For the first time since Adrian Newey left five years ago, McLaren has appointed a new technical director. When Newey – who penned the championship winning car at Red Bull ...
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De la Rosa close to McLaren test return – report
Pedro de la Rosa is close to agreeing a return to the McLaren team for 2011. The Spaniard’s contract as a Pirelli test driver is set to expire, after he ...
Read More »Hamilton to debut new McLaren on February 10
Lewis Hamilton will be the first McLaren driver to test the 2011-specification MP4-26 next month. The British team said Jenson Button is then scheduled to drive on day two of ...
Read More »Vodafone asked for Berlin launch – McLaren
McLaren has cleared up a burning question about the reason for its launch in the German capital this year. While most of the sport’s media wondered solely about why the ...
Read More »McLaren insists late car launch ‘optimal’
McLaren has rejected any claims it has fallen behind in the development of its 2011 car. It had emerged that that the Mercedes powered MP4-26 would not get its maiden ...
Read More »Ferrari not poaching Red Bull’s ‘spirit’ – Domenicali
Stefano Domenicali on Wednesday scoffed at claims Ferrari is trying to poach the “spirit” of the reigning champions Red Bull team. The energy drink-owned company’s motor racing advisor Helmut Marko ...
Read More »McLaren to launch new car after Valencia test
McLaren will buck the trend of its closest F1 rivals by not revealing its 2011 car until after the forthcoming Valencia test. While fellow 2010 title contenders Red Bull and ...
Read More »Dennis names best and worst moments in career
Ron Dennis has named Mika Hakkinen’s near-fatal crash in 1995 as the worst memory in his long McLaren career. The 63-year-old, for a long time the Woking based team’s F1 ...
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