Is Mercedes’ intellectual property in danger?
McLaren has played down suggestions Honda will unfairly benefit from the great British team’s continuing collaboration with Mercedes next year.
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Tag Archive: McLaren-Mercedes
May 17
McLaren plays down Mercedes IP fears for 2014
Mar 06
Whitmarsh says ‘who knows’ to McLaren-Honda deal
Martin Whitmarsh has not categorically denied reports McLaren could team up with former engine partner Honda for F1′s new turbo V6 era.
It had been reported engineers belonging to the Japanese marque, having withdrawn its works team from the sport in 2008, might now already be working at Woking. The reports said Honda could possibly be ready with a turbo V6 next year, but that a new one-year deal between McLaren and Mercedes for 2014 is the most likely option before a change of tack in 2015.
Mar 03
Honda engineers already at McLaren – report
McLaren is yet to sign an engine deal for the new turbo V6 era beginning in 2014, according to Germany’s Auto Motor und Sport.
“Mercedes is pushing for a decision in the next days,” said correspondent Michael Schmidt. The successful, title-winning McLaren-Mercedes partnership dates back almost two decades, but with Mercedes now with its own team, McLaren is no longer the ‘works’ partner.
Nov 08
F1 briefs: Kubica, McLaren-Mercedes and Austin
The latest…
Robert Kubica will continue his push for racing fitness by stepping up to the wheel of a full world rally-spec Citroen C4 for two forthcoming minor rallies (Rally di Coma and Rallye du Var). “I can’t wait to drive a car that is as quick and has been as successful as the C4 WRC,” said the former BMW and Renault driver, who was seriously injured in a rally crash in February 2011.
Jul 28
150 and counting…
Jul 16
Marussia F1 Team lights up the Kremlin at Moscow City Racing
In the main event
Charles Pic and his Marussia F1 Team delivered a ‘Kremlin-cool’ performance today at the main event for this weekend’s Moscow City Racing festival of motorsport. It was Charles’ first trip to Russia and the Marussia F1 Team’s first participation in this important event on Russia’s burgeoning motorsport calendar.
Jun 08
Free practice 1 – Grand Prix du Canada
Flagworld.com live from Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve
It was under cloudy skies that the first free practice session of the F1 Canadian Grand Prix got under way and after some long periods of hesitation most drivers went out and started laying down some rubber for future sessions.
(More pictures in Flagworld’s photo album of the 2012 Canadian Grand Prix)
Dec 02
Mercedes wins unofficial 2011 Formula One engine constructors’ championship
“This is a good result and quite a satisfying one for our engine specialists” – Norbert Haug
Sebastian Vettel and Red Bull set nearly all the records and took most of the titles in 2011 but were denied one particular title: For the third successive year (2009-2011), Mercedes secured the most championship points of all the engine manufacturers last season with its three teams (Mercedes GP, McLaren-Mercedes, Force India).
Oct 15
Lewis Hamilton on pole in Korea for 700th McLaren GP (+result)
McLaren insist ‘it’s not the full celebration yet
McLaren were back on pole for the first time in 2011, after delivering on the promise they have shown throughout the practice sessions in Korea. McLaren had topped all the practice sessions ahead of qualifying in the F1 Grand Prix of Korea, but they’ve appeared to be on top before in 2011 only to be denied pole position at the last second by Red Bull – or by their own slip-ups. Not so this weekend at Yeongam.
Jun 06
Mercedes loudest F1 car in 2011
The Mercedes is the loudest formula one car in 2011.
That is the finding of the German newspaper Bild am Sonntag, after testing the volume of this year’s field trackside in Monaco just over a week ago. The silver W02 registered 127.8 decibels, which is louder than the average human pain threshold, and nearly as loud as a military jet aircraft take-off with afterburner at 50 feet.
Lewis Hamilton cracked Red Bull’s run of qualifying dominance on Saturday by securing pole position for the Canadian grand prix. Jun 12
Montreal: wall before fastest time for Lewis Hamilton (+ result)
Last session before qualifyng
Both Lewis Hamilton and Felipe Massa narrowly avoided damaging their cars during the final practice session in Montreal prior to qualifying. On Saturday morning at an overcast and grey Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, where damp patches meant the beginning of the hour-long session was very quiet, the pair both scraped the layout’s famous concrete walls in separate incidents.
Apr 03
Webber takes Sepang pole (+result & grid)
Mark Webber in P1 for Sunday’s Malaysian Grand Prix ahead of Nico Rosberg and Sebastian Vettel
Mark Webber gave Red Bull Racing another pole to maintain the Milton Keynes-based outfit’s domination of qualifying in F1 2010. Webber will now line-up at the head of the pack for Sunday’s Malaysian Grand Prix, with Nico Rosberg second and the second Red Bull RB6 of Sebastian Vettel in third. Vettel had claimed top spot in Australia and Bahrain.
Mar 13
Vettel is first pole sitter of the 2010 season (+result)
Vettel says Bahrain pole ‘big surprise’
Sebastian Vettel on Saturday said it was a “big surprise” to head qualifying for the Bahrain grand prix. The German’s Red Bull was in front of the two Ferraris in the decisive and newly low-fuel ‘Q3′ session, with the returning Felipe Massa four tenths quicker than his new teammate Fernando Alonso.
Lewis Hamilton insists he is not worried that McLaren’s long works relationship with Mercedes is at an end. The former world champion last year contractually tied himself to the Woking based squad until the end of 2012. 