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Hamilton renews confidence with Abu Dhabi win

Hamilton renews confidence with Abu Dhabi win

The McLaren team chief says Lewis Hamilton’s victory in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix is a sure sign of his championship-winning potential in 2012.

McLaren silences Vettel’s whoop of joy

Red Bull has been on pole for 16 races in a row until McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton ended their sequence with his first pole since last year.

Whitmarsh cool amid McLaren double trouble

McLaren team chief Martin Whitmarsh stayed cool amid the chaos and disappointment after Saturday’s extraordinary qualifying session.

This is a tough job, says McLaren chief

Martin Whitmarsh has admitted he was feeling the pressure of his job, but was not fearful for his future after the team’s disappointing weekend.

McLaren boss backs Hamilton for China

McLaren boss Martin Whitmarsh backed luckless Lewis Hamilton to bounce back and challenge for victory in China and the world title this year.

Team bosses say F1 stuck with long protests

F1 team bosses say the sport is stuck with late protests and even later rulings, leaving fans uncertain about the true results of races.

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.

McLaren upbeat on Monaco after Turkey showing

Formula One title contenders McLaren left Turkey with their confidence up on Monday despite being beaten for the fourth race in a row by champions Ferrari. Lewis Hamilton…

Kovalainen: ‘I don’t remember anything from the accident’

Finnish Formula One driver Heikki Kovalainen was recovering well on Monday from the spectacular crash he suffered during the Spanish Grand Prix in Barcelona on Sunday. ”I don’t…

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…

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…