Interesting read with regards to why Perez was chosen for money rather than overal talent: http://thejudge13.com/2013/01/30/proof-mclaren-were-influenced-in-perez-selection-by-cash/ It's pretty much how I saw the modern day F1 driver to be honest...
Anybody know what races the BBC are showing this seaon please. I need to know when I have to stream for felipe sake.
LIVE FORMULA 1 RACES ON BBC TELEVISION IN 2013 CHINA 14 April SPAIN 12 May CANADA 9 June BRITAIN 30 June TBA* 21 July BELGIUM 25 August ITALY 8 September JAPAN 13 October INDIA 27 October BRAZIL 24 November *venue yet to be confirmed by Formula One Management. Formula 1 on the BBC
Not strictly F1, but it's JPM so it's ok <love> He recently won the 24 hours of Daytona, and from I read was crucial in the victory, along with Villeneuve he is one of the 2 active drivers on for the triple crown of motorsport (Monaco/f1 world championship, le mans 24 hours, indy 500). If he wants it he could be only the 2nd man to do it!
Big fail by McLaren, they claim to give their young drivers "the necessary funding to ensure career development" but Tom says "Red Bull offered me the funding to support my racing, but McLaren couldnât offer that. So it was quite straight forward. Also, if you do well Red Bull will look after you. If you do what they expect of you, youâll make it into F1. Theyâll at least give you a chance."
Seems that rumour of McLaren scaling down it's F1 program for it's car development isn't far off it looks. McLaren are trying hard to get away from Mercedes engines and become self sufficient.
http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2013/02/02/mercedes-w04-shown-time-today/ Mercedes revealing their car today with a novel twist
Don't mean to be petty, but to be honest, they should straighten up a bit. Publicity seems to be more their cause over anything. Remember Silbear?
McLaren's young driver programme has never been as extensive as Red Bull's though, I am sure RBR have signed up a lot more drivers down the years when compared to McLaren, although I can see why Red Bull would be more attractive considering that they have a team dedicated to running drivers who come through the programme
