Eric Boullier insists F1 rookie Stoffel Vandoorne is “not under pressure” amid McLaren-Honda’s current performance crisis. One analysis of the situation might be that with the team struggling for pace ...
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Alonso ‘not afraid’ of rookie Vandoorne
Fernando Alonso says he is “not worried” even though he has a rookie teammate for 2017. It is now a full decade ago that the Spaniard, then as a reigning ...
Read More »Alonso fails medical exam in Bahrain
Fernando Alonso will miss this weekend’s Bahrain grand prix. Although the Spaniard made the trip to the island Kingdom in the wake of his horror crash in Melbourne, his clearance ...
Read More »‘No plans’ yet for Button’s McLaren future
Just five races into 2015, attention is already returning to the issue of Jenson Button’s future. Kimi Raikkonen may be a few months older, but 35-year-old is the oldest driver ...
Read More »Honda will be ‘strong’ despite troubled start – Dennis
Ron Dennis has played down suggestions Honda’s 2015 engine programme is running behind schedule. After a recent filming day at Silverstone, the interim Honda-powered McLaren had its first true test ...
Read More »Driver reunion could make McLaren stronger – Dennis
Even Ron Dennis is now beginning to hint that Fernando Alonso is set to return to McLaren. In late 2007, when the Spaniard left Woking amid acrimony and the ‘spygate’ ...
Read More »Magnussen can be Danish ‘sporting legend’ – Dennis
A new name “might” have leapt into contention to become Fernando Alonso’s teammate at McLaren-Honda next year. Former team driver Martin Brundle on Saturday told McLaren supremo Ron Dennis that ...
Read More »McLaren, Honda deal with GP2 team confirmed
As predicted, it was confirmed on Thursday that McLaren and its 2015 engine partner Honda have teamed up with the top GP2 outfit ART. Media reports had said the British ...
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