McLaren is going back to the future with Ron Dennis, casting major doubt on the ongoing role of boss Martin Whitmarsh. Whitmarsh took control after former long-time supremo Dennis’ stepped ...
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Button’s father John dies at 70
Jenson Button’s father, a highly popular F1 figure and a long-standing paddock regular, has died. John Button, a former rallycross driver and preparer of kart engines, died at the age ...
Read More »McLaren’s 2013 flaws not fully understood – Paffett
McLaren ended last season without fully understanding where it went so wrong with the 2013 car. That is the claim of the Woking based team’s main test driver Gary Paffett, ...
Read More »McLaren reveals 2014 car launch date
McLaren will launch its 2014 car on 24 January. We reported recently that the Woking based team was planning to reveal the MP4-29 on the 25th, a Saturday. But it ...
Read More »Dennis would not block Alonso’s McLaren return
McLaren supremo Ron Dennis has suggested he would not step in to prevent Fernando Alonso from returning to the British team. With the Woking based team looking ahead to its ...
Read More »McLaren supremo Dennis admits Brawn talks
McLaren supremo Ron Dennis has admitted he has held talks with Ross Brawn. Brawn has stepped down as Mercedes’ team boss, insisting he is taking a sabbatical and refusing to ...
Read More »McLaren’s Magnussen experiment could fail – Kovalainen
Heikki Kovalainen says there is no guarantee Kevin Magnussen will thrive at McLaren, insisting 2014 could make or break the Danish rookie. The famous British team, for whom Finn Kovalainen ...
Read More »Alonso manager plays down McLaren deal ‘fiction’
McLaren may not have given up on signing Fernando Alonso for its new Honda-powered era beginning in 2015. Team boss Martin Whitmarsh, who openly tried to woo the Spaniard back ...
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