McLaren profile

McLaren F1 team profile Full name: McLaren Nationality:     Latest News of McLaren McLaren luck will change Hamilton Tue, 15 May 2012 Whitmarsh explains McLaren qualifying blunder Mon, 14 May 2012 McLaren opts for Abu Dhabi Young Driver Test Sat, 12 May 2012 McLaren set to run new nose in Barcelona Wed, 09 May 2012 McLaren makes pit crew changes Wed, 09 May 2012 Exhausts are not the critical area Alonso Fri, 04 May 2012 McLaren satisfied after FP1 Fri, 20 Apr 2012 McLaren to run test drivers at Mugello Wed, 18 Apr 2012 I could not be happier at McLaren Hamilton Tue, 17 Apr 2012 No reason to leave McLaren Button Wed, 04 Apr 2012 Red Bull closer to McLaren in Malaysia Vettel Fri, 23 Mar 2012 McLaren development will be relentless Button Wed, 21 Mar 2012 First points are huge Ricciardo Mon, 19 Mar 2012 Webber expects Red Bull and McLaren battle Sun, 18 Mar 2012 McLaren considering Mercedes style F duct Sat, 17 Mar 2012 Supreme Hamilton takes pole in McLaren lock out Sat, 17 Mar 2012 McLaren was out of reach Vettel Sat, 17 Mar 2012 Hamilton puts McLaren on top ahead of qualifying Sat, 17 Mar 2012 Button leads McLaren 1 2 in damp first practice Fri, 16 Mar 2012 Hamilton yet to run McLaren on low fuel Fri, 09 Mar 2012

Bruce McLaren Motor Racing was founded in 1963 by New Zealander Bruce McLaren. Bruce was a works driver for the British Formula One team Cooper with whom he had won three Grands Prix and come second in the 1960 world championship. Wanting to compete in the Australasian Tasman Series, Bruce approached his employers, but when team owner Charles Cooper insisted on using 1.5 litre Formula One-specification engines instead of the 2.5 litre motors permitted by the Tasman rules, Bruce decided to set-up his own team to run him and his prospective Formula One team-mate Timmy Mayer with custom-built Cooper cars. Bruce won the 1964 series, but Mayer was killed in practice for the final race, prompting his brother and manager Teddy Mayer to become involved with the running of the team. In 1964 and 1965 McLaren were based in New Malden, then Feltham before settling on premises in Colnbrook. During this period Bruce drove for his team in sports car races in the United Kingdom and North America and also entered the 1965 Tasman Series with Phil Hill but didn't win it. He continued to drive in Grands Prix for Cooper but judging that team's form to be waning, decided to race his own cars in 1966.