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Well clearly it's not working. Massa has been in Ferrari since 2006 and is running out of excuses
What's wrong at Ferrari? What's right about them?
Crisis? What crisis?
I'm just very critical when my team has the equipment to dominate but does not produce the result's they are capable of so who should be blamed? Maybe not the driver's at this point but maybe the leadership and top strategist, please help me figure it out, I'm so alone and confused!!!
The days of the dominant Ferrari are over, and it's for the good of the sport i'm afraid tex.
I have no problem with Ferrari not dominating because if you remember I have been there with them through the bad time's aswell as the good time's. I ALWAY'S want Ferrari to win but guess who was an adament supporter of Senna, yelling at the TV for him to win or hold on for one more lap, as my team languished mid-pack?
'Its interesting how Mclaren have re-discovered the value of a number 1/number 2 driver alignment'! What do you mean? Those in the anti-McLaren camp claimed that Hamilton was being favoured over Alonso in the team?
Those people sticking the boot into McLaren need to their story straight. What's it to be, guys? McLaren favoured Hamilton from the beginning? There was driver equality at the beginning? There was driver equality until two thirds of the way through the season? Alonso wasn't getting the support he felt he deserved? etc.
Those people sticking the boot into McLaren need to their story straight. What's it to be, guys? McLaren favoured Hamilton from the beginning? There was driver equality at the beginning? There was driver equality until two thirds of the way through the season? Alonso wasn't getting the support he felt he deserved? etc.
OK this is serious thread drift here but what the hey, here's my theory. Ron Dennis has landed the top driver in F1 and he needed a second driver. He's got the best so he can take a chance on a promising noob whom he's nurtured from karts. At first RD figures the champ (Alonso) will be number 1 and the noob LH number 2. Surprisingly the noob shows startling pace and RD makes a critical decision (mistake IMHO) and decides to have both drivers have equal status, ala Prost/Senna. LH and FA battle each other all season splitting points and causing major friction. The two drivers end up tied in points but lose overall to a strong rival. The ex champ bails after causing huge amounts of trouble and the noob becomes number 1. RD doesn't want a repeat so he gets a driver who's a great tester, personable guy and fast but not as fast as LH. Perfect scenario.
No boot sticking here, I'm a Macca fan, check my avatar!
It sounds plausible until you consider that McLaren tried to sign Rosberg and were after Vettel. Some rumours were doing the rounds about Kubica as well. Surely if McLaren wanted to have a de facto team leader and a tea boy to back him up, they would not have been trying to sign drivers of their quality to partner Hamilton?
Those people sticking the boot into McLaren need to their story straight. What's it to be, guys? McLaren favoured Hamilton from the beginning? There was driver equality at the beginning? There was driver equality until two thirds of the way through the season? Alonso wasn't getting the support he felt he deserved? etc.
OK this is serious thread drift here but what the hey, here's my theory. Ron Dennis has landed the top driver in F1 and he needed a second driver. He's got the best so he can take a chance on a promising noob whom he's nurtured from karts. At first RD figures the champ (Alonso) will be number 1 and the noob LH number 2. Surprisingly the noob shows startling pace and RD makes a critical decision (mistake IMHO) and decides to have both drivers have equal status, ala Prost/Senna. LH and FA battle each other all season splitting points and causing major friction. The two drivers end up tied in points but lose overall to a strong rival. The ex champ bails after causing huge amounts of trouble and the noob becomes number 1. RD doesn't want a repeat so he gets a driver who's a great tester, personable guy and fast but not as fast as LH. Perfect scenario.
No boot sticking here, I'm a Macca fan, check my avatar!
It sounds plausible until you consider that McLaren tried to sign Rosberg and were after Vettel. Some rumours were doing the rounds about Kubica as well. Surely if McLaren wanted to have a de facto team leader and a tea boy to back him up, they would not have been trying to sign drivers of their quality to partner Hamilton?
Those people sticking the boot into McLaren need to their story straight. What's it to be, guys? McLaren favoured Hamilton from the beginning? There was driver equality at the beginning? There was driver equality until two thirds of the way through the season? Alonso wasn't getting the support he felt he deserved? etc.
OK this is serious thread drift here but what the hey, here's my theory. Ron Dennis has landed the top driver in F1 and he needed a second driver. He's got the best so he can take a chance on a promising noob whom he's nurtured from karts. At first RD figures the champ (Alonso) will be number 1 and the noob LH number 2. Surprisingly the noob shows startling pace and RD makes a critical decision (mistake IMHO) and decides to have both drivers have equal status, ala Prost/Senna. LH and FA battle each other all season splitting points and causing major friction. The two drivers end up tied in points but lose overall to a strong rival. The ex champ bails after causing huge amounts of trouble and the noob becomes number 1. RD doesn't want a repeat so he gets a driver who's a great tester, personable guy and fast but not as fast as LH. Perfect scenario.
No boot sticking here, I'm a Macca fan, check my avatar!
Yes that is pretty much right.
But...It sounds plausible until you consider that McLaren tried to sign Rosberg and were after Vettel. Some rumours were doing the rounds about Kubica as well. Surely if McLaren wanted to have a de facto team leader and a tea boy to back him up, they would not have been trying to sign drivers of their quality to partner Hamilton?
That is another thing to take into consideration.
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