F1 Madness

Former McLaren Team Principal, Martin Whitmarsh has officially left the Woking based outfit. Whitmarsh was relieved of his position as McLaren Team Principal earlier in the year and the former Lotus Team Principal, Eric Boullier was appointed in his position. This all took place after Ron Dennis returned to the Group CEO position. Despite Boullier […]

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McLaren has confirmed that ex Lotus team principal, Eric Boullier, will be joining the team in the position of Racing Director, effective 3 Feb 2014. The team said in a statement that Boullier will report to the Chief Executive Officer of McLaren Racing (a new position whose yet-to-be-appointed occupant will in turn report directly to […]

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McLaren today unveiled their the MP4-29 ahead of the first pre-season test at Jerez, via an online launch today on their website and Twitter feed. The launch felt slightly overshadowed by Lotus’ announcement of Eric Boullier’s departure and the rumours that he’ll be announced as the new McLaren team principal amidst Ron Dennis’ efforts to […]

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Eric Boullier has quit the Lotus F1 Team and looks set to join McLaren. In a surprising development Frenchman Boullier has severed ties with the Enstone based team just months after announcing that its future looked steady and promising. Boullier becomes the latest in a long list of exits from the Lotus team. The team has lost several key members […]

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In a significant development over in Woking, Ron Dennis has been re-appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of the McLaren Group, a role previously held by McLaren F1 team principal Martin Whitmarsh. Dennis previously held the position between 1982 and 2012 before he was appointed as Chairman of the Group in 2013. He was also McLaren’s […]

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Team and Driver Quotes following the final Formula One race of the season – the 2013 Brazilian Grand Prix. Red Bull Sebastian Vettel, 1st “I don’t want to compare the record what we have got today; it’s not fair as it was a different time when Ascari was driving. Cars broke down more often then […]

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McLaren have confirmed that Kevin Magnussen will partner Jenson Button in 2014. This follows Sergio Perez’s announcement that he will be leaving the team at the end of the 2013 season. The 21 year old Magnussen won the Formula Renault 3.5 Series this season and tested for McLaren in Abu Dhabi last year and at […]

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For the 18th Round of the 2013 FIA Formula One World Championship, we head to the spectacular Circuit of The Americas (COTA) in Austin, Texas for the United States Grand Prix. Here’s what the teams and drivers had to say about their prospects ahead of this coming weekend’s United States Grand Prix. *Article to be […]

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Here’s what the McLaren boys had to say ahead of this weekend’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Jenson Button, McLaren 2012 Qualifying – 6th, 2012 Race – 4th “I think the whole team ought to feel encouraged by our pace in India last weekend. Although the race didn’t come together for me, our overall speed and […]

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Here are this week’s Indian Grand Prix Preview Quotes from the McLaren F1 Team. Jenson Button, McLaren “This is such a great racetrack – it’s fast, flowing and challenging. It’s pretty technical too, which is quite unusual for a fast circuit, but the flow from one corner to the next means that positioning the car […]

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