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15 Apr 2002, 17:30 (Ref:261302)
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Racer
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Mclaren goes with Michelin, Ferrari big winner?
I wonder if the boys over at Mclaren are having second thougths regarding their decision to brand the Michelins? Not only do the Michelins appear to be coming in second to the Bridgestones so far, but now Bridgestone is building their tires almost exclusively around the Ferrari. They said yesterday that Ferrari now has a person at the Bridgestone plant, and vice versa. Ferrari appears to be the big winner of Mclarens decision. Mclaren may have a beautiful new com center, but it's going to take more than that to win a championship. Unfortunately, DC appears to be toast.
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15 Apr 2002, 17:38 (Ref:261310)
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even when mclaren were with bridgestone, ferrari were getting more of a benefit from the japanese tyre supplier imo, however, i think mclaren have got more to worry about than their michelins, i.e the merc engine! due to this, they (mclaren) are going to lose out to williams because michelin are going to go with their "top" team! so basically, the mclarens are losing on all counts at the moment!
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That's so frickin uncool man!
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15 Apr 2002, 17:51 (Ref:261318)
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Racer
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So, other than being shod with slower tires, less horsepower, and suspect reliability, they're in good shape. But did you see that new impressive com center? Should have put the money to better use Ron.
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16 Apr 2002, 00:19 (Ref:261604)
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The way Peter Windsor explained it, it seems that the Bridgestone/Ferarri arrangement was going to go down anyways, and McLaren would be left out in the cold. Sadly, the Michelin arrangement is just as bad, as there aren't two cars on the grid with fewer shared handling and design characteristics as the Williams and the McLaren.
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16 Apr 2002, 00:22 (Ref:261606)
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Peter Windsor on Speed said that Mclaren initially wanted the same arrangement with Bridgestone as Ferrari had - but since Ferrari were the first ones to approach Bridgestone - the Japanese company refused to accomodate Mclaren with the same relationship in place of Ferrari. Mclaren then were left with no choice but to join Michelin since they felt Bridgestone would not give them equal footing with Ferrari.
He made it sound as if the decision was forced on Dennis rather than him opting for it. I thought that was pretty interesting.. |
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