Sir Lewis Hamilton has described being out-qualified by his former team McLaren as a “wake-up call” for Mercedes after the British Grand Prix qualifying session on Saturday. Lando Norris was almost on pole position for McLaren but was denied by Max Verstappen. He will still start on the front row beside the Red Bull Racing driver while his teammate Oscar Piastri will start in third place...
Max Verstappen was in top form as he claimed pole position for the Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix ahead of the Mercedes duo of George Russell and Lewis Hamilton. Verstappen ended Saturday's qualifying session 0.236secs faster than Russell, who out-qualified seven-time world champion Hamilton by 0.035secs. It is the third consecutive qualifying session Russell has outpaced Hamilton this season. Aston Martin's Fernando Alonso will line up...
McLaren are set to appoint Aston Martin senior aerodynamicist Mariano Alperin as part of a continuous recruitment drive by the Formula 1 team to boost the performance and efficiency of its car. The Woking outfit began the restructuring of its technical department last week with the departure of technical director James Key and the confirmation of Ferrari Chief Engineer, Vehicle Concept, David Sanchez, who will join...
McLaren and Aston Martin became the latest Formula 1 teams to unveil their cars for the 2023 season. The car is named MCL 60 which is a reference to the 60th anniversary of the British team which Bruce McLaren founded in 1963. The eight-time constructors' champions will field a revised driver line-up consisting of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri, who replaces Daniel Ricciardo and will make...
Andreas Seidl has left his role as McLaren Team Principal with Andrea Stella taking his place with immediate effect. According to reports, Seidl will occupy the vacant seat at Alfa Romeo following Frederic Vasseur's departure. Vasseur will move to Scuderia Ferrari to take over the vacancy left by Mattia Binotto who will leave Maranello at the end of 2022. Seidl's exit from McLaren will make him...
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