McLaren had to compete against “big” F1 rivals to sign FIA European karting champion Ugo Ugochukwu last month, according to Zak Brown. READ: Ex-F1 Driver Certain Lewis Hamilton Is Nearing Retirement Commenting on the signing this week, Brown revealed that Ugochukwu had a few offers from different F1 teams. “There was interest from a couple
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Sir Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas are both currently on one-year deals at Mercedes, and McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown believes the Silver Arrows will have an all-new “killer” driver line-up in 2022. READ: ‘They Are Taking A Lot Of Money’: Ecclestone Claims Hamilton Is Being ‘Used’ By BLM “I think you will see Max
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McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown has said he is expecting the Woking-based team to be engaged in an intense, ultra-tight battle against its rivals in 2021. Brown identified the newly rebranded Aston Martin as an especially worthy adversary, particularly with four-time World Champion Sebastian Vettel driving one of their cars. READ: Nico Rosberg Says Vettel
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McLaren has unveiled its 2021 car and its new driver line-up to a live audience ahead of the upcoming season. McLaren’s 2021 challenger, the MCL35M, was unveiled during an online presentation on Monday evening, making the British racing outfit the first team to unveil their car ahead of the new season. READ: Red Bull Confirm
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McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown has called on Formula One to agree a driver salary cap to help make “racing teams more sustainable”, in line with the other steps being taken to achieve this goal. Speaking this week, Brown said: “I think all the team bosses supported putting in a driver salary cap. READ: Lewis
MoreThe McLaren Group has announced this morning that it has attracted new long-term investment into McLaren Racing to help it “continue its growth as a global sports franchise” in Formula One and beyond. The fresh round of investment is coming from MSP Sports Capital, a US-based sports investment group, which is co-investing with UBS O’Connor,
MoreWith Mercedes having already secured the Constructors’ Championship, all eyes have turned to the tightly contested battle between Racing Point, Renault, and McLaren for third in the standings. Commenting on the difficult contest for third place this year, McLaren team principal Andreas Seidl stressed the importance of fielding two strong drivers who can consistently score
MoreOutgoing Renault driver Daniel Ricciardo has insisted he doesn’t regret signing for McLaren despite the French works team’s recent impressive form, but said it is somewhat “bittersweet” for him. “It’s obviously no disrespect to Renault and where I currently am, but no, I don’t regret it,” he said. READ: Salo Admits Hamilton’s Russian GP Penalties
MoreZak Brown, CEO of McLaren Racing, has defended the Woking-based team’s trialling of a new nose at Mugello which was inspired by the Mercedes W11. McLaren drew flak for copying Mercedes’ design, with critics arguing that it was hypocritical of the team to develop and run the nose as they had filed an appeal to
MoreFerrari’s decision not to retain Sebastian Vettel beyond the 2020 F1 season paved the way for Carlos Sainz to sign a contract with the Italian outfit, and in turn left a vacant seat at Mclaren, which Daniel Ricciardo will fill. All of these driver moves will come into effect at the end of the 2020
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