2019 Mclaren F1 Team - Renault

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Darth-Piekus wrote:
28 Jul 2019, 16:53
We have a chance for a podium. All we need is to pass Stroll once the Safety Car is in.
Vettel is flying
Q: (Stefano Mancini – La Stampa) Kimi, will you help Vettel to win his championship this year?
Kimi Raikkonen: I can only drive one car, obviously. 
@2018 Singapore Grand Prix drivers press conference.

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Maybe but we can try and pass both Stroll and Kvyat. It's too bad that we don't have Juan Pablo Montoya. He was the best in restarts after the Safety Car goes in. Won't forget how many times got Schumacher.

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Nope. I think 5th place was the best we could do.

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Darth-Piekus wrote:
28 Jul 2019, 16:56
Maybe but we can try and pass both Stroll and Kvyat. It's too bad that we don't have Juan Pablo Montoya. He was the best in restarts after the Safety Car goes in. Won't forget how many times got Schumacher.
Fernando wasn’t bad either :wink:
Q: (Stefano Mancini – La Stampa) Kimi, will you help Vettel to win his championship this year?
Kimi Raikkonen: I can only drive one car, obviously. 
@2018 Singapore Grand Prix drivers press conference.

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I remember Montoya specifically because he was the best in doing those Safety Car restarts both in Williams and after when he joined Mclaren. On another note very good 5th place considering that we had a chance for the podium today. Watch out Mercedes, Red Bull and Ferrari. We are returning step by step.
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P5, great result, but you can’t help but feel what might have been
Q: (Stefano Mancini – La Stampa) Kimi, will you help Vettel to win his championship this year?
Kimi Raikkonen: I can only drive one car, obviously. 
@2018 Singapore Grand Prix drivers press conference.

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Good result with both Renaults out. But. What. Might. Have. Been.

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All I am saying is that we are returning step by step. They will rue the day the media tried to ridicule Mclaren. The Sleeping Giant is starting to wake.

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What a race! Great job by Carlos... P5 probably wasn’t on the cards at the start of the race and with both Renault’s out of it, it helps extend the lead on the WCC.

Unlucky for Lando, it simply wasn’t his weekend.


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The Sleeping Giant is starting to wake. We will get our throne back in due time.

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Darth-Piekus wrote:
28 Jul 2019, 17:08
All I am saying is that we are returning step by step. They will rue the day the media tried to ridicule Mclaren. The Sleeping Giant is starting to wake.
At some point, today felt like we would leave with nothing, then it looked like something special was on the cards. P5 is great, Carlos did his best, Lando was unlucky... But from the radio Carlos isn’t happy, which is fantastic, I want this team hungry for more than P5, which has been our best result since 2015. Big job ahead, hopefully better results will come.
Q: (Stefano Mancini – La Stampa) Kimi, will you help Vettel to win his championship this year?
Kimi Raikkonen: I can only drive one car, obviously. 
@2018 Singapore Grand Prix drivers press conference.

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Pretty good result for the team, wasn't pure luck too. Sainz seemed to have good grasp on what tyre to use at time. Too bad we couldn't get a podium, but P5 is good as well. McLaren keeps building the gap. 28 points ahead of Toro Rosso.

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I also liked that we could match Ferrari and Mercedes in these conditions for many laps. 28 from Torro Rosso and 32 from Renault but I don't count Torro Rosso. Our fight is with Renault as I believe they are the ones next to us.
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Darth-Piekus wrote:
28 Jul 2019, 17:08
All I am saying is that we are returning step by step. They will rue the day the media tried to ridicule Mclaren. The Sleeping Giant is starting to wake.
They have fortified 4th place, but we all remember where Haas and Renault were last year and where are they now. Plus, Racing Point obviously made a substantial leap forward and can be a big threat in next races.

Otherwise, Mercedes, Ferrari and RedBull are still miles ahead.
If i would get the money to start my own F1 team, i would revive Arrows

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1 lap earlier if they would have taken soft then that podium was ours. we can't blame mclaren they are 4th and have to be more cautious than Toro rosso/Racing point. they can take more risks than mclaren and that's what they did. but 5th is very very good. in these kind of races points are just a bonus. such races have very thing margin between a Hero and Zero