Re: JPM to McLaren for 05

On Mon, 17 Nov 2003 16:09:10 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Mark
Jackson) wrote:

>The question in my mind is *why*
>McLaren chose to make the announcement now.  ("Ending speculation over
>2004" seems a bit thin.)

Not a lot of point in keeping something secret once everybody knows
about it <g>.

> Of course it's unlikely that Williams could
>not guess that JPM was pretty much tied up for 2005, but perhaps
>McLaren calculated that the increased pressure resulting from a public
>announcement would disrupt JPM's performance at Williams more than DC's
>performance for *them*.

A touch Machiavellian, don't you think? Actually, I can think of a
couple of people who've won championships only to find they were out
of work. I have a hunch that the 2004 McLaren is going to be the class
of the field and that luck and experience may play to DC over Kimi.

David Betts ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) 

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