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McLaren Racing chief will stay until he’s at least 69 years old! (Virgin Radio)<\/a><\/p>\n ‘Manssour Ojjeh and Sheikh Mohammed called and (said) actually we want you to come in and run McLaren Racing now. And I was like, that’s a different programme ’cause I love the racing. So the Formula 1 opportunity was amazing, but it was more of what I was already been doing, which is commercial, but on a much larger stage, where I felt the McLaren opportunity had all the commercial excitement, ’cause I love the commercial side of the business, but when the lights go out, Bernie (Ecclestone) used to go home. I want to be on pit wall when the lights go out. I want to be in the race. And I’ve always loved McLaren, it’s always been my favourite team.’<\/p>\n David Croft Interview: Sky Sports F1 commentator on why he almost quit after first year (Daily Express)<\/a><\/p>\n ‘Croft, though, insists he has no plans to go anywhere: ‘I’ll be a part of it for many more years to come \u2013 we’re only just getting going.”<\/p>\n Date set for Schumacher’s first oval test (Racer)<\/a><\/p>\n ‘The new Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing IndyCar Series driver is set to explore the 1.5-mile Miami-Homestead Speedway facility in Florida with the number 75 RLL Honda on February 4th, days prior to a mass gathering of teams and drivers at the Sebring International Raceway road course on February 9th-10th.’<\/p>\n Ella Lloyd: The former showjumper chasing F1 history (The Telegraph)<\/a><\/p>\n ‘It probably falls under \u201csporting\u201d, but I won the 148 Bronze League in showjumping when I was 19 in Wales. I eventually prioritised motor racing over showjumping in 2022, as that\u2019s where my true passion lies.’<\/p>\n How McLaren’s F1 team accidentally helped invent torque vectoring (Motor 1)<\/a><\/p>\n ‘The technology disappeared from F1, but the concept was impossible to ignore. And while it was being experimented with in different forms of motorsport at a similar time as well as a small number of road cars, McLaren’s demonstration proved how powerful wheel-by-wheel braking control could be.’<\/p>\n RaceFans always endeavours to credit original sources. Want to share a relevant motorsport link with us? Send it in via the contact form<\/a>.<\/p>\n Advert | Become a RaceFans supporter and go ad-free<\/a><\/p>\n Happy birthday!<\/p>\n Happy birthday to dsob and Michael Hu!<\/p>\n