Regardless of whose decision that was have you ever seen another driver commute intercontinentally to his teams head quarters? His car was as crap as Senna's but Senna was winning races and Andretti wasn't, put in Ron Dennis shoes what would you do, put effort into the guy who just might win the world championship or into the guy who was struggling? Bearing in mind Dennis was still trying to secure an long term engine future for the team, trying to get Benetton's favourable Ford contract on the back Senna's wins with the older engine, while talking to Chrysler about the Lamborghini's and talking to Peugeot all the while keeping lines of communication open with Mercedes. Andretti commuted from the US for each race. ![]() You can test as much as you like but it ain't racing. And this was despite Hakkinen not having raced in about 8 months. Mika Hakkinen, in Andretti's car was immediately quicker, and not by a small margin. ![]() While I wouldn't say I unfairly put him down, a fair amount of criticism is justified.
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