McLaren Racing is eyeing expansion into sports car racing and it is unclear what impact that might have on its Formula E and IndyCar programs.
Calling all Formula 1 fans hungry for more as they await the start of the 2025 season – BBC’s F1: Back At Base podcast returns to BBC Sounds on 22 January with exclusive access into two of the sport's most historied teams, McLaren and Aston Martin, as they fight to the finish line in the final ten races of the 2024 season.
The curtain is about to fall on the 2024 Formula 1 season. A rollercoaster ride through 24 grands prix across the world. Now, the teams and drivers are going into hibernation - before the quest to become the best in F1 begins again in 2025.
We have a VIP pass to the McLaren and Aston Martin F1 teams in the final 10 races of the 2024 season. McLaren fight for the World titles as Aston reveal a huge factory upgrade.
The whispers that McLaren Racing was eyeing sports car racing have circulated for months, and the rumor made sense.
McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown is considering entering sports car racing in 2027, with the World Endurance Championship being a prime target, while also reviewing its current participation in Formula E and IndyCar.
McLaren, which won the constructors' championship in 2024, has shown it can challenge Mercedes despite using the same power unit. With the FIA standardising engine maps across all teams using the same manufacturer's power unit, McLaren CEO Zak Brown believes Mercedes no longer holds a technical advantage.
Hm. Aston Martin sticks out here. Fernando Alonso barely squeaks by the Williams, and Lance Stroll (again) exits stage left in the first round. Nico Hülkenberg advances via tiebreaker (better higher finish) over Kevin Magnussen. On to the round of 12: the Singapore GP, U.S. GP and Mexico City GP.
Although Mercedes could get the jump on all other rivals in 2026, Toto Wolff insists that wouldn’t necessarily put the works team at the
Zak Brown would’ve been “ashamed” if McLaren had lost the Constructors’ title to the “most iconic team” Ferrari in the F1 2024 season. McLaren made their mark last year as the most ...
McLaren CEO Zak Brown has opened up about a relationship he and his team share with Ferrari, which is a rare find in Formula 1, while reflecting on their intense championship battle that came down ...
Fernando Alonso believes the new Aston Martin factory has given the team “probably the best facilities in the sport”, which makes them “very attractive” as a prospective employee or driver.