Some members of F1’s travelling circus admitted their frustration at the end of the Chinese grand prix. “It’s quite excruciating,” McLaren team boss Martin Whitmarsh is quoted by the Telegraph, ...
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Pressure on McLaren ‘captain’ Whitmarsh – Coulthard
The buck will stop at Martin Whitmarsh if McLaren cannot quickly emerge from its early 2013 slump, according to former team driver David Coulthard. Having lost team stars Lewis Hamilton ...
Read More »ECU glitches could be Red Bull’s fault – Whitmarsh
McLaren has hit back at arch-rival Red Bull’s claims that the British team was responsible for Mark Webber’s troubles in Melbourne. After Webber had a terrible start and then KERS ...
Read More »Vodafone confirms McLaren exit
McLaren’s title sponsor Vodafone has decided to pull out of formula one. It emerged mid last year that the lucrative deal could be in doubt beyond 2013, with the Financial ...
Read More »Whitmarsh says ‘who knows’ to McLaren-Honda deal
Martin Whitmarash has not categorically denied reports McLaren could team up with former engine partner Honda for F1’s new turbo V6 era. It had been reported engineers belonging to the ...
Read More »McLaren replaces Mercedes-bound Lowe
Paddy Lowe is no longer McLaren’s technical director. Hot on the heels of reports the 50-year-old has been placed on ‘gardening leave’, the British team announced that long-time McLaren engineer ...
Read More »Horner not the only team boss at Maranello
Christian Horner was not at Maranello recently to discuss his or Adrian Newey’s possible switch to Ferrari. When the Red Bull team boss was spotted at Ferrari’s fabled headquarters, it ...
Read More »McLaren ‘working hard’ to stop Lowe exit
McLaren is reportedly “working hard” to prevent Paddy Lowe from switching to Mercedes. Citing sources, Spain’s El Confidencial said team boss Martin Whitmarsh and supremo Ron Dennis are trying to ...
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