McLaren team principal Martin Whitmarsh claims his job was not at risk – Formula 1 news
Martin Whitmarsh, the team principal of McLaren has recently claimed that his job was never at risk and that the rumours about his position were false.
He made this statement before the German Grand Prix which means that he did not make this claim before the team secured its 3rd victory of the 2011 Formula 1 season.
Lewis Hamilton secured his 2nd victory of the 2011 Formula 1 season and improved his drivers’ standings position. He is now in 3rd place with 134 points and is now just 82 points short of the current championship leader Sebastian Vettel.
Since McLaren were unable to perform at their best in 2011 and challenge for the titles consistently, there were rumours that Martin Whitmarsh might lose his job since he has not been able to give them a single title in three years time keeping in mind that
the team’s resources were at their peak during this time.
“I was very honest at Silverstone and said that things were not going well and some interpreted it to be my job in danger. I don't think anyone in the paddock who is minimally intelligent really believed that was so,” Whitmarsh told the media.
The main problem with McLaren has been their inconsistency which is mainly because of the fact that they are making risky decisions. They are not using the pre-race practice sessions at their utmost unlike Ferrari and Red Bull Racing.
“When you're at the head of one of the strongest teams you do have a lot of pressure on you. But the pressure I put on myself is much stronger than the garbage that's in the press. If I said it didn't I'd be lying,” said the team principal.
Nevertheless, the team is progressing in terms of performance now since they recently defeated both Ferrari and Red Bull at the Nurburgring and they are now looking stronger than they were since the beginning of the season.
Hamilton’s fastest lap during the qualifying session was just 5 hundredths of a second short of the pole position taking driver Mark Webber as a result of which, the upcoming race is going to be quite interesting for McLaren.
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