F1

George Orwell, ever the forward thinker, once mused, “I am always amazed when I hear people saying that sport creates goodwill between nations, and that if only the common peoples of the world could meet one another, at football or cricket, they would have no inclination to meet on the battlefield.” Seldom have we felt the reality of these words more than after the painful events that unfolded at the climax of the Boston Marathon last weekend (and our sympathies from this side of the pond are extended to you on this tragedy – how callous to target those who are more than often running to help others).

When having a ponder over what to write (this happens most weeks, I promise) a little while back, I thought that I’d put together some kind of opinion as to why McLaren has struggled recently, a column which would likely have been relatively scathing. The fact of the matter is that for such a well-resourced team over the past few years, they’ve handicapped themselves both early in the seasons (through overambitious and poor car designs) and continue that deficit right on through via questionable strategy choices and sloppy pit work.