Title: McLaren F1 news and updates
1MCLAREN
F1
2ABOUT
FOUNDED 1963
OWNER BRUCE MCLAREN
NUMBER OF TITLES 8
PRIZE MONEY WON 61.7MILLION
3F1 NEWS AND UPDATES
The Woking outfit is the second oldest F1 team,
after Ferrari. Like their Italian rivals, they
too are steeped in history. They first raced in
Formula One in 1966, 16 years after Ferrari made
their debut. Like Ferrari, three of those
champions have won multiple times. They are,
Alain Prost, Ayrton Senna, and Mika Hakkinen.
Other champions are Emerson Fittipaldi, Niki
Lauda, James Hunt, and Lewis Hamilton. In the
latest McLaren F1 news, their current drivers for
2019 are Carlos Sainz Jr and McLaren young
driver, Lando Norris.
4ON TRACK ACHIEVEMENTS
In the teams debut year, team founder and
driver, Bruce McLaren scored points in the teams
third race and the championships fourth race. He
ended up sixth in the teams home race at Brands
Hatch. The first constructors championship was
claimed by Brazilian driver Emerson Fittipaldi,
Denny Hulme, Mike Hailwood, David Hobbs and
Jochen Mass in 1974. This was followed by Niki
Lauda and Alain Prost winning in 1984 and 1985.
In 1988 and 1989, it was the partnership of Prost
and Ayrton Senna that brought the constructors
championship home. Then Senna and Gerhard Berger
took the constructors title in 1990 and 1991. In
1998, it was David Coulthard and Mika Hakkinens
turn to win.
5SPONSORS
The McLaren F1 teams current sponsors include
Chandon, Dell, Kimora, Petrobras, Hilton, Richard
Mille, Logitech, SAP, Pirelli, Kenwood, CNBC,
Coca-Cola and OnePlus, among many others.
Charities The Woking marquee has come out in
support of BBCs Children in Need charity. Other
causes that they support are the Starlight
Childrens Foundation, White Lodge Centre and
Woking Sam Beare Hospices.