Why McLaren refuses to sell its F1 team to Audi
Audi is desperate to get into Formula 1 by buying an existing team and for several months McLaren has always been mentioned in connection with that. The intention is for Audi to enter F1 in 2026 by developing its own engine, a project that is awaiting the final sign-off but has effectively been...
What McLaren must do to build on its early-2022 F1 revival
McLaren had a dreadful start to 2022, with a car short of downforce unable even to qualify in the top 10 in the first two races of the season in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia. But things improved dramatically in Australia. Lando Norris and Daniel Ricciardo both qualified in the top seven, and...
Why Ricciardo wouldn't be surprised if McLaren wins in F1 2022
McLaren has had a bad start to the 2022 Formula 1 season, managing just six points in the first two races of the season. Given it has only the eighth-fastest car, it has a long way to go to turn its fortunes around and have any chance even of repeating last year's fourth place in the...
McLaren's shock discovery that it's 'a long way off' in F1 2022
This season is meant to be the next step in McLaren’s Formula 1 revival. But it has started with both cars fighting to avoid being last in the season opener. And the worrying thing for the team is that the message afterwards is that this could be its true performance level in the short-term....
How McLaren has beaten F1 2022's major car problem
Porpoising was the big talking point of the first pre-season Formula 1 test in Barcelona, with everyone afflicted by it to a greater or lesser extent. But the team that seemed least concerned about the situation was McLaren. Thanks to the sharp eye of our technical expert Gary Anderson, and the...
McLaren’s bold decisions with its 2022 F1 car
Brought to you by Aramco: https://bit.ly/3Gog8U3 McLaren’s striking new Mercedes-powered MCL36 is a real statement of intent from a team that’s working its way back towards the front in F1. Not only does it have a sleek new look, with the classic McLaren papaya blended with a little more...
How McLaren's F1 team was left secretly fighting for survival
McLaren’s Formula 1 prospects look bright. It’s a vibrant organisation on a clear upwards trajectory, with the top teams in its sight. But not that long ago, things were considerably worse. In fact, the team’s most senior figure claims McLaren was fighting for survival as recently as late...
What happened to McLaren's forgotten F1 2021 restrictions
McLaren’s return to race-winning ways and a year-long fight against a rejuvenated Ferrari made it very easy to forget the big restrictions it had to work with in 2021. McLaren had a unique challenge: it was the only team changing engines and had to adapt its MCL35 to accommodate the Mercedes...
McLaren’s unexpected F1 2021 slump explained
McLaren’s unexpectedly awful run of results in Formula 1 has undone a lot of its early season overachievements and all but handed Ferrari third place in the championship. McLaren edged that fight for most of the season and headed into the recent triple-header of Mexico, Brazil and Qatar...
The rude awakening that made McLaren realise its F1 shortcomings
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Why McLaren's F1 car is so tricky to drive
Daniel Ricciardo's struggles to get up to speed at McLaren this year have brought a sharp focus onto the Australian's challenge in switching F1 teams for 2021. But there's more to it than Ricciardo just failing to get the most ouf of the car. As Edd Straw explains in this video, the McLaren has...
How Norris is beating a Mercedes and a Red Bull in F1 2021
Lando Norris is having a mighty 2021 Formula 1 season - maybe even having the best campaign of any driver. It's going so well that he’s in contention to beat a Red Bull and a Mercedes to third in the drivers’ championship. How’s Lando pulling off this giantkilling feat? He says he's got "no...
The incredible story of how McLaren and Mercedes split up in F1
McLaren returned to using Mercedes engines in Formula 1 in 2021, after six seasons apart. It's a reunion of sorts for a partnership that lasted 20 years first time around, and netted plenty of wins and three drivers' titles with Mika Hakkinen and Lewis Hamilton. Mercedes even owned a stake in...
