F1 Madness

McLaren Fernando Alonso The Abu Dhabi Grand Prix weekend represents many things for us at McLaren-Honda: the end of a challenging season and a significant learning curve; the opportunity to collect as much information as possible and continue our learning; and the start of the winter period where we are all focussed on working incredibly […]

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We officially have the once-championship-team-but-now-backrunners McLaren and the current front-runners-by-a-huge-margin having a go at each other. Just in case F1 news needed a bit of spicing up. McLaren’s Eric Boullier has accused Mercedes of trying to protect the massive performance advantage performance they have over the rest of the field by bringing up safety concerns […]

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The McLaren-Honda F1 team preview the upcoming Formula One Grand Prix in Mexico. Fernando Alonso – McLaren-Honda racing driver “I really enjoyed the race in Austin and it was definitely one of the most exhilarating races for McLaren-Honda this year so far. It was a hard fight, but we didn’t give up. I hope we […]

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TEAM REPRESENTATIVES: Matthew CARTER (Lotus), Vijay MALLYA (Force India), Franz TOST (Toro Rosso), Christian HORNER (Red Bull Racing), Eric BOULLIER (McLaren) PRESS CONFERENCE Q: Christian, we’ll begin with you. First of all, what’s the… you’re smiling? Christian HORNER: I’m just very upset to hear Toto is ill and couldn’t make it, that his helicopter couldn’t fly […]

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Amidst increased swirling speculation regarding his Formula One career, Jenson Button has admitted that the “joy” of competing in F1 is no longer there and has hinted at exiting the sport. The British driver has always said that the moment he no longer enjoys being behind the wheel of a Formula One car, he would […]

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TEAM REPRESENTATIVES: Robert FERNLEY (Force India) Matthew CARTER (Lotus) Paul HEMBERY (Pirelli) Christian HORNER (Red Bull Racing) Maurizio ARRIVABENE (Ferrari) Eric BOULLIER (McLaren) PRESS CONFERENCE Maurizio, if we could start with you. Obviously you’ve been here many times before as a partner of Ferrari. You’ve lived the moments of victory in front of the tifosi with Schumacher, Barrichello, […]

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F1 engine manufacturer Honda has promised to increase the power of its engine over the course of the next few races in the hopes of easing the increasing pressure on McLaren to perform. The McLaren-Honda partnership has managed to score only four points so far this season while suffering from ongoing reliability issues. The team […]

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With Jenson Button finishing the Monaco Grand Prix in 8th position, the McLaren F1 team together with engine partner Honda have picked up their first points of the 2015 season. McLaren racing director Eric Boullier has called it “a hugely positive step for the whole team” but he remains cautiously optimistic and says that there […]

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It has not been the best start of the season for the Woking based outfit. The team have not scored any points this season. But McLaren say that their new team structure allows them to bring updates much quicker to the car and more of the updates that they bring out work on the car. […]

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Peter Prodromou was announced as McLaren Racing’s design departments Chief Engineer Prodromou worked at McLaren between 1991 and 2006. He then left for to work at Red Bull Racing, where he enjoyed much success with the team under Adrian Newey. He is now back at McLaren after a few contractual disputes between Red Bull and […]

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