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andy355 said:
Haven't been following this closel but given jb contract wih Mclarens was a Ron Dennis agreement is he still ambassador / reserve driver for 17?
Contract's a contract. It would have been made with McLaren as a body corporate, not Ron. He may have quietly taken a massive bung to go away quietly - but he's too popular to do away with as a brand ambassador or whatever they call it.
People warm to him, so he's useful.
Anyway, wasn't Ron in the out camp re: JB anyway?
F1GTRUeno said:
In the final race last year it was pretty obvious JB was done with F1.
I don't think you'll ever see him on an F1 grid again.
Very much this. He even said in his slightly inebriated interview after the race it was a shame the last one didn't last longer, or something like that anyway. He was busy trying to get all his mates out of the paddock with his spare race overalls at the time I don't think you'll ever see him on an F1 grid again.
Looking forward to seeing how he goes in that rallycross car this year though.
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Muzzer79 said:
I can't see Jenson coming back tbh, even if Alonso goes. Once you're gone, you're gone and who'd want to drive that?
Cough Massa /CoughThe only one I can think of who did well on returning from retirement was Lauda.
Assuming Fernando sticks it out for the first few races I think you're more likely to see Nyck deVries in the car (if he doesn't make a total pigs ear of his first couple of GP2 races) as he seems to have enough points for a Super Licence and if the situation is that bad MCL may as well stick a young gun in the car and try to get some coverage that way.
lee_fr200 said:
They won't do that as sponsors will bail!
Mclaren always want or need a wdc driver that's what brings the money in
Jenson is s known entity and a wdc and he's good for pr
Which sponsors? Mclaren always want or need a wdc driver that's what brings the money in
Jenson is s known entity and a wdc and he's good for pr
The team is basically funded by Honda right now, and as an F1 sponsor the main benefit is the branding on the car (media coverage) and access to F1 for clients and senior people to do business. Yes, Jenson is a good brand ambassador in the UK but in the USA, France or Italy it doesn't make much difference if it's him or Stoffel. They'd rather have £10m in the bank and take the new option in the hope he does something spectacular rather than plumping for Jenson based on his previous record I think.
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