Written by Red Andy on 11 November 2009
Woking, Wednesday: Top officials at the McLaren Formula One team have revealed that one of the reasons for the delay in signing Kimi Raikkonen is because they are concerned about his commitment to the team and the sport.
Raikkonen has been tipped to join McLaren in 2010 ever since losing his Ferrari seat to Fernando Alonso, [Read More]
Written by Red Andy on 02 November 2009
Abu Dhabi, Monday: McLaren have revealed that yesterday’s disappointment at seeing Lewis Hamilton retire from the inaugural Abu Dhabi Grand Prix was relieved somewhat by their ability to put the faulty component on the British driver’s car to use.
The former world champion had started the race from pole position, having set the pace [Read More]
Written by Red Andy on 08 October 2009
Woking, Thursday: McLaren have announced today that Lewis Hamilton will be his own teammate in 2010, after the world champion’s father-manager Anthony vetoed all other potential teammates for the young star.
Hamilton has a clause in his contract giving his management the right of veto over any driver signed by McLaren, apparently in order to [Read More]
Written by Red Andy on 25 September 2009
Stevenage, Friday: Anthony Hamilton, the father of reigning Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton, is under investigation by the Inland Revenue for an alleged ten-year tax-evading scheme that apparently helped fund his son’s motorsport career.
Hamilton, Sr. has claimed on several occasions that he worked three simultaneous jobs in order to pay [Read More]
Written by Red Andy on 06 September 2009
Woking, Sunday: Fans of McLaren’s F1 team have hit out at press reporting of the recent coverage of the Renault race-fixing controvery, insisting that it is not sufficiently biased against Fernando Alonso.
The heyday of the McLaren-oriented media came in 2007, when Alonso was regularly accused of backstabbing his team, kidnapping kittens [Read More]