Posts Tagged ‘McLaren’

12 Mar 2010: F1: Paffett gets four-race call-up in McLaren’s reserve slot

McLaren has confirmed that British DTM star and long-time tester Gary Paffett will be acting as its reserve driver for the first four races of the season – until his own racing season starts.

5 Mar 2010: F1: Lewis and Anthony Hamilton to end their professional relationship

This week we learned how Lewis Hamilton had lost a manager and gained a father.

28 Feb 2010: F1 testing: Hamilton and McLaren pull out all the stops

Lewis Hamilton pushed McLaren to the top of the unofficial timesheets in Barcelona today, also helping to secure the fastest combined performance for the team in three of the four Spanish winter test sessions.

13 Feb 2010: F1 testing: Hamilton puts the hammer down in Jerez

Lewis Hamilton put in the fastest time of any set during the four days of testing at Jerez as all the teams seized on a dry afternoon to make their drivers work for their salaries.

12 Feb 2010: F1 testing: Alguersuari gives the home fans a thrill

Toro Rosso’s Jaime Alguersuari turned an already strong showing by Toro Rosso at Jerez into a timesheet-topping performance today, narrowly besting his team-mate Sebastien Buemi who had scored second place on both the previous days.

11 Feb 2010: F1 testing: Kobayashi tops timesheets for Sauber

It’s not been quite as dramatic as Jenson Button’s and Rubens Barrichello’s 2009 ascendancy with Brawn GP – but the subtle strength of Sauber and of its two race-deprived drivers could turn out to be the story of the 2010 tests.

11 Feb 2010: F1: Ron Dennis joins new Motorsport Hall of Fame

A new UK hall of fame for motorsport’s great and good has opened its doors for the first time – with McLaren Group chairman Ron Dennis among the inductees.

10 Feb 2010: F1 testing: Rosberg defeats the rain to top Jerez timesheet

Nico Rosberg shone for Mercedes GP on track at Jerez today after rain blighted the first day of resumed F1 testing for many of the teams.

3 Feb 2010: F1 testing: Button says ‘times mean nothing’ on first run-out

Jenson Button warned McLaren fans not to read much into the times he set at testing in Valencia after his debut for the team saw him finish fifth-fastest of seven drivers, ahead only of rookies Vitaly Petrov and Nico Hulkenberg.

1 Feb 2010: F1 testing: Teams take first 2010 outing at Valencia

Ferrari’s Felipe Massa returned to the race track today for his first proper day at the office since a horrific accident at the Hungaroring in July looked to have put an end to his racing career – and promptly stuck his car at the top of the unofficial timesheet.

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