McLaren Honda

Base Team: Woking (UK)
address:
McLaren International Ltd.
McLaren Technology Centre
Chertsey Road
Woking GU21 5JY
United Kingdom
Structure of the team:
pilots:
- Jenson Button
- Fernando Alonso
Test pilots:
- Kevin Magnussen
Team boss Ron Dennis
Racing direkotr Eric Bulin
Sports Director of Mercedes-Benz: Norbert Haug
General manager David Redding
Technical Director: Tim Goss
Chief Designer: Neil casting
Head of the department "Aerodynamics" John Elaine
Manager: Simon Roberts
Chief race engineer Philip Prue
Shareholders and owners: Mansour Oyeh Ron Dennis

Chassis: MP4-29 - made of carbon fiber McLaren Transmission: Semi - 8 speeds Okawa: McLaren / KoniTeglo: 702 kg. Cooling Water / oil Brakes: Akebono Oil: Mobil 1 Fuel: ExxonMobil High Performance Unleaded (5.75% bio fuel) 1 Wheels: Enkei Tires: Pirelli
Engine: Honda - 90 degrees, 1,600 cubic / cm engine block: Aluminum cylinder heads: Aluminium Crankshaft: Steel Speed: Limited to 15 000 rev / min. Gorvina system: Direct injection Power: 600 hp + 160 hp EWC Weight: 145 kg
Debut in F1: 1966 Grand Prix of Monaco (Monte Carlo)
Appearances: 748
Wins: 182
First win: Grand Prix of Belgium (Spa) - Bruce McLaren (on 06/09/1968)
Best ranking in the Grand Prix: 1 (x182)
Podiums: 391
Poles: 155
First pole position: the Grand Prix of Canada (Mosport Park) - Peter Revsan (09/19/1972)

Best starting position: 1
Fastest laps: 152
Drivers titles: 12
Constructors titles: 8
Best final ranking in the league: 1
World champions with 156 points (1998)
World champions with 139 points (1991)
World champions with 121 points (1990)
World champions with 141 points (1989)
World champions with 199 points (1988)
World champions with 90 points (1985)
World champions with 144 points (1984)
World champions with 73 points (1974)
Points: 4325.50
First point / s: sixth place in the Grand Prix of Great Britain (Brands Hatch) - Bruce McLaren (07.16.1966 years) - 1 point
Budget: $ 240 million
Employees: 850 (700 in 2007)

Official website: www.mclaren.com

The founder of the McLaren team - Bruce McLaren (photo 1), was born on August 30, 1937 in Auckland, New Zealand. He started to race in his homeland in the mid-50s, and in 1958 in Formula 2 in Europe. In the following year with his debut in Formula 1 team of Cooper, at the end of the season now regularly wins points for his team, but in the last race even took his first victory. In 1960 he competed with Jack Brabham and after Brabham left the team, he became its leader. Following several poor seasons, then McClaren decided to start his own team. So he creates Bruce McLaren Motor Racing and began to make their cars. The first car of Formula 1 was developed in 1966 by the engineer Robin Herd in the first year of the imposition of a 3-liter engines used in F1 by McLaren drivers, however, are not so powerful Ford V8 and Serenissima V8. The first point for his team in the same year won the race for the British Grand Prix when the team finishes in sixth place. Developed by Hurd M7, which uses engine Ford Cosworth DFV you won "Race of Champions" and thus the first victory for McLaren. In 1968 McLaren persuaded his friend and world champion Denny Hulme to join him and they fight for title in Formula 1. But in the end succumbed to Graham Hill. They compete in the series CanAm, which have much success, but in a tragic accident during testing at Goodwood Bruce McLaren died in 1970.

His legacy continues to evolve and although M7 e very good, new car McLaren M23 makes really known in Formula 1. With him in 1973. Denny Hulme and Peter Revsan won three races, and a year later the team won the Constructors' title after Emerson Fittipaldi includes the team. The title can not be protected because next year Niki Lauda won her Ferrari. In 1976 Fittipaldi left the team and was replaced by James Hunt (photo 2), which after a dramatic season won the title track "Fuji" with only one point lead. Constructors' title remains for Ferrari. In 1977, Hunt won another three beat McLaren, but the team began to lag behind its competitors. Success returned in 1984 when team boss Teddy Mayer sell part of the team of Ron Dennis, he then along with designer John Barnard create one of the classics in Formula 1 - MP4, the first car with a carbon fiber monocoque. In 1983, the team is doing very difficult to fight against the new turbo motors, but the debut of the new McLaren-TAG is promising. In 1984 Dennis attract Alain Prost, and after the return of Niki Lauda in 1982 the team has the necessary potential. In his first year joint Prost and Lauda dominated by Prost winning seven races to Lauda - five by the end of the season with the title triumph with half a point ahead of his teammate. Simple next season on top, winning the drivers 'and brings McLaren in the constructors' title, and in 1986 again Prost triumphed title.

In 1988, McLaren had the ultimate team, Alain Prost and Ayrton Senna (photo 3) that compete with the new MP4 / 4, with Honda bikes. The team dominated the season, winning 15 of 16 races. Senna won the title, McLaren convincing first place in the Constructors' and with next year Prost is on top, while McLaren again won the Constructors. Relations between the two teammates are not particularly good at the end of the year Prost goes to Ferrari. In the next two years, Senna went on to win the title, but in 1992 Honda withdraws from the team and he began to compete with Ford engines. In 1993, Senna managed five more wins before leaving for Williams. In 1994, McLaren used bikes Peugeot, following a disastrous season without defeat, and the next year began a long-term partnership with Mercedes. The next two years remain without much success, it was only in 1997 David Coulthard McLaren brings victory - in Australia. Scot triumphed in Italy and at the season finale in Jerez took his first win and Mika Hakkinen. In 1998, McLaren was again the dominant team, as from the beginning of the season Hakkinen and Coulthard perform most strongly, winning five of the first six races. Ferrari and Michael Schumacher fought to the end, but ultimately McLaren came out and won the title in the Constructors 'and Drivers'. Season 1999 was marked by inconsistency, although Mika Hakkinen won a second consecutive title, Ferrari won the Constructors' ranking.

Since 2000 began the dominance of Ferrari and McLaren have to contend with poor reliability. Coulthard won second place in Brazil, but was subsequently isqualified. Although Coulthard doing everything possible to fight with Schumacher in 2001, eventually have to settle for second place in the Drivers'. After a disappointing season Mika Hakkinen announced that in 2002 will not compete in Formula 1 and was replaced by compatriot Kimi Raikkonen. Next year the team dropped back one place in the constructors' championship and remains third after Ferrari and Williams. In 2003, Raikkonen and Coulthard were forced to compete with a modified version of the MP4 / 17 as the new car is not ready to start the season. Despite the problems Raikkonen in second place in the Drivers' and McLaren remained third in the constructors.

In the first half of 2004 McLaren performs poorly, but at the end of the season things are turning and the team is again among the fastest on the track, as Raikkonen won the race for the Grand Prix of Belgium. 2005 season in which the team is attracted and Juan Pablo Montoya, McLaren started slowly, but after the race "Imola" team is able to fight for victory. On "Imola" Raikkonen gets damaged vehicle, but won the next two races - in Spain and Monte Carlo. Again, because of technical faults Finn dropped to "Nurburgring" after leading on the last lap, but returned with another victory at the next race - in Canada.

Meanwhile Raikkonen suffered from engine damage during training, as in France, Britain and Italy was forced to start 10 places back for that reason. In Germany, meanwhile, dropped a new engine failure after the head of the column. Strong wins in Hungary, Turkey, Belgium and Japan, however, brought him second place in the Drivers'. McLaren lost the Constructors' title for Renault with nine points.

Before the start of the 2006 season McLaren loses its designer Adrian Newey, who went to the team of Red Bull and although tests are very promising for the first time in a decade McLaren remain without a victory in the championship. Raikkonen regularly comes in threes and finished the season in fifth place in the Drivers'. Juan Pablo Montoya presents less of a Finn, and after the race for the Grand Prix of the United States announced it was withdrawing from Formula 1 in 2007 and will compete in the NASCAR series in America. The team decided to replace it in the middle of the season with Pedro de la Rosa. McLaren ended the season in third place in the constructors. 

2007 season is full of emotions and events for McLaren-Mercedes. Year passes under the sign of the rivalry of the "Silver Arrows" with Ferrari in the fight for the title, but also in increasingly growing struggle within the team mevdu two pilots. In the face of debutant Lewis Hamilton's team discovered a brilliant pilot who impresses all experts with nine consecutive uploads on the podium in his first nine races in Formula 1, and four victories this season, making it the main favorite for the world title to the very end of the championship. Although initially demonstrated good relationship between Hamilton and his teammate Fernando Alonso, however, the conflict between the two is exacerbated and becomes a fierce fight for the title. Alonso is not inferior to his younger teammate with also four wins are expected both to decide the fate of the title between them in the last race of the season - in Brazil there but after an unfortunate coincidence for "Silver Arrows" Hamilton finishes seventh, Alonso - second, and so the title remains for Kimi Raikkonen. 

Besides the prize McLaren lost the drivers' and constructors that although a solid lead over Ferrari. In the summer broke perhaps the biggest scandal in the history of Formula 1, which team McLaren was accused of industrial espionage. Initially, the FIA ​​announced McLaren guilty without imposing sanctions, but in September the World Motor Sport Council of the FIA ​​takes all points of McLaren after the Grand Prix of Belgium and the double victory of Raikkonen and Massa Ferrari were declared champions. Immediately after the end of the season after a series of quarrels and open hostility McLaren split with Fernando Alonso and his place to Lewis Hamilton in 2008 will be filled by Finn Heikki Kovalainen.

In 2008 to Hamilton joined former Renault driver has Heikki Kovalainen, the Finn started the season very well and secure a first victory in Hungary. Hamilton did was punished for various incidents in Canada, France, Belgium and hid in several scandals. Hamilton in turn secured five wins throughout the season, but the battle with Ferrari driver Felipe Massa decided until the last lap of the last race of the season in Brazil. Lewis managed to overtake in the last corner, Timo Glock. So the Briton secured fifth place and championship. In 2009, Hamilton The car will carry the number 1, and longtime team director Ron Dennis gave his position to Martin Whitmarsh. The presentation of the car McLaren MR4-24 in 2009 was overshadowed by other big news - the departure of Ron Dennis. The man who led the team from Woking and had drivers such as Niki Lauda, ​​Alain Prost, Ayrton Senna, Mika Hakkinen and Lewis Hamilton cede his post to Martin Whitmarsh.

He in turn began his role as leader of McLaren with scandal and weak car. More tests were supposed MR4-24 not very fast, but in Australia during qualification truth shone. The car was frustratingly slow. But that was only the beginning. In Australia broke the so-called false scandal. Then Hamilton missed before her Jarno Trulli during the period with the safety car, and then to blame a stewards that he had in mind to pass Jarno and beat him to it. So Lewis became the third and seemed all was not lost. Just a few days after the finish of the race, however, the truth came out after the FIA ​​listened to recordings of radio communication between Hamilton and boxing. This scandal cost the job of sporting director Dave Ryan McLaren, who was alleged to initiator of the idea. Things are not fixed the end to this shameful history. Whitmarsh and company had to wait until the Grand Prix of Hungary to be able to enjoy the first win of the season. Get it at Lewis Hamilton. McLaren kept the pace and returned again at the forefront. In Singapore Hamilton won another victory for his team. Eventually McLaren managed to beat Ferrari in the race for third place in the constructors' championship. 22 points Kovalainen, however, could not ensure his place in the team from Woking in 2010. He was released, and his place in the team arrived for the 2009 champion Jenson Button. So for the second consecutive year, and the cars of McLaren will carry the number one on his nose. 

In 2010 world champion Jenson Button came into the team and Hamilton formed with British duo of champions. Button is expected to remain in the countries from the spotlight because of the great influence of Lewis in the team, but it turned out to be unjustified, especially after both beat Jenson in Australia and China. It seemed that Button will be a worthy opponent to Hamilton. However, as Lewis has improved and that the champion to lose weight in 2009. Both had chances for the title, but after several weak ranked by Jensen and after three bounces Lewis, the title seemed very far away. At the beginning of the year, the world of Formula 1 was struck by the extremely unusual design of the new MR4-26, but the appearance did not make the car faster. Of pre-season testing, and the cars proved extremely neizdarzhliv, and not very fast. The main hope at McLaren is that until the arrival of F1 in Europe, all problems will be cleared and the British will fight for the title with all forces.

Although all were shocked at the sight of the new MR4-26 at presentation in Berlin in 2011, The car turned out to be full of problems and failed to give the expected advantage of the stellar composition of the British McLaren. Button and Hamilton were harassed by any problems until the middle of the season, McLaren has gained strength and become a real chaser of Red Bull. Unfortunately for them however it happened too late. Hamilton and Button parted on three wins, but if the forces in the team this season is exchanged. Lewis was torn by personal problems, which logically affected the presentation of the runway, while Jenson overcame difficulties and bad luck that it and the concomitant finish before his illustrious teammate. The question this season is to what level you have reached the new McLaren car MR4-27. All expect the mistakes of the past are not repeated. With almost endless technological and financial capacity McLaren never be underestimated.