is different.

Re: McLaren need to get their s*** together#209952

By What's Burning? - 01 Aug 10, 16:46

- 01 Aug 10, 16:46#209952

Because it was a different day on a different track? Hamilton broke down today, does that mean he will on the next race as well? Can we assume that Button will always finish higher than Hamilton but still barely in the points? Every race and certainly every track is different.

You just wanted to gloat.

"I don't want to be part of a forum where everyone has differing opinions." Boom...

McLaren, get your act sorted#210014

By MAD MAX - 01 Aug 10, 20:29

- 01 Aug 10, 20:29#210014

The car is way off the pace. Whitmarsh earn your salary and get the development/upgrades sorted or move over for someone who can do the job. Ferrari have wrong footed you as did Red Bull. If you want to be in contention get it sorted

Re: McLaren, get your act sorted#210015

By McLaren - 01 Aug 10, 20:34

- 01 Aug 10, 20:34#210015

What is wrong with posting on the other thread with roughly the same title.

oh and what a pathetic post.Martin Whitmarsh is not solely to blame in a slight blip

Re: McLaren, get your act sorted#210018

By MAD MAX - 01 Aug 10, 20:54

- 01 Aug 10, 20:54#210018

What footage have you been watching, they are over 1.5 seconds off Red Bull

Re: McLaren, get your act sorted#210020

By McLaren - 01 Aug 10, 21:07

- 01 Aug 10, 21:07#210020

Thats one race,everyone was that far off an amazing Red Bull car,do you think all teams should sack their boss if they don't beat the Red Bull next race then ?

Re: McLaren, get your act sorted#210021

By ivey - 01 Aug 10, 21:08

- 01 Aug 10, 21:08#210021

Thats one race,everyone was that far off an amazing Red Bull car,do you think all teams should sack their boss if they don't beat the Red Bull next race then ?

well Ferrari seems to be in the contest during races, while McLaren is not. Hungary was Red Bulls' circuit but otherwise Ferrari will be on their tail, let's hope McLaren will do the same in the future

"I've never known anyone as competitive as me and I think Alonso is very close." - Lewis.
if only the relationship worked..

Re: McLaren, get your act sorted#210023

By McLaren - 01 Aug 10, 21:18

- 01 Aug 10, 21:18#210023

Thats one race,everyone was that far off an amazing Red Bull car,do you think all teams should sack their boss if they don't beat the Red Bull next race then ?

well Ferrari seems to be in the contest during races, while McLaren is not. Hungary was Red Bulls' circuit but otherwise Ferrari will be on their tail, let's hope McLaren will do the same in the future

My comment was ment more of his overeaction to sacking Martin Whitmarsh if Mclaren don't win the title.You can't have a winning car all the time,as we all know.

Re: McLaren, get your act sorted#210031

By racechick - 01 Aug 10, 22:30

- 01 Aug 10, 22:30#210031

Thats one race,everyone was that far off an amazing Red Bull car,do you think all teams should sack their boss if they don't beat the Red Bull next race then ?

well Ferrari seems to be in the contest during races, while McLaren is not. Hungary was Red Bulls' circuit but otherwise Ferrari will be on their tail, let's hope McLaren will do the same in the future

Red bull and ferrari have the flexi wing. Without that Mclaren woul;d be in contention.

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Re: McLaren, get your act sorted#210033

By ivey - 01 Aug 10, 22:35

- 01 Aug 10, 22:35#210033

Thats one race,everyone was that far off an amazing Red Bull car,do you think all teams should sack their boss if they don't beat the Red Bull next race then ?

well Ferrari seems to be in the contest during races, while McLaren is not. Hungary was Red Bulls' circuit but otherwise Ferrari will be on their tail, let's hope McLaren will do the same in the future

Red bull and ferrari have the flexi wing. Without that Mclaren woul;d be in contention.

well then McLaren should get flexi wing also, it's incredibly hard but that's what you have to do to be on top, you have to push it to the limits.