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F1 : Technical director Sam Michael under fire amid McLaren Formula 1 team problems E-mail
Monday, 25 June 2012 09:38
Sam Michael is in the spotlight as McLaren continues to struggle in its Formula One pit stops in 2012.

The Williams F1 teams' former technical director had to leave Didcot based outfit at the end of last year as the beleaguered team restructured, and so he switched to McLaren to be sporting director.

But his new tenure got off to a difficult start in 2012 amid recurring problems particularly during crucial pit stops, one of Michael's responsibilities.

The latest problem struck in Valencia on Sunday, with a failed front jack arguably costing Lewis Hamilton a shot at victory.

"Can somebody please tell me how Sam Michael still has a job at McLaren?" asked race fan Wes Howes on a blog site.

Telegraph journalist Tom Cary agreed that Michael, 41, "is coming under sustained fire" for McLaren's problems this season.

Grandprixdiary noted online: "McLaren were brilliant and Williams were rubbish. Then Sam Michael changed teams."

Pitflaps added: "When I see Sam Michael at McLaren I conjure up a picture of Frank Williams stroking a white cat, chuckling to himself."

F1SA.com

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