After an inconclusive and perhaps even worrying performance at Jerez, the faces in the McLaren garage are looking happier as the second group test progresses this week in Barcelona. “We’re ...
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Buemi impressed with Red Bull, McLaren, Force India
Sebastien Buemi, Red Bull’s reserve driver in 2012, spent time watching Wednesday’s Barcelona test action from a trackside vantage point. “I like the Red Bull and the Force India the ...
Read More »Whitmarsh sure nose concept not McLaren mistake
Martin Whitmarsh has played down fears McLaren has made a crucial mistake by overlooking the ‘step nose’ trend that will dominate the 2012 grid. With the new Mercedes having now ...
Read More »Hamilton ‘disappointed’ with 2012 McLaren – reports
Behind the scenes, Lewis Hamilton is quietly concerned about McLaren’s early progress with its 2012 car, according to media reports. Germany’s Auto Motor und Sport reports that the first whiff ...
Read More »McLaren signs former driver Magnussen’s son
McLaren has signed up the son of a former team driver to test its 2012 formula one car later this year. In 1995, Denmark’s Jan Magnussen – also a former ...
Read More »McLaren stops Hamilton answering ‘pathetic’ insult
McLaren has once again stepped in to prevent Lewis Hamilton from answering a reporter’s question about the Adrian Sutil affair. At the recent launch of the MP4-27 car, a reporter ...
Read More »Hakkinen manager Coton to handle Hamilton now
Lewis Hamilton has a new day-to-day manager, British newspapers have revealed. As his on and off-track woes worsened last year, the 2008 world champion insisted he was happy with his ...
Read More »Boss admits launch McLaren had ‘plastic’ exhausts
Martin Whitmarsh has admitted that the launch version of McLaren’s new MP4-27 car featured a dummy diffuser and ‘plastic’ exhaust exits. With exhaust-blown diffusers effectively banned for 2012, the big ...
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