Ex-McLaren Formula 1 sporting director and Williams technical director Sam Michael has joined the Triple Eight Australian Supercars team.Michael worked in F1 with Lotus, Jordan, Williams and McLaren over the course of two decades, before leaving the latter at the end of the 2014 season. Having returned to his native...

Sam Michael will leave his role as sporting director at McLaren at the end of the season.The 43-year-old, who joined the Woking team in 2012, is expected to return to his native Australia with his familyRead more http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2014/10/16519.html

McLaren sporting director Sam Michael is to leave the team at the end of the 2014 Formula 1 season. The team said Michael was departing "on extremely good terms".Michael actually handed in his notice in March this year as part of a long-term plan to move back to his native...

Formula 1 teams are concerned that the 2014 technical regulations are forcing them into aesthetically challenged designs with hooked nose sections, as shown in this AUTOSPORT illustration.The rules for next season require a high chassis of 525mm and a low nose tip at 185mm. But the regulations only demand a...

Pirelli and McLaren are hoping to rearrange their 2014 Formula 1 tire test for Vallelunga next month, after plans to run at Austin had to be abandoned.F1's tire supplier is eager to get ahead of its work for next season's rubber, but the idea of running at Circuit of The...

Formula 1's sweeping 2014 rule changes will generate more unpredictable races because teams will all struggle to perfect their new machines, according to McLaren sporting director Sam Michael.Michael says the scale and scope of the new regulations are too great for teams to be able judge flawlessly, meaning the new...

Formula 1's expansion to a 22-round calendar will not pose a significant headache for teams, according to McLaren sporting director Sam Michael.While Michael admits teams could be forced to draw upon additional support personnel particularly for a potential triple-header of Monaco, New Jersey and Canada he says adapting to the...

Jenson Button has escaped a penalty for using his DRS outside of the designated zones during opening free practice for the Italian Grand Prix.The McLaren drivers rear wing stayed open after the second activation zone that runs to the Ascari chicane and did not close until after the Parabolica. With...

McLaren now believes Formula 1 podium finishes on merit are unlikely in 2013 following its Belgian Grand Prix result.The struggling team and lead driver Jenson Button had highlighted Spa as a potential turning point for McLaren as it introduced upgrades and arrived at a track it suspected would suit its...

McLaren has faith that there will be no repeat of the Silverstone tire dramas at this weekend's German Grand Prix following the first running of the new rubber.With Pirelli bringing Kevlar-belted tires, allied to imposing strict limits on camber and pressures, McLaren sporting director Sam Michael says that early indications...