McLaren Launch

Re: McLaren Launch#182210

By RA Dunk - 30 Jan 10, 13:02

- 30 Jan 10, 13:02#182210

Must have been offshore and missed this one then, Just shows how much influence Lewis has around the place if this is indeed the truth TBH

"Nice accent, where u from ?" Austria ! "well in that case, g'day mate, throw another shrimp on the barbie!"

Re: McLaren Launch#182211

By McLaren - 30 Jan 10, 13:14

- 30 Jan 10, 13:14#182211

Reccomending a world champion as a team mate, you would and never will catch the fuhrer doing that. :wink:

Re: McLaren Launch#182212

By antoniob - 30 Jan 10, 13:33

- 30 Jan 10, 13:33#182212

so then why was /is he afraid of Kimi ? In my mind Kimi would have been a much better teammate. or would he have been too strong a partner to have.

Re: McLaren Launch#182247

By darwin dali - 30 Jan 10, 16:41

- 30 Jan 10, 16:41#182247

OMG IM IN LOVE!

Its gorgeous

It? Did Alex lose his peepee? :twisted:

Le coeur a ses raisons que la raison ne connaît point.

Re: McLaren Launch#182251

By McLaren - 30 Jan 10, 17:23

- 30 Jan 10, 17:23#182251

so then why was /is he afraid of Kimi ? In my mind Kimi would have been a much better teammate. or would he have been too strong a partner to have.

I think kits more of a case of McLaren have worked with kimi before and they perhaps know he isnt 100% commited to f1.we all know he has to be in the right frame of mind,otherwise he doesn't give a s***.

Re: McLaren Launch#182254

By Jabberwocky - 30 Jan 10, 18:00

- 30 Jan 10, 18:00#182254

maybe it just goes to show how high a regard Lewis has for Jenson. That could be sarcasm or not depending on which side of the Lewis/Jenson fence you sit

A racing car that does not win, is just art

Re: McLaren Launch#182255

By scotty - 30 Jan 10, 18:13

- 30 Jan 10, 18:13#182255

so then why was /is he afraid of Kimi ? In my mind Kimi would have been a much better teammate. or would he have been too strong a partner to have.

I think kits more of a case of McLaren have worked with kimi before and they perhaps know he isnt 100% commited to f1.we all know he has to be in the right frame of mind,otherwise he doesn't give a s***.

That whole thing about him 'not caring anymore' is a myth...

Rising number one of Formula 1, Juan - Juan, one wonders should Juan only win one Formula 1 one year, would Juan have won that one in round one, Juan??

Re: McLaren Launch#182266

By Jensonb - 30 Jan 10, 19:08

- 30 Jan 10, 19:08#182266

I think i saw Lewis's face change when he saw that Jenson's name was on the car and not his. Must be disturbing for him to see a worse driver having his name on the display car!

Which would be relevant if that had happened - but I highly doubt Lewis would give half a crap anyway, he's won a world championship. Why would he care that the other guy's car is the one on show? The other guy is the current champion, I'm sure Lewis isn't so dense and petty to not get it.

The Frome Flyer: Smoother, Smarter, Calmer, Winner.
Jenson Button: Professor, Chauffeur, World Champion Racing Driver.

Re: McLaren Launch#182269

By Acenyc - 30 Jan 10, 19:33

- 30 Jan 10, 19:33#182269

It looks like the the tail fin is connected to the engine intake---it's all one piece. What happens if the tail fin gets knocked off? will the engine cover go with it?

Lewis Hamilton----The badest driver on planet earth

Re: McLaren Launch#182272

By Denthúl - 30 Jan 10, 19:47

- 30 Jan 10, 19:47#182272

It looks like the the tail fin is connected to the engine intake---it's all one piece. What happens the tail fin gets knocked off? will the engine cover go with it?

I'm not sure, I think that would depend on the power of the impact, but it's quite possible that the shark-fin would snap.

Re: McLaren Launch#182274

By Frosty - 30 Jan 10, 19:53

- 30 Jan 10, 19:53#182274

That tail fin has cooling ducts in it so it's pretty integral.

Remember "competitive animals know no limits"

Re: McLaren Launch#182278

By ivey - 30 Jan 10, 20:03

- 30 Jan 10, 20:03#182278

And we haven't seen their diffuser yet :hehe:

. But McLaren said they expect other teams to have "extreme diffusers" as well. we'll see

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

Re: McLaren Launch#182295

By scotty - 30 Jan 10, 21:42

- 30 Jan 10, 21:42#182295

But McLaren said they expect other teams to have "extreme diffusers" as well. we'll see

I await the inevitable inter-team rows in Bahrain....

Rising number one of Formula 1, Juan - Juan, one wonders should Juan only win one Formula 1 one year, would Juan have won that one in round one, Juan??

Re: McLaren Launch#182300

By Jensonb - 30 Jan 10, 22:18

- 30 Jan 10, 22:18#182300

It looks like the the tail fin is connected to the engine intake---it's all one piece. What happens if the tail fin gets knocked off? will the engine cover go with it?

I suspect it would snap, and that it has been engineered to do so.

The Frome Flyer: Smoother, Smarter, Calmer, Winner.
Jenson Button: Professor, Chauffeur, World Champion Racing Driver.

Re: McLaren Launch#182302

By RA Dunk - 30 Jan 10, 22:35

- 30 Jan 10, 22:35#182302

Reccomending a world champion as a team mate, you would and never will catch the fuhrer doing that.

Mein Gott!!