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Rumormill: Raikkonen could be back at McLaren in 2010

According to British newspaper the Mirror, Kimi Raikkonen could be driving for McLaren next year. The Iceman drove for Ron Dennis' outfit from 2002 to 2006 and scored plenty of victories but couldn't get the World Championship. Then he left for Ferrari in 2007 where he promptly won the World Championship the first year. This season rumors have persisted that Fernando Alonso is moving to Ferrari next year. Seemingly in support of that, the only thing Kimi Raikkonen and Ferrari team head Stefano Domenicali would say about next year is that ... Read more →

SPOILER ALERT: Getting Back to Work at the 2009 European Grand Prix Noah Joseph

Ever come back from vacation only to feel like you need another vacation? We've all been there, so we can all empathize with the performers in the Formula One circus. After the last grand prix ...

SPOILER ALERT: Of Champions and Shadows at the 2009 Hungarian Grand Prix Noah Joseph

Jenson Button and his Brawn GP team cast a dominating shadow over the start of this year's Formula One World Championship, taking the checkered flag at six out of the seven races this season to take ...

Spoiler Alert: 2009 Monaco Grand Prix recap Frank Filipponio

Another race, another week of wondering whether the other Formula 1 teams would make enough progress to catch Brawn GP. Saturday's qualifying session for the Monaco Grand Prix looked pretty ...

Shining Star: Mercedes to throw its weight behind Brawn GP? Noah Joseph

At this past weekend's Spanish Grand Prix, the Brawn cars didn't just beat McLaren – they lapped them. With both teams running the same Mercedes engines, and reigning champion Lewis Hamilton ...

REPORT: Formula 1 fixture Ron Dennis quits McLaren Racing 6 months ago on Autoblog

McLaren F1 doesn't need to cheat to win, but for some reason they keep on doing it – cheating, that is. The team's most recent snafu is being called Liargate, and it has resulted in a McLaren sporting director being sacked, Lewis Hamilton talking of switching teams, Martin Whitmarsh fumbling ...

REPORT: Lewis Hamilton's future with McLaren said to be in doubt 7 months ago on Autoblog

Is Lewis Hamilton really on his way out at McLaren? The Daily Mail think it's a definite possibility. It seems the reigning World Champion still has some issues with his team after the so-called "Liargate" scandal robbed him of his hard-fought third-place finish in the season opener at Melbourne. ...

Hamilton, McLaren retroactively disqualified from Australian GP? 7 months ago on Autoblog

The more things change, the more they stay the same. Last weekend's Australian Grand Prix, the season opener to the 2009 Formula One season, may have ushered in a new era in on-track competition, but the off-track politics are already back up to full swing. Following the race, officials from the ...

ASMA Perfectus SLR is anything but 9 months ago on Autoblog

While we can't say we're huge fans of previous projects from ASMA Design, we understand that individual taste is beyond debate. The German tuner has customized virtually every car in the Mercedes lineup with its signature deep grilles and other styling elements that are definitely unique. And ...

Vodafone McLaren Mercedes launches the 2009 MP4-24 9 months ago on Autoblog

I spent a couple of teenage summers working at a camp where, every August, the director would announce his retirement. And every year, he'd be back... until one year he wasn't, and everyone was surprised. Meanwhile, the motorsport press has speculated on the retirement of McLaren team principal ...

Ron Dennis steps down from McLaren F1, focusing on supercars 9 months ago on Autoblog

Ron Dennis, the man behind the McLaren-Mercedes F1 team, announced he'll be stepping down from his position on March 1st to concentrate on McLaren's future endeavors. Dennis made it clear during today's press conference that his departure shouldn't be perceived as retirement. On the contrary, ...

McLaren P11 supercar goes under the knife again before 2010 1 year ago on Autoblog

We reported ex-Fiat boss Frank Stephenson was tasked with a clean-sheet redesign of the upcoming McLaren supercar, codenamed the McLaren P11, just two months ago. Now we are hearing word that the exotic has been totally redesigned and is scheduled for a launch in 2010. Prototypes of the two-seat, ...

Lewis Hamilton becomes youngest ever F1 World Drivers Champion 1 year ago on Autoblog

We're not going to tell you who won yesterday's season finale at the Brazilian Grand Prix. We'll leave that to Noah in his usual race recap. What we will tell you is that Lewis Hamilton bounced back from a scandal-ridden season that saw his McLaren team excluded from the championship in 2007 to ...

Mercedes to auction off last McLaren SLR Roadster for the States 1 year ago on Autoblog

It's the end of the run for the McLaren SLR Roadster, but Mercedes wants to give Yanks another shot at owning one. Beginning November 1, those of you who still have bank accounts can sign up for the auction of the final topless SLR to be sold in the U.S. You'd be right to assume the final edition ...

Rendered Speculation: SLR McLaren Speedster 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click to view the SLR Speedster rendering courtesy of the artist With a host of new exotics coming out from both Mercedes-Benz and its F1 and erstwhile supercar partner McLaren, the ageing Mercedes SLR McLaren is about to be shown the back door. But not before one last hoorah. And if this ...

Storms sweep through the 2008 British Grand Prix 1 year ago on Autoblog

SPOILER ALERT Click for a hi-res gallery from the 2008 British GP Storms swept through Silverstone this year for the British Grand Prix. First came the announcement of David Coulthard's retirement from Formula 1, which was followed by the announcement that, starting in 2010, the race would leave ...

F1 espionage, Act II: Renault accused of spying on McLaren 2 years ago on Autoblog

Formula One teams have long tried to glean insight into what their competition is doing, but this year's spying scandals have exploded into all-out espionage. After the whole Stepneygate/Ferrari vs. McLaren thing, we thought that was the last we'd hear of spying until at least next year. But now we ...

BREAKING - Alonso to Ferrari for $40 MIL 2 years ago on Autoblog

We're going to call this one a rumor for at least a little while, but wow. We just got wind of this monster deal that would really cause a major stir in the already tumultuous world of Formula One. News of the World just reported that two-time world driving champion Fernando Alonso is leaving ...

F1 Results: McLaren cleared of wrongdoing in Ferrari tech theft flap 2 years ago on Autoblog

Remember the case of the former Ferrari Formula 1 tech who shared his company's secrets with rival McLaren-Mercedes? The FIA has announced that it has concluded its investigation into that matter and Team McLaren-Mercedes will not be penalized. Formula 1's governing body held an "extraordinary ...

Is DaimlerChrysler taking over McLaren? 3 years ago on Autoblog

Rumors surfaced in the German press Tuesday that minority shareholder DaimlerChrysler is close to buying the remaining 60 percent of McLaren F1 and McLaren Automotive that it does not yet own. DaimlerChrysler currently owns 40 percent, with the remaining 60 percent split equally between managing ...






Autoblog Podcast #151: With Car and Driver's Eddie Alterman

Eddie Alterman wades in with Sam, Chris, Dan, and Jonny to talk about SEMA and other recent events.

 
 

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