F1: Announcement. Boullier appointed as Racing Director (Official Statement)
Eric Boullier Appointed McLaren Racing Director
Eric Boullier Appointed McLaren Racing Director
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Over the christmas period McLaren joined forces with Johnnie Walker to make a video campaign against drink driving. The drinks firm, one of McLaren’s sponsors, have joined a worldwide pact to gather one million commitments to never drink and drive. The video features a CGI McLaren made of glasses and is accurate to 3mm, the…
Red Bull Racing have taken the covers off their new RB10 and have tested at Jerez today in its first scheduled outting. World Champion Sebastien Vettel has a new partner for 2014 in Australian Daniel Ricciardo and the World Champion will hope that he now has a partner in tow that will help him towards…
Mercedes F! have finally revealed their new W05 and have admitted that this years car is the most complex they have built at Brackley. Highlighting the challenges lying ahead for the team Mercedes have commented on the gearbox changes for 2014. Previous seasons teams have been able to change gear ratios on a race by…
The changes to the regulations introduced for 2014 are arguably the most sweeping ever seen in Formula One. As far as the engine in particular is concerned, the changes require a completely new concept. Along with the engine changes key changes have also been introduced on the aerodynamics. For example, the maximum width of the front…
On the eve of the first pre-season test ahead of the new F1 season, Scuderia Toro Rosso have pulled the covers off their 2014 F1 challenger, the STR9, in the pitlane at the Circuito de Jerez. The new car, which will be driven by Jean Eric-Vergne and new recruit Daniil Kvyat, is the first to be fully designed and built…
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Even as the covers were coming off new cars up and down the Jerez pit-lane on Tuesday morning, a lot of talk was about one of the designs not even in Spain. Lotus had made no secret of its intention to miss the first pre-season test in order to ensure that its new E22 would…
Mercedes AMG F1 have given a sneak peek of the new W05sup which is their new car they hope to propel Lewis Hamilton or Nico Rosberg to the title in 2014. The official unveiling isn’t until Monday 27th January, however they have teased fans with snippets on twitter and the official website, see the wing…
Ferrari’s F1 team unveiled their car for the 2014 season to be driven by Kimi Raikonen and Fernando Alonso. The car was named the F14-T by public vote and the name comprises the current year and the re-introduction of the turbo this season. This is the 60th car to be built at Maranello for the…
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Eric Boullier is poised to be named as the new team principal at McLaren after the Frenchman resigned from the same role at Lotus. Lotus confirmed on Friday that the owner, Gerard Lopez, would now be taking on the position of team principal and co-chairman as the Enstone-based outfit were hit with another key departure. The likelihood…