McLaren Bring New Changes to Double Diffuser for Bahrain
24 Apr 2009, 10:17 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / McLaren have debuted some new changes for their double diffuser for this weekend's race at Sakhir, with the first results shown after the first practice session on Friday. MP4-24's revised...
Hamilton Tops Practice 1 in Bahrain
24 Apr 2009, 10:02 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Lewis Hamilton made the best of McLaren MP4-24's latest aerodynamic changes at Sakhir and topped the 1st practice session on Friday with the best time of 1:33.647. McLaren have debuted new chan...
Mercedes Confirm F1 Future In Doubt
23 Apr 2009, 09:23 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / In a time when most car makers are planning to join the Formula 1 championship, German manufacturer Mercedes seems to do exactly the opposite. As confirmed by a member of the supervisory board of Da...
Red Bull: Vettel is Not For Sale!
22 Apr 2009, 12:10 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Red Bull Racing owner Dietrich Mateschitz insisted Sebastian Vettel is currently “not for sale”. Following rumors that McLaren Mercedes are eyeing to sign the 21-year old German for the ...
Hamilton Unhappy with China Driving
21 Apr 2009, 10:57 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Lewis Hamilton was not at all happy with his driving on Sunday, during the Chinese Grand Prix. Although he is known as a rain specialist, the reigning world champion's performance at Shanghai f...
McLaren to Use KERS Only When Needed
21 Apr 2009, 09:44 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / McLaren Mercedes are the 3rd team to announce they will only use the Kinetic Energy Recover System if needed through the 2009 season. During the past weekend in China, there were only 3 cars powered...
Hamilton Not Disappointed with Ron Dennis' Quit
17 Apr 2009, 15:53 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Reigning champion Lewis Hamilton revealed he was not disappointed when finding about Ron Dennis' stepping down as McLaren's CEO earlier this week. More, the British driver said he didn...
McLaren P11, Another Glimpse at the Future Supercar
17 Apr 2009, 13:07 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Autoevolution reported yesterday that Vodafone McLaren Mercedes' CEO Ron Dennis stepped down from his position within the Formula 1 team to take a more active role in the future independent man...
Lewis Hamilton Involved in Car Accident in Geneva
17 Apr 2009, 10:00 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Lewis Hamilton's involvement in the lying saga was not the only thing giving the reigning F1 champion headaches following the Malaysian Grand Prix. As reported by Swiss publication Tribune de G...
Hamilton Tops Practice 1 in China, McLaren Debut Interim Diffuser
17 Apr 2009, 05:21 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Who said Brawn GP can't be touched? McLaren sure didn't, as reigning champion Lewis Hamilton stormed to the top of the first practice session in China, some 0.116 seconds clear of champion...
Whitmarsh Offered Resignation to McLaren Board
16 Apr 2009, 14:05 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Martin Whitmarsh offered his resignation from his position as team principal and new Chief Executive Officer of McLaren Mercedes following the “lie-gate” at the Australian Grand Prix. Ho...
Ron Dennis Steps Down as McLaren CEO
16 Apr 2009, 10:39 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Ron Dennis has officially ended all his duties with McLaren Mercedes inside Formula 1. The former McLaren team principal had announced he will make a statement on Thursday regarding his future plans...
Trulli: "McLaren Took a Joke of FIA"
15 Apr 2009, 12:41 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Jarno Trulli backed FIA's actions against McLaren for their lying to the race stewards during the Australian Grand Prix. The Italian driver was personally involved in the matter, as the race in...
Ferrari Are Positive of Favorable Diffuser Verdict
13 Apr 2009, 12:11 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Ferrari's design and development consultant Rory Byrne said he expects the FIA International Court of Appeal to rule out the use of different-interpreted rear diffuser designs introduced by the...
Hamilton Apologized to FIA's Charlie Whiting
12 Apr 2009, 18:20 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / FIA race director Charlie Whiting revealed Lewis Hamilton apologized to him privately for lying to the Australian stewards regarding the incident between him and Jarno Trulli in the late laps of the...
Hamilton to Appear Alone before the FIA
10 Apr 2009, 14:58 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / It appears McLaren's former sporting director Dave Ryan will not be obliged to appear before FIA's World Motor Sport Council on April 29th. Ryan parted ways with the Woking based team only...
Stewart: Vettel's Mistake Greater Than McLaren's
10 Apr 2009, 14:02 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Sir Jackie Stewart is definitely on McLaren's side when it comes to the lie-gate saga. Not that he doesn't agree with the obvious fact that Lewis Hamilton and the British team have done a ...
Hamilton Denied Letting Trulli Pass Although Confronted with Evidence
9 Apr 2009, 12:41 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Lewis Hamilton refused to admit he deliberately let Jarno Trulli pass him under Safety Car during the closing laps of the Australian Grand Prix. The news was unveiled by British magazine Autosport a...
Stewart: FIA to Blame for "Lie-Gate"
9 Apr 2009, 09:40 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The International Automobile Federation (FIA) could have easily prevented the controversial lie-gate following the Australian Grand Prix, argued 3-time F1 champion Jackie Stewart. The Scottish drive...
Jackie Stewart Urges Hamilton to Stay at McLaren
9 Apr 2009, 09:10 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Triple world champion Jackie Stewart publicly advised McLaren's Lewis Hamilton not to leave the Woking based team in the wake of the lying saga. The Scottish driver insisted a rushed move from ...