F1 Madness

In this second part of our F1 technical round up we take a look at McLaren, Lotus and Force India. McLaren McLaren have had a very tough start to the season. Their 2013 car is nowhere near their 2012 contender, the MP4-27. With a whole new front suspension setup, McLaren have had their fair share […]

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Round 10 of the Formula One season is next, and we move to the Hungaroring in Budapest. Here are the Hungarian Grand Prix Preview Quotes from the McLaren F1 team. Jenson Button, McLaren “Great circuit, great place. I have so many positive memories of racing at the Hungaroring – obviously, I won my first Grand […]

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McLaren test driver Kevin Magnussen topped the first day of Formula One’s Young Driver Test at Silverstone. Magnussen did not spend much of the session at the top of the timesheets until the final 20 minutes of the afternoon session when he fired out on medium tyres and set a 1.33.602. Here is the timesheet […]

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Formula 1’s annual Young Driver’s Test starts tomorrow on the Silverstone race track. However, this year’s three day test session has a bit of a twist to it. As a result of the tyre troubles at Silverstone grand prix the test has been transformed into an emergency tyre test for the Italian manufacturer to regain […]

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McLaren drivers Jenson Button and Sergio Perez will not be taking part in the Young Driver Test at Silverstone this week despite the FIA now allowing regular race drivers to take part in order to help Pirelli test tyre development. This leaves the running up to Kevin Magnussen, Oliver Turvey and Gary Paffett. New Pirelli […]

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In the latest episode of McLaren’s TOONED, Jenson Button, Sergio Perez, and Professor M, voiced by Alexander Armstrong, are gathered at the McLaren Technology Centre to celebrate McLaren’s 50th anniversary when the mystery guest arrives …

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Red Bull-Renault Sebastian Vettel (1st): “It was a tough race; it was one of the toughest for a long time. I’m happy the race wasn’t two or three laps longer, as Kimi was a bit quicker towards the end. I’m very happy that it worked out and it’s very special. The team worked really hard to […]

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The 2013 German grand prix is one that will stay in the memory bank of Sebastian Vettel for quite some time. Bested in Saturday’s qualifying session by Lewis Hamilton the reigning world champion had it all to do in Sunday’s race. Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton finished a tenth clear of Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel to take […]

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Preview quotes from the McLaren team ahead of the German Grand Prix at the Nurburgring this weekend. Jenson Button, McLaren “Of course, the Silverstone result wasn’t where we want to be, but there were some reasons to be encouraged by last weekend. Our car is now better balanced and more driveable, so we’re hoping for […]

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Formula 1 in 2013 hasn’t been short of drama but it well and truly ramped up for the eighth round of the season at Britain’s Silverstone grand prix. It was home-grown hero Lewis Hamilton who thrashed the field to take only his second pole position at the famous circuit. The margin between the 2008 champion […]

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