godlameroso wrote: ↑01 Mar 2018, 15:59
Bill_Kar wrote: ↑01 Mar 2018, 15:33
godlameroso wrote: ↑01 Mar 2018, 15:26
Vandoorne isn't getting replaced, there's still a whole week of testing left. All of next week will have good weather, track temperatures will be high enough to get the compounds working as they should, ambients will be room temperature.
Week 1 is always systems checks and validation work, teams aren't trying to set lap times although they're not going slow. The first 2 days of next week will be tire work, then the last two days will be performance.
In other news, Go McLaren, and Gasley isn't doing bad, quite frankly I said it last year, McLaren shouldn't have left Honda, but that's water under the bridge at this point. I hope they both do well.
Out of curiosity, are you a fan of Honda in the sense that you'll back TR this year?
Of course, I only own a shop that specializes in Hondas, currently own 4 Hondas, going on 5. I like Honda, but I like McLaren too, not that I can afford one, hell I usually only drink water, but I tried a Red Bull cola just because I associate Red Bull with Honda now.
I can see how that must have been hard for you. As a McLaren fan I once thought they made the wrong decision and should have stuck it out with Honda. However I know look at it like this...
Chances are, Honda will get it right this year, but I honestly think at best they will match Renault, not surpass. So for the same reward McLaren had a choice, take a risk with Honda or choose a dead cert with Renault. That means then the decision really came down to stick with Honda's resources and take the risk on having yet another wasted year or back a proven horse and do without Honda's resources
We could speculate we would have made different a different decision to them, but unless your in their position and the consequences are real.. you can not possibly know for sure