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Sean said:
I agree. Running a historic F1 team that spends $200 million + each year means your last name can only take you so far before people demand a return. Especially a prestigious team like Williams.


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Plenty was done to save Williams after Senna’s death, kinda hard to get by that fail ...

Frank Williams and Patrick head is Williams , Ron for all of his negative arseole tidbits is McClaren, same as Lotus without Chapman , the companies are driven by these personalities , difficult without ..!


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a.wayne said:
Plenty was done to save Williams after Senna’s death, kinda hard to get by that fail ...

Frank Williams and Patrick head is Williams , Ron for all of his negative arseole tidbits is McClaren, same as Lotus without Chapman , the companies are driven by these personalities , difficult without ..!


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I’m not sure I understand. Are you saying Claire Williams is doing a sufficient job?


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No ,

Im saying she cant be Patrick Head and Frank Williams , Im saying she Is not the driving force behind Williams, very difficult shoes for Claire to fill ..

Speaking of Fail , Robert K is back , enuff said ...
 
a.wayne said:
No ,

Im saying she cant be Patrick Head and Frank Williams , Im saying she Is not the driving force behind Williams, very difficult shoes for Claire to fill ..

Speaking of Fail , Robert K is back , enuff said ...
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I didn’t say she had to be her dad or anyone else; just that she isn’t getting it done. I agree that there are big shoes to fill, but she just isn’t cutting it. And for that, I think she should step aside.


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I dont know how much of the blame is Claire’s , Paddy lowe was the Messiah from AMG to make things happen , both cars under his tenure are outright disasters, they took money for Kubicka seat which is not a good situation in itself , so , hard for me to say or agree if she should or shouldn't step down ..


Are Paddy Lowe fails Claires fault? did she fire him too late ? ... This is bigger than just Claire IMO ..
 
You can have one bad car. But two horrid cars in a row ... that is beyound bad for such a respected team (that was considered 3rd fastest after Ferrari / Merc just 4 years ago!).

We do not know what is happening inside Wiliams. But from the rate engineers are leaving the team the situation inside the company must be as bad. And here I think Claire as a CEO is at fault.

They need new management to turn things around, show some promise and stop people quitting.
 
Two bad cars have nothing to do with Claire, Paddy lowe can attest to that , Lowe’s exit was mostly due to illegal parts on the car as per FIA , so not only a dud but an illegal dud ..

Lowe did not leave , he was sent packing ....

Easy to see the 19 car being a dud after 2018 model, due to the follow thru process . This year will most likely be a wash, as Williams will need a completly new chassis for 2020..

Totally expect the 2019 car to be a rolling test bed ..




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Elberoth said:
You can have one bad car. But two horrid cars in a row ... that is beyound bad for such a respected team (that was considered 3rd fastest after Ferrari / Merc just 4 years ago!).

We do not know what is happening inside Wiliams. But from the rate engineers are leaving the team the situation inside the company must be as bad. And here I think Claire as a CEO is at fault.

They need new management to turn things around, show some promise and stop people quitting.
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stiff

CW is not the CEO, she's the Deputy Chief Administrator.....ie she's the face that carries out other's orders
 
I expect Williams to have difficulty getting sponsors for 2020 if this year continues like last year. Without adequate funding, the team will either be sold or cease to exist. Smedley’s departure at the end of last season was a no-confidence vote for this year.
 
Add Wood and De Beer names to that list , under Paddy lowe , the engineering and design team has been decimated ..

Lowe is coming from AMG, Williams run AMG power plants, the deal to run mercedes gearboxes was nixed in favor of their ally box where mercedes own box is carbon fibre ...

I can see Williams not wanting to close their gearbox dept and layoff those workers , once lost you cant regain ...


we will see ...



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IMO if they want to stay competive, they have to switch to Mercedes gearboxes. There is just no other way at this point.
 
An F1 legend passed today. RIP Niki

"A lot of people criticize Formula 1 as an unnecessary risk. But what would life be if we only did what was necessary?" -- Niki Lauda
 
puroagave said:
the only interest I have in watching the horsey cars from fiat is Leclerc. I predict he's going to show vettel a clean set of heels more often than not. Im also looking forward to the wheel banging between Max and Charles--one could hope. I'll keep my championship prediction to myself until the Chinese or azerbaijan gp.
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Its been slow around here so here goes...I don't often quote myself but how can I resist (gloating?) who can ignore the fact LeClerc out qualified Vettel TEN TIMES in a row. Clearly, Leclerc is the faster driver (at least over a single lap).

The horsey cars have found speed the later part of this season which is a pleasant surprise, maybe we'll have some real on-track drama before the season is up. Ham will be WC this year, no doubt about that.

the ONLY voice that matters in F1 re post race debriefs: Peter Windsor. If you don't know who he is look him up...
 
It has been slow.

And the races are boring. The top 3 or 4 after 5-10 laps are still at the top at the finish line.

LeClerc & Verstappen could bring it back - at least make it interesting.
 
No love for Ham? the year is effectively over with a few races left, both drivers and constructors championships have been decided...and please don't post to this thread if you're one of the F1 is "boring" or "predictable" crowd. We heard you. Sheesh :rolleyes:

Nico did a great job of extracting the awesome atmosphere of an F1 weekend...the production quality of his channel keeps improving, like, exponentially:
 
Re: Formula 1

I always enjoy the COTA track; onboard video is always fun but especially here, for me.

The finish with Bottas and Ham was exciting this year. I was pleasantly surprised Max’s Red Bull put up as much of a fight up front as he did.

In a general note, I’m really hopeful the 2021 regs increase the competitiveness both in the standings and within each race. It’s disappointing the car weight went up again. Small, and light cars that can be wheel-to-wheel is a solid recipe formula for fun racing. Will Ham claim his 7th before the regulation overhaul? It certainly looks plausible, barring any reliability issues next year. Bottas can’t consistently hang with him, as it stands now.


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