Founded Back in 1963 Bruce McLaren won his first Grand Prix, form then on McLaren have gone on to win constructor 8 times and drivers 12 times . McLaren have won 149 pole positions with 176 race victories since their debut in 1966 Monaco grand Prix.
This sort of experience does not come over night neither can it be learnt at college. It comes with years of amazing drivers and technicians passing on their knowledge and passion form the old to the new. Computers can make a car go fast, but its the drivers, technicians and the support of crew and fans that brings the wins.
Yes they have good races and bad races, and the papers will say bad and hurtful things about the drivers and the team, but this McLaren family have been through its ups and downs through 4 decades. All they need is one Good race to re-start the fire and passion and to keep the fight going.
The passion is still strong with the men and women at McLaren and will be always.
They have had difficult start to 2012 with only one win from Jenson buttons at the Australia opener race, then with pit stop problems and changing the nose on the car.
Combined with problems with tyre changes and the new wheel nut which was made out of aluminium which if put on slightly wrong, the lock thread would then not lock on properly.
Then with the mix up with fuel going in to Lewis Hamilton car which turns out to be a maths problem and communication mix up with the Wong switch pulled . Which suck fual out of the tank and maths that meant not enough to finish the race with enough fuel in the tank.
All this adds up to human mistake in a difficult and stressful hot environment . People are human we all make mistakes, but we learn from them and move on .
All this adds up to human mistake in a difficult and stressful hot environment . People are human we all make mistakes, but we learn from them and move on .
But with passion from the fans is still strong, McLaren will come back fighting! With the skill and determination from the two drivers Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button, and with the the men and women of the pit crew and the teams behind the scenes, plus the team principal Mr Martin Whitmarsh's excellent leadership skills ….... McLaren will shine again !
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