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Seow Yaohan | November 19, 2009
It is official: F1 World champion Jenson Button's move to McLaren has been confirmed, in a deal worth USD 30 million over three years, being the first team ever to start a season with two previous World champions. Button is 29 years ...
Seow Yaohan | November 17, 2009
Daimler AG and Abu Dhabi's investment company Aabar Investments PJSC have bought a 75 percent stake in Brawn Grand Prix, the team that won the 2009 F1 World Championship in its first year of competition. Brawn Grand Prix will be renamed Mercedes Grand Prix, but ...
Seow Yaohan | November 11, 2009
This does not sound right, but it is what reports are saying: Kimi Raikkonen, the 2007 F1 World Champion currently contracted to Ferrari, would earn 17 million euros if he sits the next season out, but would get 15 million euros if he ...
Seow Yaohan | October 26, 2009
Ex-Ferrari boss Jean Todt has been elected president of Federation Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA), beating former world rally champion Ari Vatanen by 135 votes against 49 votes. The win comes as little surprise as Todt had the support of Formula One boss ...
Seow Yaohan | October 15, 2009
Contrary to what many Malaysians may believe, the 1Malaysia F1 Team (1MF1T) makes business sense and would become profitable in the first year of its operation—that is the view of team owners, Datuk Kamarudin Meranun and Datuk Seri Tony Fernandes, at least. The former ...
To keep public interest high, McLaren has launched a new web site that reveals the inner workings of the new MP4-12C supercar, which is not due for another year. Using computer generation, MP4-12C is laid entirely bare, showing all components big and ...
Seow Yaohan | October 2, 2009
The persistent rumours have been proven true: Fernando Alonso, Renault’s ace driver, will be joining Ferrari for the 2010 season. Speculation have been mounting for some time now, especially with Ferrari driver Kimi Raikkonen rumoured to join McLaren. Alonso has put pen to paper ...
Seow Yaohan | September 29, 2009
According to British newspaper the Mirror, Kimi Raikkonen has signed a so-called “outline agreement” to race for the McLaren team next year. The 29-year-old Finn had of course driven for McLaren between 2002 and 2006, scoring plenty of victories but failing to win the ...
McLaren intends to explore hybrid technology for use in their upcoming supercars. The U.K.-based maker of extreme supercars has posted a job opening on their official website, seeking a senior engineer capable in the development and deploying of hybrid technology—a fact verified by a McLaren ...
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