But it was a different team back then, since it has evolved in a team with no future at all. They will again struggle to pass TR this year if not get beaten and only be faster then Haas and Sauber and Renault. And Honda, well they should have given the engine to a second team but most likely wanted that engine..WaikeCU wrote:Last time I remembered they sort of turned it around was back in 2011. Absolutely nowhere in Winter testing, but then emerged with a Red Bull diffuser and lots of other updates in Albert Park and become second fastest of the grid.PhillipM wrote:Mclaren have been this bad in the first test before and then scared the hell out of people come Australia - start to worry if they're still the same in the second test.
Alonso should have gone to Mercedes instead of another hopeless year at McLaren. Hopefully he will next year move to Mercedes, Alonso - Hamilton battles at Mercedes will be fun to watch.
. As for drawing conclusions, I'll say it's too early for every team. Generally, making predictions in such a complex sport is rather silly. Honda will bring a new P.U next week (probably Australia spec) plus hopefully aero upgrades for McLaren. So far the car is still running with the base and simple floor and diffuser. I guess they're trying to gather data and understand their base package so far while doing laps more conservatively to ensure mileage. (don't forget they're 2 days behind in program) I don't think they've done a representative lap so far. Conservative is a must, after potentially losing 2 days you must ensure a good amount of mileage instead of pushing just for few laps. Let's see where they will end up. (as for the grip stuff, I think it's just Alonso doing his thing despite the car is not "ready")
