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  • About us
  • F1: Nothing to see here but racing, say McLaren and Hamilton

    Somewhere inside the maelstrom of controversy that is the McLaren F1 organisation, a racing team is struggling to get out.

    Archive, F1
    Fernando Alonso, Formula One, Lewis Hamilton, Martin Whitmarsh, McLaren, Norbert Haug, Turkish Grand Prix

  • F1 video: Step aboard the McLaren simulator for a lap of Korea

    Do you want to get the lowdown on the Korea International Circuit in time for the weekend, courtesy of a McLaren crew member? Mark Temple, performance engineer to Lewis Hamilton, talks the viewer round the track in this new video from the team.

    Archive, F1
    Jenson Button, Korea International Circuit, Lewis Hamilton, McLaren

  • F1: McLaren’s recovery continues in Melbourne qualifying

    Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button confirmed the improvement in McLaren’s 2011 car by qualifying second and fourth for the season-opening Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne.

    Archive, F1
    Albert Park Street Circuit, Australian Grand Prix, Jenson Button, Lewis Hamilton, McLaren

  • F1: Canadian Grand Prix liveblog 2010

    For the first time this season there isn’t a Red Bull driver on pole, but Lewis Hamilton got his McLaren out front during qualifying in part by gambling on the softer type of tyre – will he pay for that decision during the race?

    Archive, F1
    Canadian Grand Prix, Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Formula One, Jenson Button, Lewis Hamilton

  • F1 Canadian Grand Prix preview: The return of the Wall of Champions

    Last time Formula One visited Canada the track fell to bits, Lewis Hamilton had an embarrassing front-end shunt, Robert Kubica delivered an unlikely one-two for BMW and Martin Brundle opened his mouth and inserted both feet.

    Archive, F1
    Canadian Grand Prix, Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Ferrari, Formula One, Kimi Raikkonen, Lewis Hamilton, McLaren, Red Bull, Robert Kubica

  • Brits on Pole at large: Red-faced bulls and sunburnt fans

    Brits on Pole’s roving news and feature writer Scott McCarthy was at Istanbul Park for the Turkish Grand Prix, where he grappled with dodgy bus drivers, over-priced cola and an invasion of Spanish fans dressed as matadors – not to mention seeing Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button duelling right under his nose. Here’s his review…

    Archive, F1
    Formula One, Istanbul Park, Turkish Grand Prix

  • F1: Turkish Grand Prix liveblog 2010

    Just one question is being asked among Formula One fans this morning – can Lewis Hamilton get in front of Mark Webber off the dirty side of the grid and win today’s Turkish Grand Prix for McLaren? Stick with us and find out…

    Archive, F1
    Felipe Massa, Fernando Alonso, Ferrari, Formula One, Istanbul Park, Jenson Button, Lewis Hamilton, Mark Webber, McLaren, Mercedes GP, Michael Schumacher, Nico Rosberg, Red Bull, Sebastian Vettel, Turkish Grand Prix

  • F1: Webber on pole again as Alonso misses out

    Mark Webber ensured that Red Bull’s streak of taking every pole position this season continued at the Turkish Grand Prix as he beat off a challenge from McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton.

    Archive, F1
    F1, Istanbul Park, Jenson Button, Lewis Hamilton, Mark Webber, Turkish Grand Prix

  • F1: This year McLaren has two diamond geezers

    It’s becoming a bit of a tradition that McLaren rises to the occasion of the Monaco Grand Prix by piling on the bling – and this year both Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton are set to become diamond geezers for the weekend.

    Archive, F1
    Christian Klien, Circuit de Monaco, Formula One, Hispania Racing, Jenson Button, Lewis Hamilton, McLaren, Monaco Grand Prix

  • Turvey contemplates F1 future after signing with McLaren

    Oliver Turvey is the latest young driver to join McLaren’s prestigious development programme, thereby moving as close as anyone ever comes to a guarantee of following Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton into Formula One.

    Archive, F1, GP2
    iSport International, McLaren, McLaren Autosport BRDC Young Driver of the Year, Oliver Turvey

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