McLaren and a team of engineering firms have begun manufacturing a new ventilator after it was approved by UK health authorities for production amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Following the sad passing of Sir Stirling Moss, considered the greatest world champion Formula 1 never crowned, it is a good moment to look through the other famous names who never secured the ultimate prize.
McLaren team principal Andreas Seidl feels among numerous challenges Formula 1 faces with returning to racing a general backing from the public and fans will be essential.
McLaren team principal Andreas Seidl sees the ongoing coronavirus crisis as the most important moment to trigger changes to allow Formula 1 and the teams to survive and improve ahead of crunch talks on the budget cap and other cost-cutting measures.
Formula 1 and its teams can “survive and thrive” after the coronavirus crisis but it must make some “aggressive decisions” to do so, according to McLaren CEO Zak Brown.
As the coronavirus halts Formula 1 and the rest of the wider world, here’s how the sport is helping to respond to the crisis and the measures taken so far.
Formula 1’s management body has put staff into furlough and asked most of its senior figures to take pay cuts as the coronavirus crisis continues to hit the sport.
Williams have become the second Formula 1 team to officially confirm it has put employees into furlough, as drivers George Russell and Nicholas Latifi also take pay cuts, to reduce team costs during the coronavirus crisis, while Racing Point has also confirmed it has put some staff into furlough.
McLaren boss Zak Brown fears up to four teams could drop out of Formula 1 during the coronavirus crisis and feels the sport must overhaul its financial practices and future plans to avoid “potentially devastating” situations.
With F1 currently observing a hiatus from racing due to the ongoing global coronavirus crisis, we’ve decided to consider how the pecking order might stack up once the season restarts.
Lando Norris says taking a voluntary pay cut was the “best thing” he could have done to help protect the jobs of his colleagues at the McLaren Formula 1 team.
From humble beginnings, Lewis Hamilton has forged one of the most successful careers in Formula 1 history as a six-time world champion. We’ve charted his path to glory.
McLaren Formula 1 driver Lando Norris kept his promise and shaved his head as he raised money towards the fight against the coronavirus crisis. Over 36,000 people watched Norris cut his hair live on his Twitch channel, having ordered some hair clippers especially for the event.
McLaren may have just sparked inspiration by moving to protect its Formula 1 staff amid the coronavirus crisis which should set off a chain reaction spreading to the very top and bottom of the sport's hierarchy.
Charles Leclerc, Alexander Albon and George Russell join Lando Norris and Nicholas Latifi on the grid for Formula 1’s second Virtual Grand Prix, with cricket star Ben Stokes also joining the line-up.
McLaren has become the first Formula 1 team to place its staff on furlough during the coronavirus crisis with drivers Carlos Sainz and Lando Norris taking a pay cut.
It is said that times of crisis and disaster can bring out the best in humankind, and seven Formula 1 teams are showing exactly why amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
Formula 1 teams are pushing the boundaries to reach the “stretched goal” of medical devices they hope to manufacture to aid the UK government in its relief effort against coronavirus.
The members of the McLaren Formula 1 team that were observing a quarantine period in Melbourne following the abandoned Australian Grand Prix have now returned home to the UK.