All Posts Tagged With: "McLaren"
Bahrain 2010: Mixed Emotions In The McLaren Garage
Admitting that the McLaren MP4-25 does not have the pace of the Ferrari and Red Bull machines, Lewis Hamilton described his qualifying performance as “overwhelming” and was pleased to be starting tomorrow’s Bahrain Grand Prix in fourth. On the other side of the garage, team mate Jenson Button wasn’t quite as happy, believing there was [...]
Renault Critcise FIA & McLaren Over F-Duct Vent System
Renault have quite voraciously hit out at the FIA over the decision to declare McLaren’s MP4-25 car as legal following an inspection at the Sakhir circuit ahead of this weekend’s Bahrain Grand Prix. The criticism comes after Christian Horner spoke to the British media last week about rivals McLaren and their ’stalling’ rear wing. McLaren [...]
McLaren Pass Scrutineering Checks: Rear Wing Deemed Legal
McLaren have passed scrutineering checks at the Sakhir International Circuit ahead of this weekend’s opening round of the 2010 Formula One World Championship. The team had invited FIA technical delegate Charlie Whiting to their Woking factory late last week to inspect the contentious part, but due to scheduling difficulties, Whiting decided to delay the inspection [...]
McLaren Invite FIA To Inspect Rear Wing
Following reports in the media that some teams are unhappy about the design of McLaren’s rear wing, the Woking-based squad have invited the sport’s governing body, the FIA, to inspect the component ahead of the season’s opening in Bahrain this coming weekend. Red Bull Racing boss Christian Horner had explained to the press last week [...]
A Management Change At Team Hamilton
Lewis Hamilton has stated during an interview for Autosport that he is looking for a new manager, having decided along with his father that it is time for the pair to look after there own business interests. This news comes as a mild surprise, the father-son team having worked closely together for much of Hamilton’s [...]
Meet The Cars: Force India VJM03
The latter half of 2009 was a surprisingly good time for Force India with the back row minnows suddenly playing with the championship duelers and threatening to win races in what can be only described as an overnight improvement. The Belgian Grand Prix will go down as the race that they should have won, and [...]
Meet The Cars: McLaren MP4-25
The McLaren MP4-25 is, in many ways, quite a departure from the MP4-24 that graced the race tracks during the 2009 campaign. Although the old machine performed okay on occasion, last year was hardly a highlight in the team’s illustrious history. Although unlikely to be a clean-slate design, the 25 does have some interesting new [...]
Jenson Button Has Won His First And Last World Championship
It is my belief that Jenson Button, the most triumphant driver of the 2009 season, has won the first and last world championship of his Formula One career. While my crystal ball is not always accurate, I feel Button’s move to McLaren may prove to be his downfall. I also believe I would have written [...]
