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Ron Dennis to step down as head of McLaren

Ron Dennis will step down as the principal of Formula One team McLaren on March 1, making way for long-serving deputy Martin Whitmarsh.

Massa takes Turkish hat-trick for Ferrari

Ferrari’s Felipe Massa won the Turkish Grand Prix from pole position for the third year in a row on Sunday after tyre concerns slowed Lewis Hamilton’s challenge. The Brazilian…

Raikkonen extends lead with Spanish win

Ferrari’s world champion Kimi Raikkonen stretched his Formula One lead to nine points with a dominant win from pole position in the Spanish Grand Prix on Sunday. Brazilian Felipe…

Black mark for racism reform

Another week, another chance to gauge how our fine governing bodies are combating racism, with everyone’s favourite test case still England’s 2004 friendly against Spain in…

Racists taunts could cost Spain its F1 races

Spain could lose both of its Formula One races following the racist taunting of driver Lewis Hamilton by spectators over the weekend. Governing body the FIA said on Monday that…

I’ll be a lot stronger this year, says Hamilton

There could be few more satisfactory presents for a racing driver’s birthday than a new grand prix car, and Lewis Hamilton beamed with delight as the new McLaren­Mercedes for…

Fernando Alonso quits McLaren

Fernando Alonso’s stormy year with McLaren came to a shuddering halt on Friday with the announcement that the Spaniard was leaving the team just one year into a three-year…

Perfect end to dramatic F1 season

It was a fitting climax to a dramatic season. The Brazilian Grand Prix followed form with an upset finish — Kimi Raikkonen of Ferrari taking the final race of the season to vault…

Raikkonen storms to F1 title

Kimi Raikkonen seized his first Formula One title by a single point after a stirring victory in Brazil that shattered Lewis Hamilton’s dreams. The Finn’s unexpected title…

From childhood dream to Formula One glory

Although Lewis Hamilton couldn’t wrap up the Formula One title in the Chinese Grand Prix, he is still in a position to make history as the circuit’s youngest champion. Since the…

Dennis not on talking terms with Alonso

McLaren boss Ron Dennis has not been on speaking terms with Formula One champion Fernando Alonso since last month’s Hungarian Grand Prix, it emerged on Wednesday. In a transcript…

McLaren chief dismisses Hamilton outburst

McLaren chief Ron Dennis has moved to diffuse the latest row between his world-championship-chasing drivers Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton. The McLaren pair were involved in…

Alonso ‘threatened to expose McLaren’

The rivalry between McLaren Formula One drivers Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso reached such a pitch that the Spanish world champion threatened to reveal damaging data…

McLaren fined $100-million and lose points

Formula One leaders McLaren have been stripped of all their 2007 constructors’ points and fined -million in a spying controversy involving Ferrari information. However, the…