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wicka
Jun 28, 2007


If you’re ever sad, just remember that Ron Dennis is alive in a world where McLaren has an Official Surfwear Partner.

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F1DriverQuidenBerg
Jan 19, 2014

wicka posted:

Someone please contact WHO, we need to report the outbreak of a contagious brain disease that results in fluent aphasia. Ground zero is Woking.


https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/mclaren-to-undergo-biggest-change-in-2018-look-993928/

In the least mean and "I told you so" way possible: lol

wicka
Jun 28, 2007


1500quidporsche posted:

In the least mean and "I told you so" way possible: lol

I hope you read the quote carefully and are anticipating the same thing I am: a title sponsor for the MTC.

tuo
Jun 17, 2016

So....no Tommy Hilfiger McLaren in 2019? Sad.

F1DriverQuidenBerg
Jan 19, 2014

wicka posted:

I hope you read the quote carefully and are anticipating the same thing I am: a title sponsor for the MTC.

It sounds like he wants a sponsor for the whole brand yeah, probably something close to what Ferrari has with Marlboro.

F1DriverQuidenBerg
Jan 19, 2014

This is the model for McLaren's principal sponsor idea:

wicka
Jun 28, 2007


1500quidporsche posted:

It sounds like he wants a sponsor for the whole brand yeah, probably something close to what Ferrari has with Marlboro.

Well, uh, good luck with that one, Zak.

1500quidporsche posted:

This is the model for McLaren's principal sponsor idea:



McLaren-branded Levi’s would be an instant purchase for me.

F1DriverQuidenBerg
Jan 19, 2014

Would you buy a McLaren with denim upholstery?

Theophany
Jul 22, 2014

SUCCHIAMI IL MIO CAZZO DA DIETRO, RANA RAGAZZO



2022 FIA Formula 1 WDC
I'd buy one with a special RonSpeak mode for the Sat Nav.

CratSock
Aug 5, 2004

Sock Wielding Assassin

Looking forward to the 2018 Bitcoin McLaren Renault to start making podiums.

F1DriverQuidenBerg
Jan 19, 2014

Theophany posted:

I'd buy one with a special RonSpeak mode for the Sat Nav.

"The optimal degree of steering input for the upcoming turn is 45 degrees west"

GOOD TIMES ON METH
Mar 17, 2006

Fun Shoe

Theophany posted:

I'd buy one with a special RonSpeak mode for the Sat Nav.

It would just tell you to take a train as it is a much more efficient method of transportation.

Feels Villeneuve
Oct 7, 2007

Setter is Better.
e)

Theophany
Jul 22, 2014

SUCCHIAMI IL MIO CAZZO DA DIETRO, RANA RAGAZZO



2022 FIA Formula 1 WDC

GOOD TIMES ON METH posted:

It would just tell you to take a train as it is a much more efficient method of transportation.

They are nowhere near clean enough inside though. It could trigger a fatal episode of OCD.

Feels Villeneuve
Oct 7, 2007

Setter is Better.
Imagine Ron Dennis on public transportation.

tuo
Jun 17, 2016

1500quidporsche posted:

"The optimal degree of steering input for the upcoming turn is 45 degrees west"

The warning light would come on whenever you eat in the car, with the navi saying "Eating is only allowed in the designated areas. Stop the car, stop eating, lay flat on the ground with your hands behind your back until the police arrives.".

F1DriverQuidenBerg
Jan 19, 2014

Do McLarens have cup holders?

wicka
Jun 28, 2007


Feels Villeneuve posted:

Imagine Ron Dennis on public transportation.

There’s nothing funny about Ron Dennis and trains.

Full Collapse
Dec 4, 2002

1500quidporsche posted:

Would you buy a McLaren with denim upholstery?

You could get an AMC with denim upholstery.

F1DriverQuidenBerg
Jan 19, 2014

I just posted the ad for one lol

GramCracker
Oct 8, 2005

beauty by stroll

Theophany posted:

I'd buy one with a special RonSpeak mode for the Sat Nav.

Someone please make this a thing, I literally wouldn’t be able to get my wallet out fast enough to buy it

Human Grand Prix
Jan 24, 2013

by FactsAreUseless

wicka posted:

Someone please contact WHO, we need to report the outbreak of a contagious brain disease that results in fluent aphasia. Ground zero is Woking.


https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/mclaren-to-undergo-biggest-change-in-2018-look-993928/

Ron Dennis hired Decoy Octopus. I think the original Zak Brown is dead in a cell.

F1DriverQuidenBerg
Jan 19, 2014

Human Grand Prix posted:

Ron Dennis hired Decoy Octopus. I think the original Zak Brown is dead in a cell.

This is such a stupidly obscure reference that I love it.

Full Collapse
Dec 4, 2002

1500quidporsche posted:

I just posted the ad for one lol

oh weird the image wasn't loading :c

Norns
Nov 21, 2011

Senior Shitposting Strategist

Denim interior owns

Basticle
Sep 12, 2011


1500quidporsche posted:

This is such a stupidly obscure reference that I love it.

not really??

Tsaedje
May 11, 2007

BRAWNY BUTTONS 4 LYFE

1500quidporsche posted:

"The optimal degree of steering input for the upcoming turn is 45 degrees west"

π/4 radians

F1DriverQuidenBerg
Jan 19, 2014

Wicka outside looked from Zak Brown to Ron Dennis, and from Ron Dennis to Zak Brown, and from Zak Brown to Ron Dennis again; but already it was impossible to say which was which.

DoctorGonzo
Jul 25, 2016

by Jeffrey of YOSPOS
we dont need a title sponsor, but we need a principal sponsor.- hack clown

CratSock
Aug 5, 2004

Sock Wielding Assassin

DoctorGonzo posted:

we dont need a title sponsor, but we need a principal sponsor.- hack clown

They really need to just STFU and take some corporate money. This is the one Ron-initiative that I hate.

DoctorGonzo
Jul 25, 2016

by Jeffrey of YOSPOS
its not like that they are 80s Enzo, gently caress off with this sponsors lie. nobody wants to pay them because they loving suck

wicka
Jun 28, 2007


DoctorGonzo posted:

its not like that they are 80s Enzo, gently caress off with this sponsors lie. nobody wants to pay them because they loving suck

But enough about Ferrari

Feels Villeneuve
Oct 7, 2007

Setter is Better.

Feels Villeneuve posted:

Zak Brown: Hi, I'm Zak Brown of McLaren. Please sponsor our trash team which has won zero races since 2013 and zero WCCs in the last two decades.

Fortune 500 CEO: Holy poo poo.

Zak Brown: Title sponsors are actually fake.

Wirth1000
May 12, 2010

#essereFerrari

DoctorGonzo posted:

its not like that they are 80s Enzo, gently caress off with this sponsors lie. nobody wants to pay them because they loving suck

Its over 10 years since Ferrari won the WDC and 9 years since McLaren won the WDC.

McLaren is better than Ferrari, lol.

wicka
Jun 28, 2007


McLaren: *wins the 2018 championship*
Fortune 500 CEO: I am glad I am the principal sponsor of this racing team.

F1DriverQuidenBerg
Jan 19, 2014

Go for the sure thing and sponsor Ducati.

Wirth1000
May 12, 2010

#essereFerrari

wicka posted:

McLaren: *wins the 2018 championship*
Fortune 500 CEO: I am glad I am the principal sponsor of this racing team.

Yeah, Sergio Marchionne buying McLaren in a ownership-title sponsor plan was a stroke of genius.

Human Grand Prix
Jan 24, 2013

by FactsAreUseless

Wirth1000 posted:

Its over 10 years since Ferrari won the WDC and 9 years since McLaren won the WDC.

McLaren is better than Ferrari, lol.

Ferrari won the WCC in 2008. McLaren last won in 1998.

F1DriverQuidenBerg
Jan 19, 2014

Only the infirmed like Frank care about the WCC

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Norns
Nov 21, 2011

Senior Shitposting Strategist

I'm laughing really hard right now at the thought of anybody thinking McLaren is going to win the championship in 2018. Lol

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