McLaren scupper Hamilton debut

As reported on homeofsport Lewis Hamilton will not make his Formula One debut at the season ending Brazilian grand prix after McLaren confirmed on Friday that Pedro de la Rosa is to retain the seat. “I am looking forward to getting back on track and working with the team to finish the year on a [...]

Alonso takes Pole at Shanghai

Alonso takes the pole position at Shanghai followed by Fisichella making Renault 1-2 at the start of the grid in a rain soaked Shanghai International Circuit. With Reubens Barrichello taking third grid position followed by Jenson Button making all Honda second row. On 5 & 6 positions comes Kimi Raikkonen & Michael Schumacher followed by [...]

De La Rosa May Lose McLaren Seat to Hamilton for China

As reported on feedmef1.com Lewis Hamilton could make his formula one debut for McLaren at the upcoming Chinese grand prix, according to the current occupant of the seat. Spaniard Pedro de la Rosa told commercial television channel ‘Tele 5′ that he still has not been told whether he is going to be needed beyond this [...]

Landmark 200th event for McLaren-Mercedes

As reported on crash.net Team McLaren-Mercedes will celebrate a milestone at the Turkish Grand Prix this coming weekend, as the event marks the 200th grand prix for the McLaren and the Mercedes-Benz partnership. “This is already the 200th grand prix together with our partner McLaren since 1995 – a period which has truly passed at [...]

Hung-aror-ing

Question: When you are one of the best F1 drivers, how do you mess your chances of a podium-finish ? A. When in hurry, take aerial route, even if that include jumping over other cars ! B. Pit crew leave a “nut” or two loose, in case the tyre reach the finish line before you [...]

Dennis: Montoya could return to F1 this year

As reported on tsn.ca “Juan Pablo is fully contracted to the end of the year and if we so choose he will test and race again, that is our option and no one else’s,” said McLaren boss Ron Dennis . “I felt if he was focused on having the best end of season, I thought [...]

McLaren replace Montoya with De la Rosa

As reported on reuters “Team McLaren Mercedes and Juan Pablo Montoya have mutually agreed for him to step down in the forthcoming races of this year’s Formula One World Championship,” McLaren said in a statement. “The team has decided that Pedro de la Rosa will join Kimi Raikkonen in the race driver line-up.” Goodbye JPM! [...]

McLaren: We are not up with Renault yet

As reported on crash.net “We completed a productive three day test at Paul Ricard last week with Kimi [Raikkonen], Pedro [de la Rosa] and Gary [Paffett] completing over 2,600km between them,” McLaren-Mercedes CEO, Martin Whitmarsh noted. “The test has been a focus of our intensive programme of testing and development, as we still need to [...]