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Windsor unimpressed: "Nobody cares unless it’s Lewis or Max"

18:57, 29 Jul
Updated: 19:52, 29 Jul
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On the Cameron Cc YouTube Channel, Peter Windsor shared his opinion on the current state of McLaren. He argues the point that Formula 1 fans are not really into the title fight between the two McLaren drivers.
Windosr said, "We're quite lucky to have these two contrasting personalities, talents, drivers, names in the McLarens fighting like this, because it could be an easy walkover if they had a clear number one, number two situation with a slower driver in the other car."

'Everyone would be a lot more fired up'

McLaren have been admant on not picking a number one driver for the 2024 and 2025 Formula 1 seasons. They have remained fairly equal in their drivers treatment rarely using the infamous 'Papaya Rules' this season.
"We've got this battle. But the interesting thing is, it doesn't look as if the public are that into it. It doesn't look as if this is great for Formula One. I don't know why. Maybe McLaren, most people think McLaren's got a boring team or something."
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Windsor also made the point that the two drivers do not go against each other often. In the video, teammates who have battled against each other, like Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso, were mentioned. Hamilton and Alonso had a heated battle for the title championship, which is something that Windsor does not see at McLaren.
He then questions, "I don't know. But if this was Max versus Charles or Max versus George or Lewis versus Charles, whatever, I think everyone would be a lot more fired up, wouldn't they?"