GoranF1 wrote:wickedz50 wrote:
Is Jenson smoking grass? this is another team which is following Ferrari very closely and wants to achieve what Ferrari is aiming to achieve. Race to the bottom of the pack.
No this is a team that is actualy making steps forward...as opposed to Ferrari that is making a step forward and than 2 or 3 backward and like this since begining of 2009 to this day.
This topic is a Ferrari bashing topic quite clearly. What gains exactly? A gain where McLaren thinks they 'could' compete with Ferrari towards the end of the year. It's a speculation. Even if they can, they're not beating them this year. When did McLaren last win the WCC? 1998!! How many times have McLaren beaten Ferrari in the WCC in the past two decades? Five out of Twenty!
It's very easy to say McLaren are making progress (Which they are) but are they progressing enough to beat Ferrari? That question can only be answered in 2017. Ferrari have ceased development while McLaren haven't. It's all about 2017. I don't think Ferrari or McLaren are interested in beating one another. Their only interest is the WDC and WCC. If they're not there then you're always finding motivation to go racing. This is exactly that.
While McLaren are better placed than Ferrari for 2017, (because Ferrari have had to restructure again due to the loss of the TD, while McLaren have seen continuity) I think it's very rich to say McLaren are progressing while Ferrari are regressing. At the moment, they're both failing to achieve their targets but if you're talking about a battle within a battle then Ferrari on all counts is a better team than McLaren.
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