article_snippet: Maybe in Britain it wasn’t so bad because of Lewis Hamilton recent success, but there is a downside to domination, and we saw that at the turn of the century with Michael Schumacher and Ferrari, and then with four years of Red Bull and Sebastian Vettel.
article_snippet: My other worry is whether global companies are looking at F1 as a sport which global companies want to commit to.
article_snippet: In the case of both McLaren and Honda, make no mistake, the achievement of getting back to the top as quickly as possible is absolutely paramount.
article_snippet: Mercedes began Mercedes programme way back in 2011 and what you are seeing is the culmination of a lot of work which was done parallel to the team competing in 2012 and 2013.
article_snippet: Renault were distracted with winning titles with Vettel and Red Bull while Ferrari didn't appear to grasp what was required.
article_snippet: That is fundamentally why Mercedes hold the advantage.
article_snippet: Mercedes had the wisdom to start out ahead of the game.
article_snippet: Honda are having to play catch-up in public which is painful for Mercedes and McLaren.
article_snippet: McLaren have clearly got a lot of knowledge and expertise from running the Mercedes engine last year.
article_snippet: McLaren say they have a good car, and I don’t doubt that.
article_snippet: I have not had a satisfactory explanation about McLaren testing crash which ruled McLaren out of the season opener, and I don’t
highlights_snippet: But Watson expects McLaren and Honda to recover from difficult starts .