Lando Norris says there is “good confidence” in McLaren after getting through the opening two days of Formula 1 pre-season testing without encountering any “big problems”.
Carlos Sainz believes McLaren has produced immediate breakthroughs with its 2019 Formula 1 challenger by learning from the mistakes suffered with last year’s car.
There was a different feeling around the McLaren Technology Centre compared to recent years upon the launch of the new MCL34 Formula 1 car earlier this week.
McLaren Formula 1 chiefs Zak Brown and Gil de Ferran remain unsure whether the team's planned switch to Petrobras fuel and lubricants will be able to take effect for the start of the new season.
McLaren has taken the covers off its latest F1 car ahead of the 2019 season. The MC34 was unveiled at McLaren’s Woking headquarters on Thursday and retains the distinct papaya orange and 'vega blue' livery that adorned its predecessor.
McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown has played down the chance of Fernando Alonso returning to the team to drive its 2019 Formula 1 car during the upcoming pre-season tests.
Carlos Sainz has warned against McLaren setting any targets before the start of pre-season testing as he aims to lead the Formula 1 team’s resurgence in 2019.
McLaren has added another major brand to its Formula 1 portfolio after announcing a new global partnership with British American Tobacco (BAT). BAT enjoyed heavy involvement in F1 between 1997 and 2007, notably buying Tyrell and renaming the team British American Racing, or BAR.
Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino has compared his football team’s bid to win the Premier League to Fernando Alonso’s situation in Formula 1.
Over a decade has passed since the last time the top three finishers in Formula 2, or GP2 (as it was then known), graduated to Formula 1 for the following season.
The racing team backed by two-time Formula 1 world champion Fernando Alonso has run the car it will contest the 2019 Formula Renault Eurocup with for the first time.
McLaren Applied Technologies has outlined its vision for the future of Formula 1, believing the sport will become all-electric and AI-supported by the year 2050.
McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown says the team is taking a different approach into the 2019 Formula 1 season to avoid a repeat of the issues it faced last year.
Fernando Alonso ended his Formula 1 career in Abu Dhabi last November with “no regrets” over his career moves, believing nine out of 10 drivers would have made the same decision he did and join McLaren for the 2015 season.
While Carlos Sainz accepts racing in Formula 1 needs desperate improvements he feels positive points like having the fastest-ever cars in the sport’s history are being ignored and wants ‘positive hype’ to be found in the 2021 rule changes.