Whitmarsh defies ideas of Mercedes neglect
McLaren team principal Martin Whitmarsh today defied suspicions that Mercedes concentrating on their works team would have a detrimental effect on the development of the McLaren MP4-25.
In a question put to him directly by forumula1.net, Whitmarsh said that development ‘was not just about money, but about efficiency,’ and that previous years’ cars’ improvement had ‘come from McLaren’ itself as opposed to Mercedes.
Moreover, Whitmarsh insisted Mercedes would continue to be ‘good partners’, having as they do a signed and sealed relationship as an engine supplier til 2012 with an option to continue to 2015.
Mercedes boss Norbert Haug was ill and could not attend the McLaren launch, which was alluded to by Whitmarsh in his preamble. Whitmarsh went on to say that McLaren would have a ‘different’ relationship with Mercedes, but that the Woking squad relished the challenge and the prospect of competition with the works team.
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tEQUILLA sLAMMER | Jan 29, 2010 | Reply
yeah….and if my Auntie Doris had a pair of bo!!ox she would be my Uncle Harry!!!! Look out for the odd “reliability” issues cropping up unexpectedly at some point this season!!! muhahahahahahahaha!!!! #:)
tEQUILLA sLAMMER | Jan 29, 2010 | Reply
Mercedes “dumping” McmoRons so fast after the Alonso/Hamilton fiasco and the Ferrari Technical Data scandal, as well as Hamilton lying to the stewards at the 09 season opener, is a clear indication of their discontentment at the way McIdiots are being guided! Mercedes jumped ship to buy the Works Honda Team facilities as soon as all deals and contracts between them and McLaren could be resolved! Now they are competing against each other, so there is no way Mercedes will be giving their secrets away to anyone during 2010….#:)