The “Money, Egos & Speed” Awards 2015
Now’s the time when the yawn-inducing BBC Sports Personality of the Year programme hits our screens and frequent visits to the weather-forecast sites become the norm when planning business trips. Also, no one seems to be immune from “My Top…
2015 Formula 1 Season Review
Like each year, we present our very own season review, hand-crafted by our Formula 1 hitlady Dessislava Jeleva. It’s a fresh team-by-team report of 2015, from the heights of Mercedes to pits of Manor, including all relevant shifts, tricks and twists in the travelling circus of…
Jo Ramirez: “Invest in the talents from the Americas”
By Rosa Elena Torres | We sit down for a chat with Jo Ramirez, a respected author and ex-employee of several sports car racing teams. From 1984 to 2001 he was coordinator of the McLaren Formula 1 team, and he finally…
How I Spend It: Tony Jardine
With a long and successful career in motorsport, Tony Jardine now heads up HPS Jardine, which is a PR, sponsorship, events and digital and social communications agency working with high-profile clients in the UK and internationally. He worked for Brabham…
The Last Samurai
Two thirds of the Formula 1 comeback season for the pair McLaren F1 and Honda have been disastrous. Consequently, Honda F1 boss Yasuhisa Arai is under heavy fire. After 15 of 19 races of the 2015 season, McLaren have scored…
Searching for the Swiss Army Knife car
McLaren F1 and Honda have reunited for the 2015 Formula 1 Season to become a major force in the sport again. So far, the project is a disaster. All the ingredients are there – a team that has won 182…
51. Jenson Button MBE
Age 35 Occupation Driver, McLaren F1 Nationality English Position Last Year 59 In 2009 Jenson Button became the most talked-about sports personality in the world when he won the F1 World Championship with Brawn GP, having taken a 50% pay…
48. Fernando Alonso
Age 33 Occupation Driver, McLaren F1 Nationality Spanish Position Last Year 55 Fernando Alonso is best known as the man who brought Formula 1 to Spain. Alonso held the record for the youngest driver to win the Formula 1 World…
6. Ron Dennis CBE
Age 67 Occupation Chairman, McLaren Group Nationality English Position last year 5 Prior to Dennis’s arrival at McLaren in September 1980, the team was going through a particularly uncompetitive stint. The team had last won a Grand Prix with then…
TAG Heuer Formula 1 – McLaren Limited Edition
Red. The colour of speed, of challenge, of victory, of passion. Passion for motor racing, like that which runs in the veins of TAG Heuer, like that which drives its relationship with McLaren. 30 years this year. To mark this…
Battling the legacy
McLaren and Honda are united again. Expectations are high. Problems are numerous. Life is busy for racing director Eric Boullier. Click here to subscribe to our print edition! In their first partnership from 1988 till 1992, McLaren Honda won four drivers’…
Old kid on the block
For 33-years, GEMBALLA has been creating automotive legends, and these visionary cars have always excited enthusiasts with their design, quality and forward-looking technology. In 1985, the then fledgeling company was awarded its coveted ‘manufacturer’ status by the German Transport Authority,…