Gary Anderson, a former racing car designer and now an expert for The Race, tried to take a closer look at the new McLaren MCL38, and noticed a feature that raised questions for him… McLaren’s main challenge for the coming season is to build on the successes achieved in 2023, when it joined the teams … Read more
Today Ferrari announced the extension of the contract with Charles Leclerc for several more seasons. Thus, the Monegasque will definitely start in Formula 1 not only this season, but also next season. In addition to Leclerc, there are five other drivers in Formula 1 whose contracts have already been confirmed for 2025. First of all, … Read more
McLaren F1 said it may still be “several months” before last year’s updated MCL60 completely eliminates the F1 car’s quirks that plagued drivers in qualifying. The mid-season upgrades improved McLaren’s form significantly throughout 2023, but towards the end of the year the team began to ponder whether the changes had also introduced troublesome characteristics that … Read more
2023. december 30. Author: Iván Zomborácz Only 670 units of the SLR Roadster were made, it is no coincidence that there is such a frenzy surrounding it. At Arizona Car Week, RM Sotheby’s will be auctioning off a 2008 Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren Roadster, which if you haven’t already wanted so much, read on and there’s … Read more
McLaren CEO Zak Brown has some concerns about the collaboration between Red Bull and AlphaTauri. The American is particularly concerned about what this means for the development of both teams over the course of the season. There is a bit of a ruckus within the paddock regarding Red Bull and AlphaTauri. The fact that the … Read more
Lewis Hamilton did not have a super season in Formula 1 this year. The British Mercedes driver did finish third in the world championship, but a number of other drivers made a greater impression. McLaren team boss Andrea Stella no longer sees Hamilton as one of the best drivers in the field. Many drivers made … Read more
![McLaren appoints Stephanie Carlin as F1 operations director[F1-Gate.com]](https://i0.wp.com/f1-gate.com/media/img2023/20231201-mclaren-carlin.jpg?fit=%2C&ssl=1 "McLaren appoints Stephanie Carlin as F1 operations director[F1-Gate.com]")
McLaren F1 Team has announced that Stephanie Carlin will join the team as F1 Business Operations Director from January 2024. According to an official statement, Stefani’s role at McLaren will include supporting McLaren’s participation in the F1 Academy in 2024. She will report directly to McLaren F1 team principal Andrea Stella. Stephanie began her career … Read more
Verstappen wins pole in Brazil ahead of a super Leclerc: only one blow for the drivers in Q3, given the bad weather which forced the stewards to interrupt qualifying with 4′ to go. Second row with the Astons of Stroll and Alonso, then the Mercedes of Hamilton and Russell, but George loses two positions due … Read more
McLaren is upset by the results of qualifying in Sao Paulo, which was stopped by red flags due to a thunderstorm… Lando Norris (7th): “Today the car was great, it was quite possible to fight for pole, so I’m very upset that everything ended the way it did. I don’t know what to say about … Read more
In the only free practice session available during the Brazilian weekend with Sprint, the Ferraris started off strongly: the best time was set by Sainz in the Ferrari in 1.11.732. Second Leclerc and third Russell on Mercedes. Verstappen finished 16th, but like Perez, he ran with only one set of tyres. Chances of rain are … Read more