EddyBaggio wrote: ↑12 May 2020, 09:45Okey, then Hamilton would not be an option for you?mclaren111 wrote: ↑12 May 2020, 09:27
Amen...
Vettel is only good when the car suits his driving style And he simply can't handle stress...
The talk about that Vettel is a bad driver outside Red Bull....mclaren111 wrote: ↑12 May 2020, 12:43EddyBaggio wrote: ↑12 May 2020, 09:45Okey, then Hamilton would not be an option for you?mclaren111 wrote: ↑12 May 2020, 09:27
Amen...
Vettel is only good when the car suits his driving style And he simply can't handle stress...
What does Hamilton got to do with this discussion ?? He's staying at Merc iirc...
Vettel and at Red Bull was badEddyBaggio wrote: ↑12 May 2020, 12:59The talk about that Vettel is a bad driver outside Red Bull....mclaren111 wrote: ↑12 May 2020, 12:43
What does Hamilton got to do with this discussion ?? He's staying at Merc iirc...
Why would RIC join Mcl insted of staying in Renault? Mcl would never give the same pay-check...Macklaren wrote: ↑12 May 2020, 14:59ZERO chance VET joins Mclaren for all the reasons discussed above. Its going to come down to which one of RIC or SAI join Ferrari and the other one is in the Mclaren seat. The interesting dynamic here is that SAI has a lot of respect for ALO who he sees as his Spanish mentor....and I can't think ALO is whispering sweet nothings about Ferrari in his ear right now. At least partly because he probably wants that seat for himself...which also makes it interesting that ALO announced last week that his 2021 plans had "firmed up".
According to Australian media McLaren offered him 20 million in 2018, so it's not like McLaren is paying peanuts. I still believe McLaren needs a big name and not not two drivers who are good, but nobody knows how good.EddyBaggio wrote: ↑12 May 2020, 15:03Why would RIC join Mcl insted of staying in Renault? Mcl would never give the same pay-check...Macklaren wrote: ↑12 May 2020, 14:59ZERO chance VET joins Mclaren for all the reasons discussed above. Its going to come down to which one of RIC or SAI join Ferrari and the other one is in the Mclaren seat. The interesting dynamic here is that SAI has a lot of respect for ALO who he sees as his Spanish mentor....and I can't think ALO is whispering sweet nothings about Ferrari in his ear right now. At least partly because he probably wants that seat for himself...which also makes it interesting that ALO announced last week that his 2021 plans had "firmed up".
If he believes Mclaren-Mercedes has a better chance of delivering victories than RenaultEddyBaggio wrote: ↑12 May 2020, 15:03Why would RIC join Mcl insted of staying in Renault? Mcl would never give the same pay-check...Macklaren wrote: ↑12 May 2020, 14:59ZERO chance VET joins Mclaren for all the reasons discussed above. Its going to come down to which one of RIC or SAI join Ferrari and the other one is in the Mclaren seat. The interesting dynamic here is that SAI has a lot of respect for ALO who he sees as his Spanish mentor....and I can't think ALO is whispering sweet nothings about Ferrari in his ear right now. At least partly because he probably wants that seat for himself...which also makes it interesting that ALO announced last week that his 2021 plans had "firmed up".
Well, I'm not saying it's true but I certainly wouldn't be surprised. Ricciardo was always McLaren's first option and looking at the comments made by Abiteboul it doesn't seem likely that Ricciardo will stay.
Yeah, well it seems pretty certain that a big name will come next season, so it's going to be interesting to see how he holds up (if he can or wants to stay). The biggest problem that I have with last season is that I don't know how good Sainz is, maybe the car was even a few tenths quicker with a better driver who knows. The same goes for Norris. Vettel or Ricciardo are names that should be at McLaren.godlameroso wrote: ↑12 May 2020, 17:20Norris had a decent rookie season, he has to put everything together, be more consistent with his driving.
true, but RIC was the one going for the money although he was fully aware that Renault wouldn't be near what they are promised (as always)
I don't know if that's true. Rumors suggested that McLaren offered him $20 million per season. McLaren was terrible in 2018 so that clearly didn't help him, while Renault was improving rapidly.Capharol wrote: ↑12 May 2020, 17:28true, but RIC was the one going for the money although he was fully aware that Renault wouldn't be near what they are promised (as always)
RIC to McLaren good be a good thing although it will be hard to tell because nobody knows what the cars can/will do at 2022.
That is one of the reasons why Leclerc and Verstappen signed a long term contract at Ferrari and RB because they know the team and know what they are gonna do
