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McLaren F1 launches new website

Thursday, March 11th, 2010 Posted in Formula 1, McLaren | No Comments »

McLaren have just launched their new website for the 2010 Formula One season. As you would expect there's lots of bells and whistles, perfectly placed logos and a general order about the way things are done. There's some good info on ...

Inside look: McLaren’s XP files

Wednesday, February 24th, 2010 Posted in McLaren | 1 Comment »

McLaren Automotive have given us another insight into the development of their upcoming MP4-12C road car. Due for release in 2011, this is the second behind the scenes look from McLaren and follows November's update. In this latest clip (available after ...

Button fastest at Jerez

Monday, February 22nd, 2010 Posted in Formula 1, McLaren | 1 Comment »

Jenson Button saved his best for the last day of pre-season testing at Jerez when he became the first and only driver to break the 1:19 barrier. Button's time of 1:18.871 was four tenths quicker than the previous best lap ...

McLaren unveils 2010 F1 car

Saturday, January 30th, 2010 Posted in Formula 1, McLaren | 2 Comments »

Last night Vodafone McLaren Mercedes launched their 2010 Formula One racecar, the MP4-25. The event was covered live on McLaren's website and if you missed it you can see some highlights jump. The clip features brief interviews with drivers Lewis ...

Jay Leno gives McLaren MP4-12C thumbs up

Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009 Posted in McLaren | No Comments »

Top Gear fans will recall Jay Leno was in Britain earlier this year waxing lyrical with Jeremy Clarkson. It seems while he was at the Top Gear test track he also got some time inside a McLaren MP4-12C. As one ...

And in other news, Button has signed with McLaren

Wednesday, November 18th, 2009 Posted in Formula 1, McLaren | 2 Comments »

Given yesterday's news, multiple reports tonight claiming Jenson Button has indeed signed with McLaren come as no surprise. Button will hope he can maintain the image above and stay ahead of his new teammate and 2008 World Champion Lewis Hamilton. But, ...

Breaking: Button agrees to McLaren move

Tuesday, November 17th, 2009 Posted in Formula 1, McLaren | 10 Comments »

The Guardian currently leads its sport page with a story declaring that reigning F1 world champion Jenson Button has agreed to join the McLaren team on a three year deal. While nothing has been made official, just yet, it is expected ...

McLaren and Mercedes build a bridge

Tuesday, November 17th, 2009 Posted in Formula 1, McLaren, Mercedes-Benz | No Comments »

If we're to believe the spin McLaren and Mercedes will part ways under mutual agreement. The basics of this agreement were given in Daimler AG's announcement of the BrawnGP buy-in. Now, McLaren are making happy family noises, as well. A statement ...

Inside look: Developing the McLaren MP4-12C

Friday, November 13th, 2009 Posted in McLaren | 1 Comment »

McLaren Automotive have released new video footage of its latest supercar, the MP4-12C, being developed. Blah, blah, blah ... watch the vid after the jump, and if you're interested there's a press release to go with. Apparently there's more videos to ...

McLaren MP4-12C website

Saturday, October 3rd, 2009 Posted in McLaren | No Comments »

McLaren Automotive have launched a new website that offers some great information and insight into their new super car, the MP4-12C. It's pretty cool, too. Lianne Daly, McLaren Automotive Head of Marketing, said, "It is vitally important that potential customers of ...

Ron Dennis talks about the McLaren MP4-12C

Thursday, September 10th, 2009 Posted in McLaren | No Comments »

Here are two official videos from McLaren Automotive which showcase the new MP4-12C. In the clip above, Ron Dennis talks about his new baby, while in the second clip we see Antony Sheriff, Managing Director McLaren Automotive, waxing lyrical about ...

VIDEO: McLaren MP4-12C

Wednesday, September 9th, 2009 Posted in McLaren | No Comments »

Celebrity car guy Jay Leno gets an inside look at the McLaren MP4-12C and is kind enough to share that look with the world. Someone really should give him a new shirt for Christmas, that denim number is getting a ...

2011 McLaren MP4-12C photo gallery

Wednesday, September 9th, 2009 Posted in McLaren | 13 Comments »

McLaren Automotive is back, and back in a very big way. Seventeen years after the creation of the almighty McLaren F1 road car the company from Woking in Surrey is preparing its sequel. McLaren wants to bring hypercar performance in to ...

A face full of win

Thursday, September 3rd, 2009 Posted in McLaren | 3 Comments »

It might not look like it, but that pic above shows a face full of win. Dopey, startled and goofy it may look, you would want to be doing what he was doing when that image was captured. So, just what ...

Pursuit of perfection

Sunday, August 23rd, 2009 Posted in McLaren, Motorsports | No Comments »

Spotted on BimmerFile and autoblog are this fantastic series of YouTube clips featuring the most awesome of supercars, the McLaren F1. The four clips complete the documentary Pursuit of perfection. The doco begins with Gordon Murray briefly talking about the creation ...