- 28 Oct 12, 19:47#330259All Perez and Button have shown is that they are capable of executing Plan B. However barring any problems Plan A always beats Plan B.
McLaren had Plan A and Plan B specialists, next year they will have 2 plan B guys, one of them inexperienced, the other one lame (compared to the aces)
Btw Plan a is to drive fastest, be fastest and trash the equipment so it falls apart just after the finish line
Plan B is the alternative open to those unable to drive a car at its limits for 60 laps, the ones for whom its always a lack of grip or a lack of balance, never the lack of balls to deal with the fear of crashing by keeping your right foot planted all the time.
The bottom line is that the Plan A aces qualify ahead, and for the Plan B guys to beat them, crashes and issues have to occur.
Take Perez, his great drives this year have mostly being about exploiting Plan B and getting a break or two. We saw Webber do similar from 11th on the grid, however we dont see him then opt for Plan B when he has a choice
Plan B drivers need a car with a massive advantage, only then can they qualify upfront and ultimately thats the route to WCs. Cant relie on the Aces all falling of the track enough thru the season to allow a lame duck to beat the geese
I mean, what use is a slow race driver? its like being a poor millionaire, 'ohh but hes much better in races?' yeah cos in races chance messes with Aces more than on the 1 lap 'balls on the line' alpha stuff.
The only explanation is the Mclaren, like Arsenal, like Williams have decide to continue in F1(football) as participants not as challengers. The only success they have had recently is from a guy they tried to aggregate with a Plan B low rent option. Maybe its fine for them to finish behind the big boys and try to run their road and engineering business on that basis. Thing is Arsenal have Wenger, McLaren have Martin and Sam
Mercedes now have an Ace, that completely changes everything at the team wrt focus and direction (apologies to Nico, who I respect a lot)
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