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Originally Posted by DoubleJ

Don't forget that only 6 or 7 years ago, RBR were a joke. A fizzy-drinks company that had no place in F1 at all.

So if they can go from laughing-stock to WC in 6 seasons, what do you think a colossal force like Mercedes could do with the weight of Petronas behind them? Especially as they will be way ahead of the curve when it comes to 2014, and they are one of only two teams that build their own engines.

What made it possible for RBR? Adrian Newey.

10-01-2012 05:09 PM #1
CoccoBill View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries Join Date May 2007 Posts 2,523 Location Finding my game	Originally Posted by DoubleJ Don't forget that only 6 or 7 years ago, RBR were a joke. A fizzy-drinks company that had no place in F1 at all. So if they can go from laughing-stock to WC in 6 seasons, what do you think a colossal force like Mercedes could do with the weight of Petronas behind them? Especially as they will be way ahead of the curve when it comes to 2014, and they are one of only two teams that build their own engines. What made it possible for RBR? Adrian Newey.
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10-01-2012 06:30 PM #2
DoubleJ View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries Join Date Mar 2011 Posts 865 Location Still on that feckin' island!	Originally Posted by CoccoBill ...Adrian Newey... Ah, yes. Another interesting parallel that i'd forgotten about - thanks for reminding me. Newey designed the championship winning cars for Hakkinen at McLaren, then got 'disgruntled' and made the "OMG! What is he doing? He's Crazy!" move to joke-team RBR, only to go on to win the Championships in 2010 and 2011. so, yeah, don't write off the Mercs just yet based on only 3 seasons of data
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