Sunday 14 December 2014

Button +Alonso+Honda= formula one dominance next year?

So Mclaren have finally made up their mind about which driver they want. Did they pull the name out of a hat?! In my opinion their choice was the right one: Jensen Button has more to give than the rookie Magnussen. And the decision from Alonso to move to Mclaren, while very brave and (according to some) bound to fail, will strengthen the Mclaren team no end. But can Mclaren and Alonso keep it together this time? For those of you who don't remember last time Alonso was at McLaren he left after year one of a 3 year contract because of a dispute between himself and the team principal Ron Dennis. So what will make this time different? 

The return of the Japanese Giants Honda to formula one is another factor that may determine who will control the podium next year. After a long absence from the grid Honda have decided to make a comeback and suppy their engine to McLaren, who will break off their long partnership with Mercedes in order to hopefully gain an advantage over them on the grid. This is a risky strategy that will only pay off if Honda still have the engineering expertise that they were so famed for back in the day and still are in their road cars.

And obviously you can't win a constructors championship with just a car. That is why McLaren have picked a line up of experienced and talented drivers many regard as the best on the grid. With a combined 4 world titles and drivers widely regarded as the most experienced drivers on the grid I can really see McLaren rising back to their form of a couple of years ago. Both the drivers are hungrier than ever for a title and I just hope McLaren (and Honda) can give it to them. Lewis Hamilton and his team at Mercedes better watch out if they want to keep their title because McLaren are hungry for victory in 2015.

Nev




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