Re: JPM to McLaren for 05

David Betts wrote:
> 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.
>
2004 will be his year?
:-)
-- 
John Briggs