James Key, a seasoned veteran in Formula 1, has made a significant career move by returning to the Sauber group as the Technical Director of Alfa Romeo. Having previously worked for teams like Jordan, Sauber, Toro Rosso, and McLaren, Key’s return to his former team marks a milestone in his journey. Additionally, Key will also
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Former Ferrari engineer Rob Smedley has warned that McLaren’s new technical team could find themselves “dead in the water” if a “weak link” is detected amongst the new line-up, with the Woking-based team having overhauled their technical department. After making a dreadful start to the 2023 F1 season, McLaren CEO Zak Brown decided that immediate
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The long-term project for McLaren is for the team to return to title winning contention within the next couple of years. Having finished in fifth place in the constructors’ championship last season, McLaren will be hoping to challenge for the best of the rest place this season to start their journey back to winning ways.
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The major regulation changes that were introduced at the start of last year presented teams with the daunting task of designing a successful car, essentially from scratch. Some teams like Mercedes went bold with a no sidepod approach, while Ferrari’s design looked a lot more orthodox and was much the quicker car. With Red Bull
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McLaren have endured a very mixed 2022 season, where they’ve had to deal with legal issues off the circuit which have somewhat affected their on-track performance. The Woking-based team’s 2022 challenger is not capable of fighting with the frontrunning teams, unlike in recent seasons; however, it is capable of battling Alpine for an all-important fourth place
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McLaren technical director, James Key, has conceded that he did not think the 2022 cars would evolve as quickly as they have done. The new technical regulations this year are the biggest change Formula 1 has seen in 40 years, and the reintroduction of ground effect aerodynamics was bound to throw the cat amongst the
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McLaren are on the brink of completing development on a new wind tunnel and simulator that could help them find their way back to the front of the grid. The British side have been working on some of the oldest simulator technology in Formula 1 for the last few years and, though the software has
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Sky F1 commentator David Croft is curious to see whether McLaren have ultimately nailed the new regulations with their suspension design that which differs from others on the grid. McLaren are thus far the only team of those to release their 2022 challengers to have opted for pull-rod suspension, where as everyone else has stuck
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McLaren will have one of the most exciting driver line-ups on the F1 grid next year, with Daniel Ricciardo partnering Lando Norris at the Woking-based team. Speaking ahead of Ricciardo’s move to McLaren, the team’s racing director, Andrea Stella, noted that Norris and Carlos Sainz, who has now joined Ferrari, had a great working relationship
MoreZak Brown, CEO of Mclaren Racing, has revealed that the team could have prevented Carlos Sainz from leaving them for Ferrari, but they decided to let the Spaniard go as they were keen on signing Daniel Ricciardo. “We had the ability to stop him [Carlos Sainz] from going to another team, but you know we
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