We Will Survivie – Whitmarsh

As reported on SportingLife.com Martin Whitmarsh, McLaren’s F1 CEO, admits F1 will face a period of adjustment once the German has departed, he does whole heartedly believe F1 will survive in its post-Schumi era. “Inevitably, (Schumi) has a following, particularly in Germany – but on the other hand, as one door closes another opens,” he [...]

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 [...]

McLaren to stick by Montoya

As reported on sportinglife.com McLaren have denied reports that they intend dropping Juan Pablo Montoya for his part in the multi-car pile-up at the start of the United States Grand Prix. “No,” McLaren COE Martin Whitmarsh responded when asked by Autosport if they were planning on axing Montoya. Okay, so McLaren will keep Montoya and [...]

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 [...]

Alonso success delights McLaren

As reported on BBC Sports McLaren boss Martin Whitmarsh said: “I think he’s a better driver now compared to when we signed him (in December). We are very happy with the progress he has made. Fernando’s consistency is astounding and he has grown in stature.” “He was never one for making a lot of mistakes, [...]