I didnt say that he had to make any COMMITMENTS (unlike the 6 tenths that he declared was his at McLaren).teecof1fan wrote:regarding conceptual's last post,
it's becase saying that and then not fulfilling it would be a great disappointment to the team and the fans and the sponsors. imagine you tell everyone you are going to improve half a second a lap and when it's all said and done you don't improve at all: what does that say? like her highness Principessa said, alonso is being realistic. personally, i listen to alonso's comments while i ignore briatore's; i think briatore is a PR person while alonso is an honest spokesperson. i would much rather alonso (as much a team leader as briatore) say that the team needs to improve dramatically instead of him saying that lingering around in 6th or 7th place is acceptable (despite the oncoming development); the team does not want to be in 6th or 7th place. in other words, alonso's comments are much more motivational than they are negative.
to roland,
you use ron dennis and mclaren as a perfect example of 'the team is more important than the driver,' and that philosophy cost dear ron the world championship in 2005 and 2007; if he chose a number 1 driver in those years he would have won those championships instead of losing them...
lastly, i think alonso does speak well about his team. obviously, his team isn't performing as well as they should, so he has simply been saying that they need to improve. but over the entire offseason, and when asked about his feelings toward the team, there is always a positive comment.
anyway, just my opinion
three weeks between GP's is way too long!!
Just saying that he is OPTIMISTIC OF AN IMPROVEMENT would have been better than saying that Flavio is a pipe dreamer...
Chris
