2013 Car Launches: Button and Perez unveil the McLaren MP4-28 (+Pictures)

Thursday, January 31, 2013

The wraps came off McLaren’s 2013 car on Thursday morning, as drivers Jenson Button and Sergio Perez revealed the Mercedes-powered MP4-28 at the team’s UK base in Woking.

Following a cavalcade of historic machinery from McLaren’s past - the team celebrate their 50th anniversary this year - Button and Perez entered the McLaren Technical Centre driving the company’s latest road cars, before

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McLaren Animation: Tooned - Episode 11: Side Tracked (Video)

Thursday, November 22, 2012

For the 2012 United States Grand Prix, episode 11 of car-tooned adventure "Tooned" was aired.
The latest episode titled "Side Tracked" features Nyck de Vries, star of the McLaren Young Driver Programme, who also had an appearance in episode 8. Check out the video below.


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McLaren Animation: Tooned - Episode 10: Photo Finnish (Video)

Tuesday, November 6, 2012

'Photo Finnish', the 10th episode of the McLaren animation series, 'Tooned' is out. Two-time Formula One World Champion, Mika Hakkinen makes an appearance.
Professor M has invited Hakkinen to promote the new McLaren Go-kart. The 'Flying Finn' is retired and most of his "driving is done on the Golf course". Check out the video below, and see whether Jenson and Lewis can talk him out of retirement.

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2012 Abu Dhabi GP: Hamilton takes pole ahead of the Bulls

Sunday, November 4, 2012

Lewis Hamilton took pole position for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix ahead of Mark Webber, while Sebastian Vettel was excluded from the results after running out of fuel and will start from the back of the grid.

On the opening runs, it was Hamilton who was comfortably quickest, beating second-placed Vettel by almost half a second. Only Webber and Fernando Alonso got within a second of Hamilton's

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McLaren Animation: Tooned - Episode 9: Strictly Bollywood (Video)

Monday, October 29, 2012

Here's the latest McLaren animation 'Tooned', brought out during the Indian Grand Prix. This is the ninth episode starring Lewis Hamilton, Jenson Button and Professor M, titled "Strictly Bollywood", where the Professor has an amazing entertainment scheduled for the post race party.



Check out the video below for Bhangra and more Indian (Bollywood) style dance!







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McLaren Animation: Tooned - Episode 8: Lecture Circuit (Video)

Monday, October 15, 2012

Eighth installment of the McLaren animation "Tooned" was aired ahead of 2012 Korean Grand Prix on Sky Sports F1.



In this episode titled "Lecture Circuit", Lewis Hamilton is nowhere to be seen, nor has he been mentioned! Instead, Nyck de Vries, star of the McLaren Young Driver Programme makes an appearance. McLaren signed the young driver in 2010 and is managed by Lewis Hamilton’s father,

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McLaren Animation: Tooned - Episode 7: The Rising Son (Video)

Monday, October 8, 2012

Episode 7 of the McLaren animated series 'Tooned', for which Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton provide voice-overs. For the Japanese Grand Prix weekend, here is "The Rising Son". It is a look into the future..



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New 'Flexi wing' saga emerging in F1 - report

Wednesday, October 3, 2012

A new controversy about flexible front wings is set to emerge, according to Germany's Auto Motor und Sport.



The magazine said McLaren has developed a front wing which moves around the horizontal axis, with Red Bull following suit with a similar idea that appeared in Singapore recently.



The report said the FIA, despite clamping down on past 'flexi wing' sagas by ramping up the

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Button to take 5-place grid penalty at Suzuka for Gearbox change

Tuesday, October 2, 2012

Jenson Button's Japanese grand prix aspirations have already taken a dent, with news the McLaren driver will move five places down the Suzuka grid.



Writing in the Daily Mail, journalist Simon Cass said the British team has had to change the 2009 world champion's damaged gearbox.



The report said the problem identified was the same one that caused teammate Lewis Hamilton to retire from the

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Sergio Perez joins McLaren Mercedes in a multi-year deal

Friday, September 28, 2012

McLaren has pre-empted the announcement
about Lewis Hamilton's switch to Mercedes by confirming that Sergio
Perez is joining the famous British team for 2013 and beyond.

McLaren said 22-year-old Mexican Perez, the cream of Ferrari's driver
development 'academy' and a Sauber driver in 2011 and 2012, has inked a
"multi-year" deal to be Jenson Button's teammate.

Perez had been linked with

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McLaren Animation: Tooned - Episode 6: Gone with the Wind (Video)

Wednesday, September 26, 2012

The sixth episode of Tooned titled, "Gone with the wind", the animated series from McLaren is out.

Professor M donning a Wig, is expecting a very important guest to the McLaren Technology Centre for the opening of a new wind tunnel. The professor along with our "two silent racing gentlemen" demonstrate the effects of the Wind tunnel to 'The Lady Mayoress of Woking'. Watch the video below to

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McLaren Animation: Tooned - Episode 5: Lift Story (Video)

Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Another installment of McLaren's popular animated series, 'Tooned' came out ahead of the Italian Grand Prix last weekend.Episode 5 titled "Lift Story" showcases the important relationship between a race driver and the engineer. Check out, what Professor M has in store for our two drivers this time around, in the video below.AlsoFramestore and McLaren Group Embark on McLaren Animation : ‘Tooned’ (

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Italian GP 2012: McLaren one-two for second practice

Friday, September 7, 2012

McLaren's Lewis Hamilton led a team one-two at the top of the timesheets for the second practice session, with a best lap of one minute 25.290 seconds in brilliant sunshine while Jenson Button, winner in Belgium last weekend, was 0.038 slower.Hamilton has been the main talking point of the weekend with the rumour mill suggesting he could switch to Mercedes in place of Michael Schumacher.Ferrari's

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McLaren Animation: Tooned - Episode 4 Beyond the limit (Video)

Wednesday, September 5, 2012

For the Belgian grand prix last weekend, another episode of Tooned was released and shown on Sky Sports F1 HD channel.In Episode 4, titled "Beyond the limit", Professor M finally allows our 2 racers to actually race. But there's a catch - Their cars are fitted with a SAT NAV and has an automatic motivational assistant along with a more important, SPEED LIMITER! Check out the video below to find

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Mclaren to use 'double DRS'- like system at Spa - Reports (Update)

Tuesday, August 28, 2012

McLaren may also be preparing a 'double DRS'- like system for this weekend's Belgian grand prix.Earlier this month, there were reports suggesting that the British team looked set to follow Mercedes and Lotus' lead in developing an iteration of the straightline speed-boosting concept."It's not like the Lotus one, but we are studying such a system," McLaren's sporting director Sam Michael was

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2012 Mid-Season Review – Williams, Sauber and McLaren

Tuesday, August 7, 2012

In the previous article, we looked at the teams who have matched or exceeded expectations so far this year. We now bring out the Part 2 of the mid season review, which is focused on the teams that have enjoyed some success, but who are left feeling that there should have been a lot more.

This group contains Williams, Sauber and McLaren.
Editor's note: The original article titled "JA on F1 2012

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McLaren Animation: Tooned - Episode 3 Track to the Future (Video)

Sunday, July 29, 2012

At last weekend's Hungarian Grand Prix, the third episode of 'Tooned' was released, titled "Track to the Future".In this episode of 'Tooned', Professor M is going to show Jenson and Lewis the future of Formula One. Robot drivers maybe? Jenson Roboton and Lewis Hamilbot!Watch these two amusing chaps try out the Professor's latest invention and also look out for few of the spare K's from Mika

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Hungarian GP: Hamilton manages to finish in the lead ahead of Raikkonen

Britain's Lewis Hamilton held on to win his second race of the season in the Hungarian Grand Prix on Sunday.The 2008 world champion, who started on pole in his McLaren, crossed the line ahead of Finland's Lotus driver Kimi Raikkonen and France's Romain Grosjean, also in a Lotus.After a fantastic performance in qualifying on Saturday, Hamilton controlled the race from start to finish and put his

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Hungarian GP: Hamilton dominates qualifying at Hungaroring

Saturday, July 28, 2012

(AFP)
Briton Lewis Hamilton confirmed that he and McLaren have recovered their form when he swept to a dominant pole position in Saturday's closely-fought qualifying session for Sunday's Hungarian Grand Prix.

Driving with supreme speed and consistency, the 27-year-old Briton clocked a best time of one minute and 20.953 seconds to top the times ahead of nearest rival Frenchman Romain Grosjean in

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Hungarian GP: Hamilton and Button fastest for Mclaren in first practice

Friday, July 27, 2012

(AFP)
Lewis Hamilton led teammate Jenson Button as McLaren topped the times during Friday morning's first free practice for Sunday's Hungarian Grand Prix.

Briton Hamilton, champion in 2008, looked strong from the get-go and took over the top spot half an hour in before clocking his and the session's fastest time with a lap of the Hungaroring in one minute 22.821 seconds halfway through the

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