F1, Formula 1 - Christian assumes the lead testing role from Antho...

F1, Formula 1

Christian assumes the lead testing role from Antho...

Now that Alonso is gone and a new car must be developed, can McLaren do it The engineers are up to it, but the input of a quality driver is critical. . What team could be looking at a bit of a fall down the pecking order The answer is McLaren. Massa's dominance in this race made him the closest challenger for the championship against Hamilton. The issue of costs versus technology will continue to be a major issue over the next few years and one suspects F1 in 2011 will look nothing like it did in 2009. So, what will 2009 ultimately produce I'll say Renault and BMW both give McLaren and Ferrari a run for their money.

There have always been dominant teams and also rans, but the ability of the also rans to even form a team is now in question. Alonso suffered a broken drive shaft after a pit stop that took him out of the race whilst winning. The secret to our success was written on the cars in 2006: team spirit. This was the first ever GP race in Hungary with rain and it created much indecision at the beginning of the race, no-one really knew what tyres to use, it was slippery even catching De La Rosa out on the warm up lap, with a spin. The race then started and from the first corner there was wheel-to-wheel action resulting in one of the best Grand Prixs ever in recent years.

They see unknowns, where we see people we know and logical decisions. Lewis Hamilton can drive the wheels off a car, but the question now is can he develop one If he can, he could go on a Schumacher like streak of winning. Earlier today it was announced that Davidson will join Super Aguri as the team's race driver.

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