www.crash.net/f1/news/911571/1/lack-con ... -strugglesManagement issues lay at the root of McLaren's difficult 2018 season, but Zak Brown is working hard to bring in changes.
Oh come on, remember that McLaren that never raced? McLaren lost several tools from 2017 to 2018, like the trick suspension and monkeyseat, both were very advanced on the McLaren compared to other midfield teams. They probably choose the wrong solutions for these losses and getting their front suspension banned at the start of the season probably didn't help as well. For me the 2017 chassis is still very good, but everyone is now acting like that one has been crap as well because of the things McLaren said, which probably weren't completely true. I really hope they get someone with vision like Andreas Seidl, while Zak Brown can oversee the whole operation.PlatinumZealot wrote: ↑06 Dec 2018, 03:36I have been crying out for Peter Prod to be fired since last year... It is no secret he royally screwed the pooch this year too. A fundamental error that only a new chassis can fix?! Unacceptable!M840TR wrote: ↑05 Dec 2018, 14:00https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/mcla ... r/4308849/McLaren CEO Zak Brown says that although the team did not make visible progress with the pace of its car through the year, its understanding of what went wrong progressed rapidly.
"Specifically and technically we now know what we have done wrong," he said. "A lot of the development that has been reported – like we stopped developing the car in Barcelona – was totally inaccurate.
"We had tonnes of bits going on the car up until the US Grand Prix. Some of those were to address the current car and some of those were to validate what we understood were the issues with this car so we didn't replicate those issues going forward."
It was supposed to be on the car at seasons start so would be in development before the engine switch was even confirmed the previous year.KingHamilton01 wrote: ↑05 Dec 2018, 18:58Makes you wonder why they introduced such a complex New nose/canopy if they weren't sure about the fundamental flaw they had on the car, if that isn't carried over to 2019 a bit of wasted concept?
The lack of pre-season running also hurt them.McHonda wrote: ↑06 Dec 2018, 16:43It was supposed to be on the car at seasons start so would be in development before the engine switch was even confirmed the previous year.KingHamilton01 wrote: ↑05 Dec 2018, 18:58Makes you wonder why they introduced such a complex New nose/canopy if they weren't sure about the fundamental flaw they had on the car, if that isn't carried over to 2019 a bit of wasted concept?
I've been watching Pete...He has done a few very interesting things but the package as a whole hasn't impressed. There can be several reasons for that. I think he's on a short leash but the decision will be up to Keys. So he has at least 1 more year. That 2nd year, he finishes only if Keys is satisfied with what he's doing.RonDennis wrote: ↑06 Dec 2018, 16:20Oh come on, remember that McLaren that never raced? McLaren lost several tools from 2017 to 2018, like the trick suspension and monkeyseat, both were very advanced on the McLaren compared to other midfield teams. They probably choose the wrong solutions for these losses and getting their front suspension banned at the start of the season probably didn't help as well. For me the 2017 chassis is still very good, but everyone is now acting like that one has been crap as well because of the things McLaren said, which probably weren't completely true. I really hope they get someone with vision like Andreas Seidl, while Zak Brown can oversee the whole operation.PlatinumZealot wrote: ↑06 Dec 2018, 03:36I have been crying out for Peter Prod to be fired since last year... It is no secret he royally screwed the pooch this year too. A fundamental error that only a new chassis can fix?! Unacceptable!
I remember hearing him in an old Mclaren YouTube video he'd design a car with as much downforce with the least drag as possible, and that's also tended to be the case for his Redbulls. It might be that his designs get limited due to the chassis, i.e wheelbase and packaging. The Mcl32 and 33 both have short wheelbase and packaging that focus on RW for downforce. And that's Goss' call. But I partially agree though. The aero has been quite uninspired in critical areas.PlatinumZealot wrote: ↑07 Dec 2018, 01:52You certainly don't design a nose like that on a short leash. Peter Prod had his chances and I feel he has been unable to move of from the high drag philosophy that seemed to work in the pre-hybrid era. He has been unable to wrap his head around the low drag high efficiency chassis that is needed to succeed in this formula. Get rid.