Kimi Raikkonen to Return at McLaren - Report
21 Sep 2009, 06:40 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Kimi Raikkonen will return to McLaren Mercedes for a second tenure, starting 2010. According to some recent reports from the UK, it seems the 2007 Formula One champion has already signed an “o...
Hamilton: 2010 Car is Most Important
2 Jul 2009, 09:53 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Reigning Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton once again tried to put some of the pressure off his team following a disappointing first half of the season, insisting that the catastrophic 2009 campai...
Mercedes Urges Kovalainen to Race for Seat
11 Jun 2009, 08:17 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / With Nico Rosberg breathing down his neck for the McLaren seat and a car that doesn't allow him to do much this season, Finnish driver Heikki Kovalainen is on his way to losing his racing spot ...
McLaren Submits New Factory Plans
21 May 2009, 12:08 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / McLaren Automotive has confirmed its plans to build a sports car manufacturing plant, as part of the separation process from the McLaren Group. The factory will be built near the existing one in Wok...
Alonso Misses Hamilton as Teammate
8 May 2009, 07:51 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Fernando Alonso is the first of the current F1 drivers to issue a public support to former teammate Lewis Hamilton, following the Australian Grand Prix “lie-gate”. The Spaniard stepped i...
McLaren Expect Struggle in Spain
6 May 2009, 09:19 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Ahead of the Spanish Grand Prix this weekend, the teams in the F1 paddock can easily be divided into “trustfuls” and “doubtfuls”. While leading teams of the championship &nda...
Haug Receives 30 Percent Pay Cut from Mercedes
5 May 2009, 07:14 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Mercedes' motorsport director Norbert Haug revealed that he has a 30 percent lower salary compared to the 2008 season. Earlier this year, Renault boss Flavio Briatore announced a similar move o...
Spanish GP to Honor Lewis Hamilton on Friday
4 May 2009, 10:34 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The Spanish Grand Prix officials have announced they are waiting for the confirmation signal from team McLaren Mercedes in order to proceed with a ceremony to honor reigning F1 champion Lewis Hamilt...
Hamilton Hopes to Make Top 8 in Aussie GP
26 Mar 2009, 11:47 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / If one thinks McLaren Mercedes are sandbagging ahead of the new season, Lewis Hamilton's latest comments will do nothing but contradict this theory. After admitting, earlier this month, that hi...
Frank Williams to Push for Rosberg Extension
24 Mar 2009, 14:03 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Linked with a move to McLaren a little over a year ago, Nico Rosberg now seems more determined than ever to take the future into his own hands and not let that chance slip away another time. The Ger...
Ron Dennis Steps Down as McLaren Principal
16 Jan 2009, 13:19 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / It is now official! McLaren's Ron Dennis confirmed that he will step down as team principal of the Woking-based team ahead of the 2009 season. The 61-year old Briton made the announcement durin...
Mercedes Would Agree Engine Deal with Honda F1
13 Jan 2009, 14:15 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Look out, everyone! Mercedes seems to be taking over the grid in 2009. Following Ferrari's refusal to supply Honda's F1 team with a power plant for the upcoming season – of course, s...