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McLaren driver rumoured to take up Mercedes role

Stoffel Vandoorne was not retained by McLaren for next year and the Belgian could use Formula E links with Mercedes to get a job with them

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OTD: Shortest Ever F1 Race in History

On this day in F1, a few interesting things took place, including Mark Webber's final pole position and the shortest ever F1 race

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Alonso and NASCAR Champion to Switch Rides

F1 double world champion Fernando Alonso and NASCAR Champion, Jimmie Johnson will be driving each other's cars at the Bahrain circuit at the end of November

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OTD: Heartbreak in Brazil for Ferrari and Massa

2nd November will always be remembered by Brazilians as the day Ferrari driver Felipe Massa won the 2008 crown for 30 seconds before Hamilton snatched it

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F1 Planning to Test New Tech with Alonso

Formula One are planning to introduce an onboard helmet camera, which they are hoping to test on Fernando Alonso in Abu Dhabi

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Alonso Slams ‘Amateur’ F1 Drivers in USA

McLaren driver Fernando Alonso was taken out on the very first lap of the 2018 US Grand Prix and the furious Spaniard slammed the amateurish drivers

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Alonso Rates Hamilton Higher than Vettel

Fernando Alonso?says?Lewis Hamilton?is already among the top five drivers to have ever raced in Formula 1 as the Mercedes man prepares for a potential fifth title coronation at the United States Grand Prix. Hamilton will match the great Juan Manuel Fangio’s tally of world championships if he outscores?Sebastian Vettel?by eight points at the Circuit of […]

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Stoffel Vandoorne to Race in Formula E

McLaren driver, Stoffel Vandoorne will not have to worry about being idle in 2019, as he has secured a drive in Formula E for Mercedes subsidiary, HWA

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Every Race has been More Emotional: Alonso

McLaren driver Fernando Alonso is competing in his final 4 races in his F1 career and he confessed that he is feeling quite sentimental

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McLaren driver to join Formula E grid for 2019

Stoffel Vandoorne was not offered a contract renewal by McLaren beyond 2018 and the Belgian may have made up his mind to move to a new series

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I Don’t Think I Have Ever Spoken to Lewis Hamilton: Norris

Incoming McLaren driver, Lando Norris has said that he has not spoken to Lewis Hamilton in person at all since his promotion to McLaren

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No Point in Being Best of the Rest: Alonso

McLaren driver and F1 double world champion, Fernando Alonso is visibly unhappy about being stuck in the midfield battle when he should be winning races

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About McLaren

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McLaren: 2021 Latest News, Results, Drivers and Car updates

The Woking-based outfit is the second oldest F1 team, after Ferrari. Like their Italian rivals, they too are drenched with glory. They first raced in Formula One in 1966, 16 years after Ferrari made their debut.

The British team has produced seven World Champions during their tenure in Formula One. Like Ferrari, three of those champions have won multiple times. They are Alain Prost, Ayrton Senna, and Mika Hakkinen. Other champions are Emerson Fittipaldi, Niki Lauda, James Hunt, and Lewis Hamilton.

Their current drivers for 2020 are Carlos Sainz Jr and Lando Norris.

For the 2021 season, Daniel Ricciardo and Lando Norris will drive the McLaren.

On-track Achievements

In the team?s debut year, team founder and driver, Bruce McLaren scored points in the team?s third race and the championship?s fourth race. He ended up sixth in the team?s home race at Brands Hatch. Moreover, he bagged the team?s maiden win, two years later at the Belgian Grand Prix.

The first Constructors' Championship was claimed by Brazilian driver Emerson Fittipaldi, Denny Hulme, Mike Hailwood, David Hobbs, and Jochen Mass in 1974. This was followed by Niki Lauda and Alain Prost winning in 1984 and 1985. In 1988 and 1989, it was the partnership of Prost and Ayrton Senna that brought the Constructors' Championship home.

Then, Senna and Gerhard Berger took the Constructors' title in 1990 and 1991. In 1998, it was David Coulthard and Mika Hakkinen?s turn to win, clinching what became McLaren's last constructor?s title.

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The Woking-based outfit has entered 884 races over the course of more than five decades in F1. The team has picked up eight Constructors' Championship sand 12 Drivers' Championships, with its last Championship triumph in 2008, thanks to Lewis Hamilton.

McLaren has won 182 races and scored 488 podiums, resulting in an enormous tally of 5555.5 points. The team is currently having one of its best seasons in F1 in the turbo-hybrid era, having picked up two podiums already.

When did McLaren enter F1?

The McLaren F1 team made its Formula 1 debut at the 1966 Monaco Grand Prix and was officially founded on 2nd September 1966.

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McLaren?s Sponsors

The McLaren F1 team?s current sponsors include A Better Tomorrow, Splunk, Dell, DarkTrace, Huski Chocolate, Hilton, and Coca Cola to name a few.

Charities

The Woking marquee has come out in support of BBC?s Children in Need charity. Other causes that they support are the Starlight Children?s Foundation, White Lodge Centre, and Woking & Sam Beare Hospices.

Founded1963
OwnerBruce McLaren
Number of Titles8
Prize Money Won100 ?million (2019)
BaseWoking
Official websitehttps://www.mclaren.com/racing/
DriversDaniel Ricciardo, Lando Norris
Test DriversOliver Turvey, Will Stevens
EngineMercedes
TiresPirelli