so....how many engine failures did they have in '06? 2 IIRC.....JPM in Europe and PDLR in Monza. Why are you comparing a mechanical failure from the FIRST race, with one in the LAST race? and how was the fuel pump failure nothing MAJOR? it just cost Schumacher a chance at the WDC but even more so the WCC......
About Neweys departure even Renault said it hurt them....its a hinderace to have to develop something that was designed by somebody else, especially when that person would of been on a different mindset to Newey. Its not impossible but it dosent help things.
You keep referring to how Ferrari were at the end of 06, yet alot has changed since then. Many of their original tech team has gone mainly brawn (i think this is the third time ive stated this) And i doubt kimi will put the same effort into testing and developing the car as much as schumacher did. Dont get me wrong kimi is a very good driver, but many out claim him to be lazy when it comes to work. A really good driver dosent just put in the performance on-track, but also off track.
Ferrari will be competetive this year, im sure of that, but they wont win anything.
oh BTW forgot 1 thing...you said the merc engine was terrible in winter testing last year, does it meet your standards this year? They've only had 1 failure, which was after the engine had done way over its life expectancy (the engine failure on their shakedown was a "minor oil leak" [ITV.com's words not mine])
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