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From: Geoff <geoff@geoffwood.org>
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Subject: Re: Sainz to Williams
Date: Mon, 5 Aug 2024 10:27:57 +1200
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On 2/08/2024 3:26 am, Alan wrote:
> On 2024-08-01 05:35, ~misfit~ wrote:
>> On 1/08/2024 9:29 pm, Sir Tim wrote:
>>> ~misfit~ <shaun.at.pukekohe@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Lando's relatively poor performance at Spa I think is down to him
>>>> not being able to keep the win in the previous race. He took a psych 
>>>> hit
>>>> realising that the team
>>>> he's spent so long developing with don't value him as much as he 
>>>> thought
>>>> they did and don't
>>>> consider him to be number one.
>>>
>>> Yes. IIRC, Lando committed to a long contract with, what was then, a 
>>> team
>>> in the doldrums. That act of faith deserves a reward.
>>>
>> I agree. Without the unwavering services of such a talented driver 
>> they couldn't have developed the car as much as they have. It's as 
>> much Lando's car as it is the design team's who built it around him. 
>> Oscar will have his day but the present and near future at McLaren IMO 
>> should belong to Lando when it comes down to the team deciding who 
>> wins a race.
>>
> 
> McLaren fairly clearly had an agreement about keeping the order of 
> finish the same as immediately prior to the final pit stops of the race.
> 
> Norris was right to swap places if he agreed to that.

And if he had done it earlier, the presumably they would have been free 
to subsequently race. Shoots himself in foot....

geoff