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Interesting choice of words??

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I was reading about the McLaren shoot out http://www.dailyf1news.com/dailyf1news/ ... nwsID=1191 and thought this quote by Martin Whitmarsh very interesting
“Woking based team will select from within the 'family' to replace the departed Juan Pablo Montoya full-time next year.”
Interesting that he mentioned the departing JPM rather than stating that Alonso’s teammate will be from within the ‘Family’. That is, Kimi is already a teammate & within the 'family'. Therefore JPM's vacant seat would not need replacing.
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Str8up wrote:I was reading about the McLaren shoot out http://www.dailyf1news.com/dailyf1news/ ... nwsID=1191 and thought this quote by Martin Whitmarsh very interesting
“Woking based team will select from within the 'family' to replace the departed Juan Pablo Montoya full-time next year.”
Interesting that he mentioned the departing JPM rather than stating that Alonso’s teammate will be from within the ‘Family’. That is, Kimi is already a teammate & within the 'family'. Therefore JPM's vacant seat would not need replacing.
Wouldn't read too much into that...

If I remember correctly, they said that they will announce their line-up by Monaco. Four races later, and we still don't know who their drivers will be.

BTW, Paffet and Hamilton are also part of the family!
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yeah but he didnt mention the departing montoya, i think that was somethin the paper put in. all that was quoted from martin whitmarsh was "within the family".
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I'm pretty sure it means Gary Paffet actually, I've been out of touch for a while but I got the impression that Kimi still isn't set.
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kimi looked distant in some gp's like in monaco, now with rumours linking him to renault. IMO it should be paffet-de la Rosa, it's so early to give hamilton a race seat at mclarens
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But isn't Hamilton in the family?
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Personaaly I think Kimi is going to Renault, he is getting tired and fed up waiting at McLaren while Renault is working well. I don't think we will find out who Alonso's team mate will be until next year when all of the contenders have shot it out throughout winter testing. I think Lewis would have been the third driver next year but I am not sure if Friday free testing is going to allow it, so he might get in, but I think it is more likely that he is farmed out for a year to a lesser squad where he can cut his teath and make his mistakes before joining McLaren in 2008. In which case I think it might be Gary Parfet, but you never know :wink:
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