The reason Mclaren are so fast?

[Rob]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/6264904.stm

from being nowhere since hakkinen left mclaren have suddenly started to completley dominate the wdc this season.

Qoute from Mclaren - "The team has learnt that this individual had personally received a package of technical information from a Ferrari employee at the end of April.

 

[Dylan]

Ferrari whining because their glorious reign is coming to an end at the hands of their arch-rivals.

The old adage comes into play, if you aren't cheating, you aren't trying!

Further more, I doubt one or two parts could have such a profound effect on the performance of the cars. Last year they were lightning fast, the fastest cars on the grid, just fragile engines prevented them from cleaning up, this year Mercedes pulled their thumbs out and are developing strong engines.

 

[Rob]

Yes, and very interesting that they have their reliability problems sorted out perfectly.

It says a package of information, whatever that means.

I'm happy that Mclaren are doing well though, English team and English driver, although Dylan with Mclaren admitting that one of their employees received technical info from ferrari, it doesn't appear that ferrari are whining, its more like they have a case and a point.

I wonder if this one will dissapear or keep coming up?

 

[Dylan]

Nah, I think they are whining. A while ago they accused Toyota of stealing their plans and how did that go?

McLaren have gone straight to the FIA and said 'Inspect our cars' sounds pretty forthright there, if they had done something wrong you would expect a statement like 'We haven't done [Poor language removed] and Ferrari can go kiss their own asses!'

 

[Rob]

Didn't know about that toyota one, you think its gamesmanship from ferrari then?

doing a fergie?

 

[Dylan]

Yeah, Ferrari accused Toyota of espionage because the nose on the Toyota looked like their nose. I think Toyota had hired an ex-Ferrari employee, but nothing came of it. This is what happens when you operate in such a specialized field, the only skilled people come from other competitors and it is inevitable they will brings ideas with them.

 

[atrottel]

Didn't they also just claim that someone had been putting white stuff in their petrol?