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30 Jun 2004, 10:54 (Ref:1021250) | #1 | |
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MP4/19B will race in France
McLaren will race the new MP4-19B at Magny-Cours.
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30 Jun 2004, 11:02 (Ref:1021260) | #3 | |
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30 Jun 2004, 11:09 (Ref:1021269) | #4 | |
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Fingers crossed for them - any more big engine failures and/or back half of the grid qualifying would be very embarassing. With Williams on the back foot, there could be no better time to re-assert themselves.
DC needs a good car too, to save his career and get a good drive for next year. Reading between the lines it looks like Ron would have him stay as a tester, which is racing career over basically. |
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30 Jun 2004, 11:19 (Ref:1021276) | #5 | ||
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Let's hope the car will be much better than the old one.
What kind off engine is there in the new car????? |
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30 Jun 2004, 13:56 (Ref:1021474) | #7 | |
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Smokey. Bang bang.
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It's definitely going to be interesting. Maybe the new chassis is going to allow them to run closer to the front because it's better handling, but if the engine/hydraulics/gearbox (please select Norbert's choice) gives way and dumps them back down the grid then it's going to be all the more painful for them.
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The latest-spec engine has been reliable in testing, and even the current engine's been reliable in the last two races.
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30 Jun 2004, 15:41 (Ref:1021592) | #10 | |
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Hey - according to McLaren they haven't had loads of engine failures! A point they insisted so strenuously as to attempt to censor the TV commentators. What a bloody cheek to throw their weight around like that - it was plain for all to see what was happening, but the mangement at Mercedes and McLaren wouldn't have it discussed in public.
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30 Jun 2004, 15:43 (Ref:1021593) | #11 | |
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I think that came from Norbert Haug rather than McLaren, to be honest.
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30 Jun 2004, 21:03 (Ref:1021854) | #12 | ||
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We can hope a good race in France, although it's only the chassis what's new. But in my opinion the cause of this many failures was that the radiator didn't worked shipshape. I think they will be able to be better than Renault and BAR this week.
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Disagree, Tamas, the new car has exactly the same radiators as the old one.
The engine problems were more internal, apparently. Here's hoping McLaren get some great results. |
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Pfff... Then I hope Mercedes managed to repair the engine. McLaren has a fast car in vain, if they can't finish races.
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I think they've turned the corner with reliability.
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