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[CookinFlat6]

Whitmarsh said Buttons reactions were lightening fast and that thats what he was paid for so it was just unfortunate. Either the guy operating the lights made a mistake or Button did.
The guy on the wheel nut knew he hadnt finished, and they are supposed to signal themselves when done
Thats the idea of the electronic system the lights only change once each guy has signaled

I dont feel sorry for Button, more for the team to have Button turned the best car into this 'wont win a race, is a pile of crap' etc when its clearly down to him getting the best out of it each outing.

This is exactly what happened with BAR/Honda etc. One minute he wins a race, next 2 years the car is the worst ever, then he comes third in the title chase, and next year the car is terrible again

Lets hope Perez gets up to speed and starts providing real honest feedback to the team

[CookinFlat6]

There is absolutely nothing fundamentally wrong with that MP4 -28, its fast in the dry and the wet

Its the drivers, specifically Jenson not able to get the best out of it or set it up

Perez fastest lap - take that

Are you really that ignorant? Did you not see Perez pit for new tyres on lap 55? Low fuel brand new rubber, rubbered in track... Simples!

You forgot that he also didn't have to look after that brand new rubber so he could destroy it in that 1 lap.

I am not saying the fastest lap was not a result of these things

I am saying the car is nowhere near a dog. Button agrees 'we could have finished 3rd'
A car capable of 'finishing third' brought home 4 WCC points so far. Lets not beat about the bush, this team are just poor, drivers + operational staff have just got even worse from last year

In fact they couldnt even engineer Button retiring and getting a free gearbox change properly. Button has been classified a finisher so no freebies

[bud]

same old same old cooking, youre more obsessed with McLaren than a McLaren fan!

[Hanwombat]

I was gutted for Button, he was in a good position and was looking to finish in 5th place and then it all went wrong at the pits.... very disappointing

[LewEngBridewell]

I was gutted for Button, he was in a good position and was looking to finish in 5th place and then it all went wrong at the pits.... very disappointing

At least it was a better showing than Melbourne. Onwards and upwards!

[What's Burning?]

It's a good thing Lewis recovered from his brain fart and didn't let McLaren change his tires yesterday.

[Hammer278]

It's a good thing Lewis recovered from his brain fart and didn't let McLaren change his tires yesterday.

HAHA!

[headless]

McLaren were pants, they haven't progressed much at all since Australia, stop kidding yourselves.

Hopefully by Europe they will have.

[myownalias]

It's a good thing Lewis recovered from his brain fart and didn't let McLaren change his tires yesterday.

HAHA!

It would have been funny if McLaren removed the wheels and left the car on bricks... although the McLaren's wouldn't be able to pit, which as it turns out might of helped them!

[racechick]

It's a good thing Lewis recovered from his brain fart and didn't let McLaren change his tires yesterday.

HAHA!

It would have been funny if McLaren removed the wheels and left the car on bricks... although the McLaren's wouldn't be able to pit, which as it turns out might of helped them!

that was an all round funny situation. I wonder what those mechanics were thinking?

[Hammer278]

It's a good thing Lewis recovered from his brain fart and didn't let McLaren change his tires yesterday.

HAHA!

It would have been funny if McLaren removed the wheels and left the car on bricks... although the McLaren's wouldn't be able to pit, which as it turns out might of helped them!

that was an all round funny situation. I wonder what those mechanics were thinking?

[CookinFlat6]

What would have been funny is if the mechanics had had a Mclaren moment and started changing the tyres

[Jabberwocky]

Would the wheel nuts be the same?

I want to know what Lewis said in his helmet at that moment. But alas I fear that it would never pass broadcast laws lol

[Hammer278]

The McLaren team tweeted: "Smiles in the garage after a well-worked double pit stop with an unexpected twist."
Later adding: "Feel free to pop in and say 'Hi' any time, @LewisHamilton!"

[andrew]

Andrew in the adult world, proper business men do not go out painting the town red because they read a rumour Honda were creeping around the MTC, or they feel in their bones that a big sponsor will sign up for a certain amount.

McLaren Honda: The Deal is Done

As rumours of Honda's comeback to F1 gains momentum, F1 commentator James Allen has revealed that a deal has already been struck between McLaren and Honda. With his sources in the F1 paddock, James states that the "deal is done for Honda (and McLaren)."

Also, according to Japanese newspaper Asahi Shimbun, Honda has already started it's engine development campaign by contracting the services of foreign F1 engineers who have begun work. However, the new Honda V6-turbo powertrain will not be seen until 2015.

Since their very successful partnership during the late eighties, the timing is now perfect for the former partners to reunite.

With the introduction of the new V6 turbo engine regulations in 2014, Honda have found the right climate to justify a return to Formula 1. FIA president Jean Jodt has a vision for an eco-friendly F1 which seems congruent Honda's own vision. As such, Honda sees this as an opportunity to resume the development of F1 engine technology which will then be passed onto to it's passenger cars.

For McLaren, motivation to switch engine suppliers derives from the surprising poaching of ex-McLaren star driver Lewis Hamilton and McLaren technical director Paddy Lowe by current engine partner, Mercedes. Something Ron Dennis would see as betrayal. No doubt some McLaren chiefs are still licking their wounds over this, but some pride can be restored by a switch to Honda engines.

In response, Mercedes have stated that they intend to protect themselves by attempting to prevent (or at least minimise) the transfer of intellectual property.

"You can never completely prevent a transfer of technology know-how," said Wolff, CEO of Mercedes F1, "But we can try to protect ourselves."

Mercedes have also just recently announced a long-term engine supply agreement with Force India which will see Force India run the new Mercedes turbo engines as of 2014. The signing of German Adrian Sutil seems to be intertwined in this deal - as we reported on earlier this year.

So an impending McLaren-Honda era has been confirmed.

But who will be their Senna?

Interesting.