The folks at McLaren have been busy building things other than race cars. The new McLaren MP4-12C, successor to the legendary McLaren F1, was officially unveiled this week at the companies Woking, England headquarters. Borrowing from the company's formula one racing experience, the car will...
Former F1 World Driving Champion Mika Hakkinen is rumored to be Lewis Hamilton's new manager. Hamilton, the young F1 star that stunned fans with his 2007 debut, has been without a manager since terminating the services of his father, Anthony, earlier this year. Hakkinen has ties to Hamilton's...
Jenson Button, driving for McLaren Mercedes, gambled on an early switch of tires to take the victory in Sunday's Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix. Starting in the rain, Button was the first to switch from rain tires to soft compound slicks before the track had dried. While his first few laps on...
