McLaren technical director James Key believes the current porpoising issue that is affecting the new generation of Formula 1 cars will no longer be a topic after the first five races.
McLaren technical director James Key has predicted that the Formula 1 development rate in 2022 will be “extremely high” as teams further their understanding of the new regulations.
Renault has made a “very visible step forward” with its Formula 1 power unit performance, according to McLaren technical director James Key. McLaren is heading into its third year powered by Renault engines after making the switch from Honda following its divorce at the end of 2017.
McLaren technical chief James Key says Renault’s step in performance with its power unit for the 2019 Formula 1 season is the best he has ever seen from the French manufacturer.
The task of turning a Formula 1 team around is not one to be taken lightly, particularly when the marques in question are the two most successful in F1 history.
The McLaren Formula 1 team has rehired its former engineering chief Pat Fry to bolster the team’s technical department. Fry previously worked for McLaren between 1993 until 2010, before spells as deputy technical director at Ferrari and engineering consultant for Manor followed.
Zak Brown is open to considering options that would allow McLaren to sign technical director James Key from Toro Rosso early, saying the Formula 1 team has a "plan" to negotiate his current contractual situation.
Toro Rosso Formula 1 boss Franz Tost claims James Key still has a "valid contract" with the team despite McLaren announcing he would be joining as its new technical director.
Toro Rosso technical chief James Key is not concerned about no longer being Honda's exclusive Formula 1 power unit partner in 2019 should Red Bull strike an engine deal, believing it can only be a good thing for the B-team.
Formula 1 should return to a split pre-season testing schedule that includes some hot weather running in Bahrain to prevent a loss of track time due to the conditions, according to Toro Rosso technical boss James Key.
James Key: I am very happy to be joining Scuderia Toro Rosso after a few months away from F1. It's a great opportunity for me to join a team that strikes me as extremely ambitious with a workforce that is very motivated
An aggrieved Kamui Kobayashi has hit out at Lewis Hamilton's driving in last weekend's Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps, describing the move that caused a collision between the pair as 'stupid'
Kamui Kobayashi: First of all I want to say thank you to the mechanics who fixed my car in time for the second free practice. When I crashed I had lost control on the wet astro turf.
Sergio P?rez will race a new Sauber C30 chassis in this weekend's Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai, following the damage sustained to his original one in a freak incident in Malaysia last Sunday
Peter Sauber has conceded that both his eponymously-named team and F1 returnee Nick Heidfeld 'expected too much' on the experienced German's comeback to the grand prix grid in Singapore - a race that ultimately ended in bitter disappointment