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Pirelli Enters Bidding War for F1 Tire Contract

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Tire maker Pirelli has joined the competition to replace Bridgestone as designated tire supplier for Formula 1 in 2011 and beyond.  At the end of the 2009 season, Bridgestone announced that they would no longer continue as spec tire provider for the series.  Thus far, no replacement has been announced.  It’s no secret that Michelin [...]

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McLaren MP4-25 Launched at Vodafone Headquarters

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The McLaren-Mercedes Formula 1 team formally launched its 2010 challenger, the MP4-25, at Vodafone’s UK headquarters in Newbury today.  Although Mercedes is no longer an equity partner in the team, the new car sports the predominantly silver livery that has been a fixture on McLarens since 1997.  Prior to that year, of course, McLarens were [...]

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Ron Dennis Has Ruled Out Return to Formula 1

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Former McLaren team principal Ron Dennis has laid to rest any rumors that he would once again become a fixture on the McLaren pit wall.  According according to a report on sportspromedia.com, Dennis, while attending the recent Autosport Awards, “ruled out” a return to an active role in the sport which has been the primary [...]

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Button’s Breach of Contract Cost Him a Better Brawn Offer

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Although it has been assumed that Jenson Button’s decision to defect from Brawn GP to McLaren was motivated by a salary dispute, it has now emerged that Brawn’s offer to Button was larger than previously reported. According to a story in The Daily Express, Brawn had actually had tabled a deal worth nearly 9 million [...]

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Button Meets with Whitmarsh at McLaren Headquarters

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Jenson Button, and his manager Richard Goddard, reportedly visited the McLaren factory in Woking on Friday, and were given a tour by team princpal Martin Whitmarsh.  A spokesman for McLaren told The Guardian, “Having just arrived at Heathrow, Jenson made a small detour to Woking to say hello,” but obviously neither McLaren nor Button wanted [...]

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McLaren Chasing Big Talent, Not Big Names

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Norbert Haug, president of the Mercedes motorsport division, has indicated that Mclaren-Mercedes will choose a team mate for current number one driver Lewis Hamilton based on the driver’s raw talent and motivation, rather than simply hiring a marquee-name driver at an exhorbitant price. In a pointed reference to Kimi Raikkonen, Haug recently told Autosport, “Kimi [...]

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