McLaren Yet to Approach Hamilton on Contract Extension
26 Apr 2011, 08:29 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Despite tons of speculation that he is considering switching to another team once he'll end his current agreement with McLaren Mercedes, Lewis Hamilton is not hurried into any new commitment by...
McLaren Forgive Hamilton for Malaysia GP Outburst
11 Apr 2011, 08:38 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The after-race in Malaysia saw a very frustrated Lewis Hamilton get out of his cockpit, as the British driver's high hopes at Sepang turned to dust during the one and a half hour of running on ...
Button Should Have Known Better - Massa
5 Apr 2011, 07:24 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Jenson Button should have known better and handed back his position to Felipe Massa in the Australian Grand Prix, argued the Brazilian driver a week after the incident. Instead, he waited for instru...
F1 Adjustable Rear Wing May Be Tweaked
22 Mar 2011, 10:27 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The adjustable rear wing might not be in Formula 1 to stay. According to Martin Whitmarsh, McLaren Mercedes boss and also head of the Formula One Teams Association (FOTA), the aforementioned innovat...
Hamilton Hits at Pirelli Tires for Making F1 Slow
7 Mar 2011, 10:00 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Lewis Hamilton has openly criticized the new tires developed by Pirelli for the 2011 Formula 1 season. And we know he isn't the only one doing it – basically the entire F1 field, with few...
Hamilton Will Come Back Stronger in 2011 - Manager
19 Jan 2011, 11:43 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Lewis Hamilton did not have the season of his life last year, even though at some point the British ace was a clear contender for the world title. A couple of on-track mistakes led to some unexpecte...
Dennis Praises Whitmarsh for McLaren Role
22 Dec 2010, 09:47 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Former McLaren Mercedes boss Ron Dennis praised his successor at the helm of the British team, Martin Whitmarsh, for the great job he did managing two world champions through the 2010 campaign. Jens...
McLaren to Maintain FOTA Presidency in 2011
20 Dec 2010, 11:25 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / McLaren Mercedes' team principal Martin Whitmarsh is likely to retain his position as head of the Formula One Teams Association (FOTA) in 2011, as revealed by British website Autosport. Whitmar...
Whitmarsh Urges McLaren to Push for Constructors' Title
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / McLaren's CEO Martin Whitmarsh insisted that his team is still very much alive in the constructors' title race and urge the British outfit to pull all the necessary strings in order to cha...
McLaren: We Had It Under Control
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / McLaren's CEO Martin Whitmarsh admitted shortly after the Brazilian Grand Prix that his team – Lewis Hamilton in particular – was in full control of the situation in the closing lap...
McLaren Sign Lenovo Partnership
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Vodafone McLaren Mercedes have secured a partnership for their future wireless system and desktop computing with Chinese PC company Lenovo. The Asian company will provide Ron Dennis' team with ...
Dennis to Step Down?
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Despite securing the first drivers' title in the last 9 years for McLaren Mercedes, Ron Dennis seems closer and closer to leaving his position as team principal for the Woking-based team. The M...
FOTA Set to Change the Face of F1 This Weekend
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The much-awaited meeting between FOTA (Formula One Team's Association) members will take place later this weekend, with talks being focused mostly on reducing costs and implementing a new set o...
Hamilton: Button's Help Would Be Fantastic
26 Oct 2010, 13:48 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Not only the guys at Red Bull are starting to think “team tactics” for the final couple of rounds in the 2010 season, but also McLaren Mercedes. Being that it's more likely to see B...
Hamilton Will Not Receive Grid Penalty in Korea
15 Oct 2010, 12:38 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Lewis Hamilton's bad luck has finally come to an end. At least for now. Earlier today, McLaren Mercedes' team principal Martin Whitmarsh confirmed that his driver will not receive a 5-plac...
Red Bull: Button Was a "Sacrificial Lamb" for McLaren
11 Oct 2010, 08:48 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / As the championship finale approaches with each completed race, we have now seen the first episode of a potential tit-for-tat exchange of hostilities between Red Bull Racing and McLaren Mercedes. ...
McLaren Doesn't Blame Hamilton for Singapore DNF
27 Sep 2010, 07:48 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Lewis Hamilton scored back-to-back DNFs in Monza and Singapore, and it's needless to say it caused some serious damage to his title hopes this season. What was even more worrying though, both r...
McLaren Would Sign Vettel
16 Sep 2010, 07:50 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / There's no doubt that Sebastian Vettel's cracking under pressure this season has annoyed a lot of people inside the F1 paddock and fans alike. However, the great racing qualities of the 23...
Hamilton Will Stay Aggressive - Manager
13 Sep 2010, 12:53 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Lewis Hamilton's great shot at extending his lead in the overall classification suffered a great blow last weekend, when he was forced to record another DNF this season due to a racing incident...
McLaren to Discuss Team Orders with Ferrari Privately
26 Jul 2010, 09:43 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Ferrari's actions in the German Grand Prix triggered some huge criticism from both the media and fellow F1 competitors. Nobody was OK with the team orders the Scuderia enforced on its drivers l...