Dennis hands over to Whitmarsh at McLaren

Posted in January 18th, 2009

Ron Dennis has stepped down as team principal of the McLaren F1 team. Head of operations Martin Whitmarsh will take on Dennis’s role.
“It’s time for Martin to take over. It is 100% my decision - this is a job he will embrace and from now most race-day decisions will be his,” said Dennis.
“This is the […]

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Fun in Paris

Posted in September 23rd, 2008

by miranda in f1, politics

Not wanting to go into the McLaren appeal hearing in Paris too much but this little nugget in the Times caught my eye:
McLaren had submitted papers in advance of the hearing making clear they were going to rely on the Liuzzi-Sutil case at the Japanese GP last year as a precedent. In this case the […]

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Lauda calls Hamilton penalty ‘worst judgment in F1 history’

Posted in September 8th, 2008

by miranda in f1

Former F1 World Champion Niki Lauda has attacked the 25 second penalty imposed on Lewis Hamilton in the Belgian GP yesterday which dropped the McLaren driver from first to third.
“This is the worst judgment in the history of F1,” said Lauda. “The most perverted judgment I have ever seen. It’s absolutely unacceptable […]

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McLaren appeal Hamilton penalty

Posted in September 7th, 2008

by miranda in f1

McLaren will appeal the 25 second penalty handed to Lewis Hamilton at Spa which dropped him from first to third. A hearing of the FIA’s International Court of Appeal will decide on the matter.

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Hamilton on pole at Spa

Posted in September 6th, 2008

by miranda in f1

Lewis Hamilton took pole position for tomorrow’s Belgian Grand Prix at Spa this afternoon, ahead of Ferrari’s Felipe Massa and McLaren teammate Heikki Kovalainen. The under-pressure Sebastien Bourdais outqualified teammate Sebastian Vettel; the two Toro Rosso drivers finishing ninth and tenth quickest.
Full results after the jump

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Massa takes controversial win in Valencia

Posted in August 24th, 2008

by miranda in f1

Ferrari’s Felipe Massa took the victory in the European GP at Valencia today, but the win came in controversial circumstances after Massa was released from his pitstop into the path of Force India driver Adrian Sutil. The incident was investigated after the race and Massa was reprimanded, with Ferrari being fined 10,000 euros.
Lewis Hamilton finished […]

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Vettel quickest in Valencia first practice

Posted in August 22nd, 2008

by miranda in f1

Toro Rosso driver Sebastian Vettel was quickest in free practice at Valencia this morning, ahead of Ferrari’s Felipe Massa and McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton.

1
Sebastian Vettel

Toro Rosso-Ferrari

2
Felipe Massa

Ferrari

3
Lewis Hamilton

McLaren-Mercedes

4
Sebastien Bourdais

Toro Rosso-Ferrari

5
Heikki Kovalainen

McLaren-Mercedes

6
Robert Kubica

BMW-Sauber

7
Kimi Raikkonen

Ferrari

8
Kazuki Nakajima

Williams-Toyota

9
Fernando Alonso

Renault

10
Nico Rosberg

Williams-Toyota

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Hamilton on pole at the Hungaroring

Posted in August 2nd, 2008

by miranda in f1

Lewis Hamilton and Heikki Kovalainen made it a McLaren one-two in qualifying this afternoon for tomorrow’s Hungarian Grand Prix. Timo Glock secured a superb fifth position for Toyota, ahead of defending World Champion Kimi Raikkonen, but BMW Sauber’s Nick Heidfeld suffered a disastrous qualifying, knocked out in Q1. The German driver will start 16th on […]

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Kovalainen to stay at McLaren

Posted in July 31st, 2008

by miranda in f1

McLaren have confirmed that Heikki Kovalainen will stay at the team for the 2009 season. The Finn, who joined McLaren from Renault for 2008, has had an uneven season so far but took pole position at the British Grand Prix.
The engine used in Lewis Hamilton’s car at Hockenheim has been given the all-clear after […]

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