e passed since a silver-clad driver last stood on the top step of a formula one podium.
And, should Kimi Raikkonen or his teammate fail again in Brazil in a fortnight, then a complete grand prix calendar – for the first season since 1996 – will have elapsed without a single team win.
The last McLaren win, with Raikkonen at the wheel, was at the Suzuka Circuit last October.
But Mercedes’ competition director Norbert Haug observed in Japan in 2006: ”Our will to win is still as strong.”
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DailyF1NEws.com
