MPH: The surprise findings when you compare F1 team-mates' qualifying times
Look beyond the head-to-head qualifying results between F1 team-mates, and a different picture emerges around which drivers are closely matched, writes Mark Hughes
Ron Dennis and McLaren have officially parted ways – the 69-year-old has stepped down from his position as chairman and chief executive of McLaren Technology Group under growing pressure.
He remains a shareholder of McLaren Technology Group and McLaren Automotive Limited, but intends to launch his own technology company in 2017. He will be on gardening leave for the remainder of his time with McLaren.
“The grounds they state are entirely spurious,” Dennis said in a statement…
With Jochen Rindt at Cooper, 1966. The pair moved to Brabham after the 1967 season.
Dennis with Jack Brabham, Nürburgring 1969
Following his Rondel Racing and Project Three F2 and F3 squads, Dennis founded Project Four, which played a major part in the BMW M1 Procar series
Project Four merged with McLaren in 1980 and Niki Lauda secured the Formula 1 World Championship in 1984, the team’s first with Ron Dennis at the helm
McLaren then became the dominant force of the late 1980s and early 1990s
Mika Häkkinen claimed McLaren’s first title since 1991 in 1998, retaining his crown a year later
Another title drought followed, until Lewis Hamilton‘s 2008 win.
Look beyond the head-to-head qualifying results between F1 team-mates, and a different picture emerges around which drivers are closely matched, writes Mark Hughes
The 2024 Belgian Grand Prix weekend gets underway on Friday, with two hour-long practice sessions before another on Saturday, offering the first indications of the competitive order to come. Your…
Tackling Eau Rouge at Spa-Francorchamps used to be one of F1's most daunting challenges but modern cars can just take it flat out. Has the circuit become too tame? Adam Cooper asks the current grid
Esteban Ocon will join Haas next season, in the latest F1 2025 driver line-up development that leaves five seats vacant next year. What next in the F1 transfer market? Here are the contracts in place, the rumoured deals, and who could end up where