by "Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras" (jegoingout)
Published 03/03/2017 at 08:28
by "Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras" (jegoingout)
Published 03/03/2017 at 08:28
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Poor McLaren-Honda...well poor McLaren really, this is all Honda’s fault
"SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie" (sidewaysondirt)
03/03/2017 at 08:36, STARS: 6
While Honda seem to still be dropping the ball and the rumor is that it’s putting out even less power than it was last year, the chassis doesn’t seem very good. We don’t know how much of this is Honda still being way behind and how much is the drivers being unable to exit the final turn at a decent speed. It’s not as planted as the Ferrari. On Autosport, Gary Anderson’s actually saying it looks like a terrible car to drive.
“The Mercedes looks pretty reasonable on the soft tyres - still moving and with more understeer than the Ferrari - but not so good on the medium tyre, just no grip.
“Through that complex, the McLaren never looked good. Alonso couldn’t get hard on the throttle out of Turn 2 - the car just starts moving - and I never saw him go into Turn 3 flat on the throttle.
“He’s either having to lift big time beforehand, or just as he’s coming into the corner. It’s not understeer, just a lack of grip.
“McLaren can’t really complain about Honda’s engine, because there are still horses left in there that they’re not using at the minute. It looks OK on the very softest tyres, but on softs and mediums - the most relevant tyres for this track - it’s just not there.”
McLaren’s issues are not confined to the first complex, either.
“Up at Turn 9, the same thing,” Anderson adds. “The Ferrari can commit properly on the way in, with barely a lift off the throttle. The McLaren can’t do that. Obviously I don’t know what the fuel loads are, but if Alonso doesn’t lift and slow the car down on the way into the corner significantly, it won’t go round properly. It doesn’t look like it’s got a horrendous balance problem, but it does look like it’s got a grip problem.
"Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras" (jegoingout)
03/03/2017 at 08:39, STARS: 0
*deeper sigh*
"punkgoose17" (punkgoose17)
03/03/2017 at 08:59, STARS: 0
Anything else interesting from the article? I don’t have a subscription. Do Sauber or Haas look like real competition?
On other thoughts maybe McLaren should have bought Manor.
"kanadanmajava1" (kanadanmajava1)
03/03/2017 at 09:13, STARS: 0
Brabham, BRM, Cooper, Matra, Lotus and Tyrrell were also teams that won championships in F1. But none of these teams still exist. I wouldn’t be completely surprised, if McLaren would withdraw from F1, but it’s still quite unlikely.
"SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie" (sidewaysondirt)
03/03/2017 at 09:15, STARS: 1
He thinks the Haas looks good so far even if they’re still maybe having braking problems (though he said RoGro and KMag were braking way later than anyone else) and that Sauber were probably doing low-fuel runs.
"wiffleballtony" (wiffleballtony)
03/03/2017 at 10:54, STARS: 1
HONDA this is all your fault!