Vodafone and McLaren have cooked up a festive Christmas video with Lewis Hamilton and his F1 car playing a festive ditty. Much past today – Boxing Day in the UK – and we’ll be hard pushed to run anything that has a real Christmas theme. Mind you, that won’t stop us if the story’s interesting or fun. […]
Bugatti Veyron, McLaren F1 and Mr Bean +video
Rowan Atkinson has been out playing with the Bugatti Veyron and the McLaren F1 to see which he thinks is the greatest Supercar. The Bugatti Veyron is considered by most to be the pinnacle of motoring achievement. The Supercar to end all Supercars. Clarkson calls it the ‘Concorde’ of the car world as he believes – sadly, […]
Mercedes-Benz is building the last examples of the SLR – Press Release
The end of a great era: Mercedes-Benz is building the last examples of the SLR Stuttgart/Woking – The last examples of the Mercedes-Benz SLR Stirling Moss are currently being built, bringing the active era of the SLR super sports car from Mercedes-Benz and McLaren to an end. In 2004, with the swing-wing Coupé, Mercedes-Benz and […]
Mercedes and McLaren – the end of the road
Mercedes and McLaren have announced their collaboration is over with the final Mercedes McLaren SLR Stirling Moss about to be finished. Times they are a changin’ for Mercedes & McLaren. The very last Mercedes McLaren SLR – The McLaren SLR Stirling Moss – has now rolled out of production at McLaren in Woking and both Mercedes and […]
Button Joins McLaren – Press Release
Sensational double World Champion driver line-up created as Jenson Button joins Lewis Hamilton at Vodafone McLaren Mercedes Woking, 18 November 2009: Vodafone McLaren Mercedes is delighted to announce the signing of the reigning World Champion Jenson Button to a multi-year deal. He will be partnered by 2008 World Champion Lewis Hamilton, who will be embarking […]
Jenson Button joins McLaren – Official
Jenson Button is joining McLaren F1 from next season to drive alongside former world champion Lewis Hamilton. There has been plenty of speculation surrounding where F1 World Champion Jenson Button will drive for 2010. A visit by Button to McLaren in Woking last week fuelled that speculation, and the announcement that Brawn GP is to […]
Mercedes buys Brawn GP
It has been announced that Brawn GP has sold a 75.1% stake to Mercedes in a move which will see the Brawn GP team renamed Mercedes GP for 2010. The rising from the ashes of Brawn GP from the embers of Honda’s F1 adventure was the stuff of dreams for Ross Brawn. He got his […]
McLaren MP4-12C – Development Video
McLaren Automotive have released video of the development process on the new McLaren MP4-12C, including track time at the Nurburgring and the Top Gear test track. Two months ago McLaren revealed their new supercar – the McLaren MP4-12C. Beyond some disappointment that the styling was a little generic, the praise for the potential of the […]
McLaren MP4-12C – on track in the US
Despite rumours flying around that McLaren are putting back the launch of the MP4-12C in the US, McLaren confirm it is firmly on track. The motoring press, particularly the US motoring press, have been getting their knickers in a twist over the realisation that McLaren aren’t taking their new creation – the McLaren MP4-12C – […]
New McLaren F1 – rendered
Coventry University graduate Matt Williams has created a 21st century McLaren F1 featuring three seats and BMW V10 power. As we’re all aware, McLaren launched the new McLaren MP4-12C in to the public consciousness last month with a full raft of pictures and a fair bit of technical information. And the response from the motoring […]