Domenicali Backs Jean Todt for FIA Presidency
24 Mar 2009, 10:54 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Ferrari team principal Stefano Domenicali revealed that he would back former boss Jean Todt for a potential candidature for the presidency of the International Automobile Federation (FIA). The Itali...
Renault and McLaren Threaten to Boycott Aussie GP
24 Mar 2009, 10:18 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Renault and McLaren Mercedes have threatened F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone with the boycott of the Australian Grand Prix. The reason? Unpaid debts to the teams coming from the 78-year old Englishman....
Ron Dennis Urges De la Rosa to Stay as McLaren Test Driver
19 Mar 2009, 11:57 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Former McLaren team boss Ron Dennis insisted that Mercedes' works team is still very much dependent on at least one test driver to develop their car through 2009. Although the International Aut...
McLaren Hail Excellent Relationship with Ferrari
24 Feb 2009, 08:37 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / McLaren and Ferrari seem to have forgotten and forgiven all wrongdoings to each other in the famous Spygate less than two years ago. The two teams who have dominated the sport in recent years are we...
McLaren P11 Offspring Due in 2012
18 Feb 2009, 15:04 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The sports car segment will get a little bit crowded in the next few years, as British manufacturer McLaren Automotive is already working on both the P11 model and its successor. This is only ba...
Former McLaren Boss, Teddy Mayer, Dies at 73
1 Feb 2009, 13:38 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Former McLaren team boss Edward Everett Mayer – Teddy Meyer for most motorsport fans – has past away on Friday 30th of January, at his home in England. The American who had guided the fo...
Dennis Rules Out Running for FIA Presidency
26 Jan 2009, 13:42 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Former F1 team principals – retired or still in the sport – would not make good FIA presidents. McLaren's boss (until March the 1st) Ron Dennis insisted on that, arguing that someon...
Alonso Praises Retired Ron Dennis
20 Jan 2009, 09:01 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Ron Dennis' retirement from Formula 1 did not go unnoticed for former McLaren driver and two-time world champion Fernando Alonso. Although the two parted ways after only one year of working wit...
Dennis: Hamilton Knew About My Retirement
19 Jan 2009, 14:59 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Ron Dennis revealed that he has informed Lewis Hamilton that he is to step down as team principal for McLaren Mercedes team. He said the two had a discussion in late 2008, when Dennis told his prote...
McLaren Deny Involvement in Force India Lineup
19 Jan 2009, 14:18 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Shortly after Ron Dennis announced his withdrawal as team principal of McLaren Mercedes, the 61-year old Englishman insisted once again that the Woking-based team has no business in setting up the d...
Montezemolo Praises Departed Ron Dennis
19 Jan 2009, 12:01 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Following Ron Dennis' announcement late last week regarding his immediate retirement from his position as team principal of McLaren Mercedes, rivals within the F1 paddock have only nice words t...
Lewis Not Worried About Dennis' Stepping Down
19 Jan 2009, 09:27 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Ron Dennis leaving the sport – as a team principal – is a news that left most F1 fans mouth-opened. And that includes McLaren ace and defending world champion Lewis Hamilton. The British...
Ron Dennis Steps Down as McLaren Principal
16 Jan 2009, 13:19 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / It is now official! McLaren's Ron Dennis confirmed that he will step down as team principal of the Woking-based team ahead of the 2009 season. The 61-year old Briton made the announcement durin...
McLaren Mercedes Unveil New MP4-24
16 Jan 2009, 12:55 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / After Ferrari and Toyota, McLaren Mercedes are the third Formula 1 team to unveil their 2009-spec car, the all-new MP4-24. As expected, the new model features a completely new aerodynamic package, w...
Boland Withdraws All Legal Actions Against Ron Dennis
13 Jan 2009, 16:19 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Peter Boland, the man who accused Ron Dennis of racist and homophobe behavior at an employment tribunal in Southampton last week, issued a statement earlier today, withdrawing all legal actions on h...