McLaren in General

The time of the season has come for McLaren, and the other teams in the Championship for that matter, to take stock of their situation and begin preparing for next year. Now I'm not being cynical, I bleed black and silver, but it is obvious to anyone who can read a table that Ferrari have dominated the season and will run away with both titles. I'm not suggesting the teams give up the ghost for the rest of the season, but to simply race well and turn their efforts to next season. Now McLaren have the difficult job of keeping Adrian Newey motivated (whatever Ron Dennis said to him it must have been good), and no doubt he has ideas for the 2002 season. ...

For the past few years McLaren have dominated Formula 1 racing, but this is now all starting to change and when you were the best there is only one way to go and that is down. For a Formula 1 team to be successful it needs more than just great drivers and great cars, it needs that extra spark, that drive and enthusiasm to make them better than all of the rest. In my opinion this is what McLaren have lost. They have got so used to winning races that having a podium finish does not excite them anymore. The pairing of David Coulthard and Mika Hakkinen is the longest driver partnership that there has ever been in Formula 1. This I believe is the heart of ...

Ohh dear, it looks like Mclaren have withered away a bit. With Ralf Schumacher challenging his big brother Micheal for Pole Position in Malaysia it looks like things have turned sour for the silver arrow team! You may think that I am on the opposing teams side, Ferrari, well I am not. I wish to express my deepest concerns for a team which I have supported for 5 years now, yes I am a Mclaren fan! Over the first two races of the season Mclaren have failed to achieve both speed and strategy success. Hakkinen was 0.700 off the pace in Malaysia whilst Coulthard was over 1 second a drift of Ferrari. Whilst I have all the confidence in the world that the ...