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F1: Whitmarsh says he’s still keen to know what you think

Heard the one about the head of the Formula One Teams’ Association who was actually bothered with hearing what fans thought about the sport?

January 27, 2010

Categorised under: Archive, F1

Tagged as: Formula One, FOTA, Martin Whitmarsh, McLaren
Opinion: Mercedes team launch is bittersweet for Brawn fans

It had to happen, ever since the announcement in November that Mercedes had bought a controlling stake in Brawn GP. Any chance for fans to remain in denial any longer about the corporate German takeover of our plucky British privateers went out of the window on Monday with the official launch of the 2010 Mercedes…

January 27, 2010

Categorised under: Archive, F1, Opinion

Tagged as: Brawn GP, McLaren, Mercedes GP, Michael Schumacher, Nico Rosberg, Rubens Barrichello, Williams F1
F1: All work and no play on Button’s 30th birthday?

Jenson Button celebrates his 30th birthday today – and will be marking it by going into work at the McLaren Technology Centre.

January 19, 2010

Categorised under: Archive, F1

Tagged as: Jenson Button, McLaren, McLaren Technology Centre
F1: Stakes rarely higher as McLaren prepares for car launch

Fans of Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button will get their first glimpse on January 29 of the car they hope will win the 2010 Formula One World Championship.

January 19, 2010

Categorised under: Archive, F1

Tagged as: Jenson Button, Lewis Hamilton, McLaren, MP4-25
British DTM stars testing F1 cars

Mercedes DTM stars Paul di Resta and Gary Paffett are both set for roles as test drivers with F1 teams next year. And one of them has his eye on a race seat in 2011.

January 19, 2010

Categorised under: Archive, F1

Tagged as: Brawn GP, David Coulthard, Force India, Gary Paffett, McLaren, Mercedes, Paul di Resta, Pedro de la Rosa
McLaren garage reshuffle means new engineers for Button and Hamilton

Formula One’s slimmed-down costs plus a commitment to parity between its two world championship-winning drivers are the reasons behind a newly-announced pit-lane reshuffle at McLaren.

January 11, 2010

Categorised under: Archive, F1

Tagged as: Andrew Shovlin, Formula One, Jenson Button, Lewis Hamilton, McLaren
What have fans been talking about in the off-season?

What have racing fans found to talk about since the end of the season? We try to find some answers with blog analysis tool IceRocket.

January 4, 2010

Categorised under: Archive, F1

Tagged as: Brawn GP, Danica Patrick, Ferrari, Formula One, IndyCar Series, Jenson Button, Lewis Hamilton, McLaren
F1: Button arrives at McLaren

On January 1 Jenson Button officially became a McLaren driver – and the team has wasted no time in making the most of its latest asset.

January 4, 2010

Categorised under: Archive, F1

Tagged as: Formula One, Jenson Button, Lewis Hamilton, McLaren
F1: Button loses out to Hamilton in Top Gear’s reasonably-priced car

Jenson Button’s second opportunity to put one over new team-mate Lewis Hamilton has come to naught after he was two-tenths of a second slower in Top Gear’s Reasonably-Priced Car challenge.

December 20, 2009

Categorised under: Archive, F1, Media

Tagged as: David Coulthard, Jenson Button, Lewis Hamilton, McLaren, Red Bull, Top Gear
F1: Hamilton drives Prost’s McLaren MP4-2C

Lewis Hamilton may have missed his chance to drive Ayrton Senna’s McLaren MP4-4 at this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed after it developed a problem while in the hands of the great man’s nephew Bruno. But luckily his employers have a number of iconic Formula One cars at their disposal.

December 3, 2009

Categorised under: Archive, F1

Tagged as: Alain Prost, Formula One, Lewis Hamilton, McLaren, McLaren Technology Centre