True, but Mclaren have a bigger scope to improve on, hopefully they'll exploit it.
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More details about McLaren's technical leadership changes are becoming public as it has now become clear that Toro Rosso's highly valued technical director, James Key, is set to join McLaren in the same role.
True, but Mclaren have a bigger scope to improve on, hopefully they'll exploit it.
Right, but you being unhappy about the way he answers those questions and the way McLaren feels about it are 2 different things. Maybe they're very happy about it?rogazilla wrote: ↑16 Apr 2018, 14:26Answer to previous about why EB needs to go. To casual fans who watch the race only, may not be that obvious but it is different to just say things for PR versus someone who doesn't seem to make logical sense. Maybe he just choose to answer things illogically to me but really know what's happening but just from things he said, sounded like he has no clue.
This season we knew since testing, big upgrade is coming.
The unreliability during testing was because they went too aggressive
The big upgrade is delayed as they had to focus on fixing what's found in testing
Now the speed isn't there, although they are scoring points in hauls and that's great for McLaren. Happy for them but I think anyone looking at the pace of the car knows they are far from target.
Yet, they have met their 2018 target? They are not aggressive enough? Even when the upgrade isn't here yet? The emergency meeting to figure out why the car isn't fast when you know you have upgrade coming?
We know the S duct changes means a pretty substantial front wing will probably come. It is his job to answer tough questions and take punches but there is much better way to answer those questions than the way EB is doing.
I think the reason they are behind is because of Financial constraints or some other reason that McLaren doesn't want to tell us.Alonso Fan wrote: ↑16 Apr 2018, 14:39Meeting their target and not being aggressive enough is easy to understand. They met their targets in testing of how much downforce they were making and getting the renault running reliably. There, target achieved.
Little did they know their target was wrong and set too low so now after a couple of races they know where they are in the pecking order and with hindsight EB is saying they weren't aggressive enough. It's very easy to understand.
Emergency meeting was for the shareholders because the race was in Bahrain. Only the media labelled it an emergency meeting afaik. If the race was elsewhere I doubt there would have been any meeting at all. If it was that serious they would have had one this race too
I agree they are not where they should be. But they basically still have last years car. Updates are overdue. I hope something will come to Baku but I fear it will be only at Barcelona where everyone else will also have something.
It's easy, the new nose doesn't pass the crash test, so you need to revise it slightly and make new ones, complex carbon parts have substantial lead times even in F1 - and then probably revise other parts downstream.diffuser wrote: ↑16 Apr 2018, 19:59I think the reason they are behind is because of Financial constraints or some other reason that McLaren doesn't want to tell us.
if you try to tell me that Updates that should have been ready March 25th will not be ready until May 13th because you spent 2 weeks after the testing to correct what look like very minor changes in the PU cover...I'm gonna call BS every time. When does 2 weeks of work turn into 6 weeks? When 2 weeks of work was always gonna take 8 weeks.
Cant believe the company would allow an employee to tweet during work hours, let alone tweet about the company. Sackable offense if Ron was around. The guy should be working Overtime on reducing drag on that big ass rear wing not spreading false hopes. S-duct aint the solution for drag thats for sure.
PhillipM wrote: ↑16 Apr 2018, 22:52It's easy, the new nose doesn't pass the crash test, so you need to revise it slightly and make new ones, complex carbon parts have substantial lead times even in F1 - and then probably revise other parts downstream.diffuser wrote: ↑16 Apr 2018, 19:59I think the reason they are behind is because of Financial constraints or some other reason that McLaren doesn't want to tell us.
if you try to tell me that Updates that should have been ready March 25th will not be ready until May 13th because you spent 2 weeks after the testing to correct what look like very minor changes in the PU cover...I'm gonna call BS every time. When does 2 weeks of work turn into 6 weeks? When 2 weeks of work was always gonna take 8 weeks.
If it doesn't get to Oz then the logistics of fetching a whole package means it makes sense to just bolt on the smaller bits that work (new sidepod deflectors, etc) and take it to Barcelona where it's easy and fast to get it there.
I'm an engineer, our companies encourages it. As long as you know what to and what not to say.McMika98 wrote: ↑16 Apr 2018, 23:31Cant believe the company would allow an employee to tweet during work hours, let alone tweet about the company. Sackable offense if Ron was around. The guy should be working Overtime on reducing drag on that big ass rear wing not spreading false hopes. S-duct aint the solution for drag thats for sure.
i agree. they are all devil worshipers obviously. or the illuminati, or something. but thats one of the reasons i like them.
That's right, put them behind closed doors and give them just water and bread. Seriously????McMika98 wrote: ↑16 Apr 2018, 23:31Cant believe the company would allow an employee to tweet during work hours, let alone tweet about the company. Sackable offense if Ron was around. The guy should be working Overtime on reducing drag on that big ass rear wing not spreading false hopes. S-duct aint the solution for drag thats for sure.
So Diffuser, how many from this forum would get a job with you (dont include me in the answerdiffuser wrote: ↑17 Apr 2018, 04:03I'm an engineer, our companies encourages it. As long as you know what to and what not to say.McMika98 wrote: ↑16 Apr 2018, 23:31Cant believe the company would allow an employee to tweet during work hours, let alone tweet about the company. Sackable offense if Ron was around. The guy should be working Overtime on reducing drag on that big ass rear wing not spreading false hopes. S-duct aint the solution for drag thats for sure.
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9:50 in the morning for my post. GUESS WHAT.McMika98 wrote: ↑16 Apr 2018, 23:31Cant believe the company would allow an employee to tweet during work hours, let alone tweet about the company. Sackable offense if Ron was around. The guy should be working Overtime on reducing drag on that big ass rear wing not spreading false hopes. S-duct aint the solution for drag thats for sure.