A fellow team boss reneged on a deal to sign Kevin Magnussen for 2014, Martin Whitmarsh has revealed. The McLaren boss has said that if the impressive rookie Dane was ...
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Pirelli considers buying new F1 test car
Pirelli is considering buying a new F1 test car from one of the teams. Already frustrated by the lack of testing opportunities, and the teams’ collective reluctance to help, F1’s ...
Read More »Whitmarsh helping Perez find 2014 seat
After dropping Sergio Perez for 2014, McLaren boss Martin Whitmarsh says he is now trying to help the Mexican find a seat elsewhere in formula one. After just one season ...
Read More »McLaren confirms Magnussen, Lotus confirms Kovalainen
Two hot rumours became formula one facts on Thursday. McLaren was first to release its morning press release from Austin, confirming that its development junior Kevin Magnussen will replace Sergio ...
Read More »Perez and McLaren announce split
After accusing McLaren of lacking “organisation and humility” in 2013, Sergio Perez has announced he is leaving the British team. But, in a statement posted via Twitter, the Mexican driver ...
Read More »McLaren ‘lacked organisation and humility’ – Perez
Sergio Perez’s marriage to McLaren seems definitely over, as the Mexican criticised the great British team at the tail end of its disappointing 2013 season. Multiple authoritative sources are reporting ...
Read More »Whitmarsh not denying mounting Perez exit rumours
Martin Whitmarsh has not denied mounting speculation that Sergio Perez will be ousted by McLaren after Brazil’s 2013 season finale. Team sources are being cited by a growing number of ...
Read More »GP2 struggling to make mark as F1 feeder
Red Bull’s Dr Helmut Marko has joined his McLaren counterpart in criticising the official F1 feeder series, GP2. The 2012 GP2 champion, Davide Valsecchi, has sat out the entire 2013 ...
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