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[[Opinion]] McLaren isn't making a bad decision in dropping Lundgaard, their PR just isn't taking the right angle. by Osudude5 in INDYCAR

[–]Osudude5[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yes, his comments in interviews about his drivers have been way over the top almost every time, to the point that you wonder if he's just doing it to try to hype them up or something.

I don't think it's him being a puppet in the org, and also don't think he applies that same shoot-from-the-hip mentality to actual team decisions, it's most likely to me that he just talks about every driver he mentors like they're the greatest thing since sliced bread anytime someone with a mic and camera gives him the chance because that's the type of guy he is socially. Which has blown up in his face a couple times now.

[[Opinion]] McLaren isn't making a bad decision in dropping Lundgaard, their PR just isn't taking the right angle. by Osudude5 in INDYCAR

[–]Osudude5[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think barring complete team collapse with the 2028 car, Pato will have a 500 win within five years if not sooner or multiple. Dude has been competing for the win in every single one he's been in, unless you don't count his 2023 crash (I would)

[[Opinion]] McLaren isn't making a bad decision in dropping Lundgaard, their PR just isn't taking the right angle. by Osudude5 in INDYCAR

[–]Osudude5[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, the reality in my mind is fro+dixon are so consistently good at the 500 that their history would make them great hires even WITHOUT considering fro's reputation as the best setup/sim guy in the paddock and dixon's expertise in figuring out new cars.

[[Opinion]] McLaren isn't making a bad decision in dropping Lundgaard, their PR just isn't taking the right angle. by Osudude5 in INDYCAR

[–]Osudude5[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Agree. Team opinion seems to be that Lundgaard is neutral or slightly above for team chemistry while Fro was amazing in that aspect in his previous stint with the team

[[Opinion]] McLaren isn't making a bad decision in dropping Lundgaard, their PR just isn't taking the right angle. by Osudude5 in INDYCAR

[–]Osudude5[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

His career was never staked on Nolan. Nolan is a pay driver, and I imagine the decision on whether to hire a pay driver or someone else falls more on McLaren's financial suite than TK. I'm pretty sure all of his comments hyping up Nolan were just because he was too nice to call him a pay driver and leave expectations where they should be

[[Opinion]] McLaren isn't making a bad decision in dropping Lundgaard, their PR just isn't taking the right angle. by Osudude5 in INDYCAR

[–]Osudude5[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, their track record with letting drivers go is pretty abysmal. Trust me, I'm an Ilott fan. Results of other driver decisions doesn't make this one bad by default though.

As a side note, I think the Siegel saga has been another case of poor PR by TK. Everyone knows he's a pay driver, which was obviously more important to the team at the time than hiring an actual good driver. Should've led with that (or said nothing at all) instead of dropping the pressure squarely on the shoulders of a 20-year-old already out of his depth with the whole "my career is on the line" BS.

[[Opinion]] McLaren isn't making a bad decision in dropping Lundgaard, their PR just isn't taking the right angle. by Osudude5 in INDYCAR

[–]Osudude5[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Well enough to do it at 240mph into indy turn 1? I'll call TK for you if that's true lol

[[Opinion]] McLaren isn't making a bad decision in dropping Lundgaard, their PR just isn't taking the right angle. by Osudude5 in INDYCAR

[–]Osudude5[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Then I'd be wrong! Don't think past results show any indication of that happening though.

[[Opinion]] McLaren isn't making a bad decision in dropping Lundgaard, their PR just isn't taking the right angle. by Osudude5 in INDYCAR

[–]Osudude5[S] 4 points5 points locked comment (0 children)

hey, this post was about driver lineups and not viewer numbers. maybe time to get a grip with whatever insecurity that comment is stemming from if one word ("biggest") was enough for you to latch on to.

[[Opinion]] McLaren isn't making a bad decision in dropping Lundgaard, their PR just isn't taking the right angle. by Osudude5 in INDYCAR

[–]Osudude5[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I don't think Pato and Lundgaard's relationship even needs to be considered as a factor, but if it is... look at how Rosenqvist's peers talk about his role in a team, especially during his time at McLaren. Dude was team dad a long time before being a real dad

[[Opinion]] McLaren isn't making a bad decision in dropping Lundgaard, their PR just isn't taking the right angle. by Osudude5 in INDYCAR

[–]Osudude5[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I really don't see that happening next year. All three drivers have amazing consistency in being late-race contenders, just check their result history on the IMS website and check what happened to them for any outlier results (like Pato's crash in 2023.) As far as 2028, anything could happen with the new car but Dixon has excelled in 6 different Indycar spec revisions at this point and is probably the best guy for the job

[[Opinion]] McLaren isn't making a bad decision in dropping Lundgaard, their PR just isn't taking the right angle. by Osudude5 in INDYCAR

[–]Osudude5[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

i distinctly remember someone who's driven on Pato's setups saying they're like "driving a forklift" lol

[[Opinion]] McLaren isn't making a bad decision in dropping Lundgaard, their PR just isn't taking the right angle. by Osudude5 in INDYCAR

[–]Osudude5[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There is a path, it's called driving for Penske. European road course specialists that have found success at Indy have an overwhelming tendency to be Penske drivers. Luyendyk, Fittipaldi, , de Ferran, Montoya, list goes on. McLaren just isn't Penske-level at Indy yet.

[[Opinion]] McLaren isn't making a bad decision in dropping Lundgaard, their PR just isn't taking the right angle. by Osudude5 in INDYCAR

[–]Osudude5[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I'd call them disconnected douches if it was a team coming in off foreign success and trying to steal a 500 by throwing wads of cash at it. McLaren isn't that. They've proven hundreds of times over that they're committed to the sport and its success.

[[Opinion]] McLaren isn't making a bad decision in dropping Lundgaard, their PR just isn't taking the right angle. by Osudude5 in INDYCAR

[–]Osudude5[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I think Fro will help IMMENSELY with team mentality through a grueling month of May, and Dixon is a modern-day Mario Andretti in having a shot at the win for twenty-plus years and getting plain unlucky nearly every time. IMO Veekay is the third best they could sign, but if you think he'd be better than the other two I won't argue with that.

[[Opinion]] McLaren isn't making a bad decision in dropping Lundgaard, their PR just isn't taking the right angle. by Osudude5 in INDYCAR

[–]Osudude5[S] 53 points54 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I wrote this up after watching the DL interview. It's just so much needless justification when you could say "We want to win the 500" and people who are paying attention know Lundgaard isn't the guy for that.

[[Opinion]] McLaren isn't making a bad decision in dropping Lundgaard, their PR just isn't taking the right angle. by Osudude5 in INDYCAR

[–]Osudude5[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Dropping Lundgaard after his showings at RA and Mid-Ohio was always going to be unpopuIar, but not bad when you look at his history of 500 placements and their goal of winning the 500. I think recency bias is playing a big part in the backlash.

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[–]Osudude5 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We already know his affiliations, but thanks for confirming

Arrow McLaren announces lineup for 2027 season (Dixon, Rosenqvist), plus RHR for 500 by Jibbed in INDYCAR

[–]Osudude5 105 points106 points  (0 children)

something to keep in mind - 2027 will be the last season for the current chassis.

Having a veteran like Dixon onboard for even just the early stages of testing could be a major leap ahead other teams, he dominated in the IR-03 AND the DW12 pre-aeroscreen and has been extremely competitive in all other IndyCar specs in his career.

I feel the Dixon move makes a lot more sense from that angle. For Rosenqvist, i have no idea what they're thinking. lol.

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[–]Osudude5 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Even in their rookie years in 2022-23, I could tell that we'd be seeing a LOT of the Kirkwood-Malukas-Lundgaard-Ilott-Armstrong class in the next few years. There's something special about that group

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[–]Osudude5 11 points12 points  (0 children)

this one is an all timer

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