Laton Wrote:
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> Ron Dennis leaves McLaren.
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> Ridiculous decision, one which will soon be
> regretted. I hate to say it but I think we just
> witnessed the death of McLaren.
That remains to be seen.
If I've learnt one thing in the last decade it's that F1's old guard of McLaren, Williams & Ferrari no longer reign in this sport.
Red Bull and latterly Mercedes have effectively relvolutionised the way to develop and operate a F1 team. These two teams are going to dominate for the future and the reasons are thus.
Ferrari are mired in internal politics (never a good state to be in).
McLaren have cottoned on... but are years behind both Red Bull and Mercedes. They ought to catch up eventually.
Renault are effectively at the beginning of their era. Renault as an organisation have a habit of getting things right in F1 but they're even further behind McLaren.
Williams simply lack the resources to compete and unless they can sure a massive partner or works cooperation... they'll forever be a midfielder.