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Post by f1diva on Mar 9, 2009 19:55:42 GMT
Is anyone else worried about Mclaren? It's less than three weeks before Melbourne and Kovy was more than 2 seconds down on the BMW's pace. Are they sandbagging or are they simply off the pace?
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Post by blacktulip on Mar 10, 2009 7:36:32 GMT
We certainly have not heard them mentioned much, lets just hope they are playing it cool, but only time will tell that.
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Post by raikkofan on Mar 10, 2009 17:49:46 GMT
Is anyone else worried about Mclaren? It's less than three weeks before Melbourne and Kovy was more than 2 seconds down on the BMW's pace. Are they sandbagging or are they simply off the pace? F1diva As a Ferrari lover I'm not worried at all  |
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Post by susieq on Mar 10, 2009 23:35:02 GMT
Nope, no worries here, so long as Ferrari on the case, all is well in my world ;D
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Post by blacktulip on Mar 11, 2009 8:29:07 GMT
Ah but McLaren will be there when the flag goes down susieq and thats what matters, think it will be very close this season with quite a few in contension, which makes it better for us all
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Post by blacktulip on Mar 11, 2009 9:05:09 GMT
here is a snip off ITV.f1sport
McLaren’s second consecutive appearance towards the foot of the order may raise speculation that all is not well with the team’s MP4-24, although Heikki Kovalainen was much closer to the rest of the field than was the case on Monday – albeit still over 1.5s back on Ferrari.
The Woking squad continued to assess the merits of the new front wing, floor and top body it has introduced onto the car for this week, with managing director Jonathan Neale saying Kovalainen's two days in the car had been "very productive" ahead of Lewis Hamilton's return on Wednesday.
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Post by susieq on Mar 11, 2009 20:17:41 GMT
thats what makes the start of this season so much more exciting than normal Blacktulip, as we won't know who has the edge till those engines start. We can't go by the practice results we are allowed to see, its whats been going on behind closed doors.  |
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Post by knightelcid on Mar 12, 2009 0:24:07 GMT
I believe the problem with McL is the rear wing which it seems to be technically much less effective. I have noticed that when they put the new 2009 rear wing the car makes 'bad' times in the track..to the point of having to change it and replacing it with the old 2008 one in order to continue testing the new set up for this new season.
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Post by blacktulip on Mar 12, 2009 13:24:33 GMT
yes correct it seems that McLaren are still on a bit of a back foot and dare I say it, they seem to be lagging a bit ready for the season start.
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Post by redline on Mar 28, 2009 22:52:06 GMT
mclaren will get there before to long
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Post by gizzy on Mar 29, 2009 0:45:57 GMT
As soon as Mac puts the new rear diffuser on, they will then be competitive.
Without it, the oversteer (back end sliding out) will prevent them from being competitive.
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Post by gizzy on Mar 29, 2009 0:59:23 GMT
I heard that Lewis quali's was cut short because of gearbox failure. Mac has some work to do.
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Post by jap2uk on Mar 29, 2009 5:24:17 GMT
Yep, 5 place grid penalty. I suppose they wer throwing all resource to getting the title last year. Once they catch up in 2 or 3 races time be good to see 2 brits fighting for wins.
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