McLaren

Jenson Button Joins McLaren

November 19, 2009

In what has been seen by many in the business as the ‘dream team‘, McLaren have announced their new driver for the GP 2010 season – none other than Mr Jenson Button. So, what’s the story? Well, after Mercedes bought a controlling stake in Brawn, things got a lot more complicated. Talk from insiders very [...]

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Alonso To Ferrari?

September 29, 2009

Smartest move of the century? Probably yes. In the most recent rumours to hit the sport, there’s a suggestion that a certain Fernando Alonso will be donning the famous red and stepping into some nice new racing boots to take to the wheel of a Ferrari. For my money, he’d be stupid not to. As [...]

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Hamilton For The Win At Singapore!

September 27, 2009

Well, what can I say? I did predict the victory and Lewis Hamilton showed just what a class act he was by getting back up to the very top of the game. Conditions remained good throughout the Singapore F1 GP night race, though there was plenty of drama with crashes, penalties and other race events. [...]

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European Grand Prix – Qualifying Is About To Start!

August 22, 2009

Q1 is about to start on BBC – and I can’t wait.  Who’s going to go through to Q2?  Will Kovaleinen hold it together?  What about Glock?  Sutil?  Alguersuari?  Can Hamilton build on his last victory or was it a one time only?  Of course, you can’t rule out Brawn – especially as rumours are [...]

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McLaren Given Suspended Race Ban

April 30, 2009

Yesterday, McLaren were handed a three race ban for misleading stewards at the Australian Grand Prix – significantly however, the ban is suspended.  What this means in real terms is that, short of further evidence emerging or further breaches of the rules, McLaren should be fine to appear on the grid for the next three [...]

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F1 Driver Standings So Far – And Race Outcome Prediction For China

April 18, 2009

01     Jenson Button 15 02     Rubens Barrichello 10 03     Jarno Trulli 8.5 04     Timo Glock 8 05     Nick Heidfeld 4 06     Fernando Alonso 4 07     Nico Rosberg 3.5 08     Sebastien Buemi 2 09     Mark Webber 1.5 10     Lewis Hamilton 1 Not exactly what you’d have thought at the end of last year is it?  Where [...]

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Ron Dennis Quits F1

April 17, 2009

In a move that’s no doubt going to be seen by some as a ‘falling on the sword’ tactic to take the heat from the team, Ron Dennis has spectacularly quit Formula One after more than forty years in the business. Dennis insisted that his decision had nothing to do with the recent scandal that’s [...]

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Hamilton Loses Points

April 2, 2009

Both Lewis Hamilton and McLaren have been stripped of the podium finish they received after a wonderful performance at the Australian Grand Prix. Apparently, the reasoning behind this decision was that the team and driver were responsible for “providing evidence deliberately misleading to the stewards”.  Ironically, a post-race hearing moved Hamilton from fourth to third [...]

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Ron Dennis Steps Down At McLaren

January 18, 2009

*image courtesy of The Telegraph* At the launch of the Vodafone McLaren Mercedes MP4-24, Ron Dennis (McLaren Group Chairman and Chief Executive Officer; Vodafone McLaren Mercedes Team Principal) announced that he would pass the role of Vodafone McLaren Mercedes Team Principal to Martin Whitmarsh (Chief Operating Officer, McLaren Group) on March 1st. Martin will therefore [...]

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Lewis Hamilton Is The F1 World Champion

November 3, 2008

He’s actually the youngest ever world champion and more to the point, is Britain’s world champion – since Damon Hill back in 1996. In what was one of the most fraught and nervous races of the whole season, Hamilton began back in fourth – which would have been enough for him to take the title. [...]

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