Agree...proteus wrote: ↑11 Jul 2020, 12:57Darth-Piekus wrote: ↑11 Jul 2020, 12:35This is off topic but Fernando Alonso will be back next year with Renault. I'm not sure how many years he will continue to race but would you give him another chance in Mclaren now that we are reaching the top in the next two years?
Personally I would have given him another chance to prove himself with a championship winning car like Mclaren will be in the next two years.
Nope. He's had his time, McLaren need to look forward. Lando and Danny are an excellent pairing, and will work together as a team. That's what it's all about! Besides, let's not get too punchy on McLaren's prospects, we're still some way off having a championship winning car. Recent progress is not guaranteed to continue at this rate.Darth-Piekus wrote: ↑11 Jul 2020, 12:35This is off topic but Fernando Alonso will be back next year with Renault. I'm not sure how many years he will continue to race but would you give him another chance in Mclaren now that we are reaching the top in the next two years?
Personally I would have given him another chance to prove himself with a championship winning car like Mclaren will be in the next two years.
That's assuming all other cars sit still, which never happens. It's diminishing returns on car development at this stage, hopefully the Mercedes engine can bring us a little closer next year. The 2022 car is a massive unknown with the new spec formula, McLaren could strike it lucky and design a top car, that's definitely possible. It's also possible they make a mistake and end up taking a step backwards, we just don't know.Darth-Piekus wrote: ↑11 Jul 2020, 15:11It's not really crazy if you think that in 2018 we were 2 seconds off the pace and now the car is only 0.5 to 0.7 seconds off the pace. If they keep making strides it's gonna take 2 more years to have a Championship Winning Car on par with Mercedes. We will soon have a new upgraded latest technology F1 Simulator back at the Paragon who will produce even better cars. It's not really crazy to set up ambitions.
Law of diminishing returns will say that the closer they are to the top, the harder it is to actually reach them... I love your optimism, but they are 0.5-0.7 seconds from the front in a very short lap, that’s not a good indication.Darth-Piekus wrote:It's not really crazy if you think that in 2018 we were 2 seconds off the pace and now the car is only 0.5 to 0.7 seconds off the pace. If they keep making strides it's gonna take 2 more years to have a Championship Winning Car on par with Mercedes. We will soon have a new upgraded latest technology F1 Simulator back at the Paragon who will produce even better cars. It's not really crazy to set up ambitions.
Could be an indicator that Renault is still down on power, in these heavy conditions the power is less important. Both Renault and McLaren seem to be doing really well.Darth-Piekus wrote: ↑11 Jul 2020, 16:30Rain seems to have lowered the difference between Mclaren and the first two teams. Once again our competitors Racing Point and Ferrari flopped. A good opportunity to gain more points and extend the difference.
P3 for Sainz. Too bad Norris only P6 which means P9 tomorrow. Should be fun to watch.Darth-Piekus wrote: ↑11 Jul 2020, 16:36In any case we must do one last good Q3 and try to extend our point difference from Ferrari, Racing Point and Renault.
Great result for the team... Carlos’ first P3 on qualifying in his career... The team with very good chances of having a good race and result on Sunday with the RP’s and the Ferrari’s behind in the grid.FittingMechanics wrote:P3 for Sainz. Too bad Norris only P6 which means P9 tomorrow. Should be fun to watch.Darth-Piekus wrote: ↑11 Jul 2020, 16:36In any case we must do one last good Q3 and try to extend our point difference from Ferrari, Racing Point and Renault.
