Lewis Hamilton will not be taking a five-place grid penalty in Korea next weekend, his team boss Martin Whitmarsh has confirmed. The McLaren driver moved five places down the Suzuka ...
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McLaren duo dropping out of 2010 title contention
With three races left to run in 2010, McLaren’s title-winning rhetoric has turned a corner. After Suzuka, Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button are now 28 and 31 points respectively behind ...
Read More »McLaren used Button as ‘sacrificial lamb’ – Horner
Red Bull has accused McLaren of using Jenson Button as a “sacrificial lamb” in Sunday’s Japanese grand prix. It could be seen as simply the latest tit-for-tat exchange of hostilities ...
Read More »McLaren hopes to avoid Korea penalty for Hamilton
McLaren is confident it can avoid Lewis Hamilton receiving a grid penalty for the forthcoming Korean grand prix. The Briton moved five places down the Suzuka grid due to an ...
Read More »McLaren duo disagree over 2010 car influence
McLaren’s racing duo have disagreed about how the early development of the 2010 car impacted the pecking order at the British team this season. Jenson Button, whose decision to switch ...
Read More »Hamilton struggling with ear infection at Suzuka
Lewis Hamilton’s Suzuka struggle became even more obvious on Sunday, when it emerged the 2008 world champion is suffering an ear infection. The McLaren driver had crashed in Friday practice ...
Read More »Five-place gearbox penalty for Hamilton
Lewis Hamilton’s bad weekend at Suzuka and fading championship chances got even worse on Saturday night. The 2008 world champion learned he will have to move five places down the ...
Read More »Morning crash for Hamilton at Suzuka
Lewis Hamilton kicked off his weekend at Suzuka with a crash. With big rain clouds reportedly on the horizon, the McLaren driver lost valuable dry track time at the Japanese ...
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