Related StoriesSergio Perez says his difficult season at McLaren came at "probably the worst possible moment," because the dip in the Formula 1 team's fortunes meant he couldn't realise his full potential.The Mexican joined the squad after an excellent sophomore campaign with Sauber in 2012, during which he scored three...

McLaren has undertaken a reshuffling of its aerodynamic department as part of an ongoing review of its Formula 1 operations.Head of aerodynamics Marcin Budkowski has left the team. Chief aerodynamicist Doug McKiernan will now head the squad's aerodynamic operations ahead of the start of the 2014 season.Budkowski originally joined McLaren...

McLaren F1 boss Martin Whitmarsh says his team needed the "kick in the pants" of a poor season in order to better prepare for its 2014 campaign.The squad endured its first winless season since 2006 this year and failed to make the podium in any race for the first time...

Sergio Perez believes he would have been more competitive in qualifying for the German Grand Prix had McLaren not reverted to a previous car setup.The Mexican experienced issues to the rear of his McLaren during final practice and the team elected to make several changes to the MP4-28 in compensation."It...

McLaren's managing director Jonathan Neale admits the team's troubled MP4-28 is unlikely to become a race winner across the second half of the 2013 championship.A substantial upgrade package at Hungary boosted the team's form and led to Jenson Button saying 2013 was not a write-off - echoing team principal Martin...

Jenson Button says McLaren's season is not a write-off, despite the team switching its development focus on to the 2014 car.Button thinks work still being done can help the team move forward, and he is even targeting a podium for the next race in Belgium."We still want to win a...

Jenson Button says McLaren's season is not a write-off, despite the team switching its development focus on to the 2014 car.Button thinks work still being done can help the team move forward, and he is even targeting a podium for the next race in Belgium."We still want to win a...

McLaren is confident that the mistakes it made with its current car will not be repeated with its 2014 challenger, after electing to switch its technical focus on to next year.The team has endured a troubled 2013 campaign and, with no sign of a dramatic improvement in the pace of...

Sergio Perez believes he would have been more competitive in qualifying for the German Grand Prix had McLaren not reverted to a previous car setup.The Mexican experienced issues to the rear of his McLaren during final practice and the team elected to make several changes to the MP4-28 in compensation."It...