Vodafone McLaren Mercedes

Full name	Vodafone McLaren Mercedes
Base	Woking, Surrey, United Kingdom
Formula One World Championship Career
Debut	1966 Monaco Grand Prix
Latest race	2010 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Races competed	685
Constructors' Championships	8 (1974, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1990,1991, 1998)
Drivers' Championships	12(1974, 1976, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988,1989, 1990, 1991, 1998, 1999, 2008)
Race victories	169
Pole positions	146
Fastest laps	143
2010 position	2nd (454 points)

 
Car : McLaren MP4 – 26

Specifications : 


Chassis 

Monocoque	McLaren-moulded carbonfibre composite incorporating front and side impact structures
Front suspension	Inboard torsion bar/damper system operated by pushrod and bell crank with a double wishbone arrangement
Rear suspension	Inboard torsion bar/damper system operated by pullrod and bell crank with a double wishbone arrangement
Electronics	McLaren Electronic Systems. Including chassis control, engine control, data acquisition, dashboard, alternator, sensors, data analysis and telemetry.
Bodywork	Carbon-fibre composite. Separate engine cover, sidepods and floor. Structural nose with integral front wing Driver-operated drag reduction system [active rear wing]
Tyres	Pirelli P Zero
Radio	Kenwood
Race wheels	Enkei
Brake callipers	Akebono
Master cylinders	Akebono
Batteries	GS Yuasa Corporation
Steering	McLaren power-assisted
Instruments	McLaren Electronic Systems
Paint solutions	AkzoNobel Car Refinishes using Sikkens Products

Engine 

Type	Mercedes-Benz FO 108Y
Capacity	2.4 litres
Cylinders	8
Maximum rpm	18,000
Bank angle	90°
Piston bore maximum	98mm
Number of valves	32
Fuel	ExxonMobil High Performance Unleaded (5.75% bio fuel)
Spark plugs	NGK racing spark plugs specially designed for Mercedes-Benz F1 engine
Lubricants	Mobil 1 – combining greater performance, protection and cooling with increased economy and lower emissions
Weight	95kg (minimum FIA regulation weight)

KERS [Hybrid] 

Type	Mercedes-Benz
e-Motor	Engine-mounted electrical motor/generator
ESS	Integrated energy storage cells and power electronics
Power	60 kW

 
Transmission 

Gearbox	McLaren-moulded carbon-fibre composite. Integral rear impact structure
Gears	Seven forward and one reverse
Gear selection	McLaren seamless shift, hand-operated
Clutch	Carbon/carbon, hand-operated
Lubricants	Mobil

 
Management : 


Ron Dennis [Executive Chairman of McLaren Automotive and Mclaren Group]

Ronald "Ron" Dennis CBE (born June 1, 1947) is the executive chairman of McLaren Automotive and McLaren Group, and is also a significant shareholder in both companies. He was also the team principal of McLaren, the group's Formula One team, until 2009. Since 1981, Dennis had been the team principal of the McLaren Formula One team, and was instrumental in transforming the outfit into a regular world championship contender. Constructors' and drivers' world championships were won with Niki Lauda, Alain Prost, Ayrton Senna, Mika Häkkinen and Lewis Hamilton. Dennis has a "tense" relationship with, and a reported dislike for, former FIA president Max Mosley. In January 2007, Dennis sold half of his 30 per cent shareholding in the McLaren Group to the Bahraini Mumtalakat Holding Company - to leave him with a 15 per cent share. In 2009, Dennis, together with co-owners Mansour Ojjeh's TAG Group and the Bahraini Mumtalakat Holding Company, bought back Daimler AG's 40 per cent shareholding in a deal that will be concluded in 2011.

Martin Whitmarsh [Team Principal]

The 52-year-old Englishman graduated from Portsmouth polytechnic in 1980 with a degree in mechanical engineering, and immediately joined British Aerospace as a structural analysis engineer.Nine years later, he joined McLaren as head of operations and since then has been instrumental in assisting McLaren's growth and diversification as a company as well as overseeing the race team's engineering and manufacturing functions. He was promoted to managing director in 1997 to allow McLaren's then team boss Ron Dennis to spend more time on the TAG McLaren Group. In 2005 Whitmarsh was appointed chief operating officer of McLaren Racing, a subsidiary company of the McLaren Group. Then, following Dennis's decision to step back from race operations ahead of the 2009 season, Whitmarsh took over as team principal. Having started the 2009 season with a relatively uncompetitive car, the McLaren team under Whitmarsh improved impressively to take two grand prix victories and secure third place in the Constructors' World Championship; indeed, McLaren scored the most points of any team in the second half of the 2009 season. McLaren have started the 2010 season in fine style, both Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton winning grands prix impressively in the first half of the year. Whitmarsh was voted chairman of the Formula One Teams Association (FOTA) in 2010.


Jonathan Nealy [Managing director, McLaren Racing]

Graduating from Nottingham University in 1984 with a degree in physics, Jonathan Neale (48) began a lengthy career in the aerospace industry. Beginning at Philips Defense Systems, he moved to BAE systems in 1991, working as a project design engineer. Promoted through the company, he went on to oversee the development of jet aircraft before taking charge of the Hawk Fast Jet programme in 1999.
Jonathan joined McLaren Racing as operations director in 2001 to oversee the race team's manufacturing processes and logistics.  As his responsibilities increased, he was appointed the company's managing director in 2004. Jonathan occupies a principal role within the organization, managing overall technical and operational strategy for the whole team.



Technical Team : 


Simon Roberts [Operations director]

A rich background in mechanical and automotive engineering – including roles at BMW's power train division – perfectly prepared Simon Roberts (48) for McLaren Racing. Joining the team in 2003 as general manager, he became operations director the following year. For 2009, he was seconded to the Force India F1 team as chief operating officer but returned to McLaren Racing ahead of the 2010 season.



David Redding [Team manager, Vodafone McLaren Mercedes]

David Redding took on his first motorsport role in 1988, working in the Benetton Formula 1 team's gearbox department. In 1995, he became number one mechanic at McLaren, before leaving at the end of 1996 to help set up the fledgling Stewart Grand Prix team. When he rejoined McLaren in 2000, he moved to the team's engineering department, working as a systems engineer before becoming assistant race engineer on David Coulthard's car, alongside Phil Prew. Becoming more and more involved in the team's operational side, he was appointed head of race operations in 2009, becoming team manager after the first two races of the year.



Paddy Lowe [Technical director, McLaren Racing]

Paddy Lowe (48) joined McLaren from Williams in 1993 as the team's head of research and development, and through this role he was instrumental in introducing a number of key technical innovations to McLaren's cars. His remit consistently broadened and he was appointed engineering director in May 2005 – a role that gave him responsibility over all the engineering departments within McLaren Racing. Assuming the role of technical director in January 2011, he will oversee overall technical strategy for the team's racing activities as well as working as Vodafone McLaren Mercedes' technical representative within FOTA and on the FIA's technical board.



Neil Oatley [Director of design and development Programmes]

Neil Oatley arrived in Formula 1 during an era in which designers also had to turn their hands to practical race engineering. He joined Williams as a draughtsman in 1977, moving on to race-engineer Clay Regazzoni and Carlos Reutemann, and working alongside world champions Keke Rosberg and Nigel Mansell. He returned to the drawing office as chief designer for the short-lived Haas Lola team before moving to McLaren in 1986, where he played a key role in the creation of a succession of legendary championship-winning cars. His brief as director of design and development programmes enables him to deploy the experience gleaned through over three decades at the cutting edge of motorsport into the specification, design and build of each new Vodafone McLaren Mercedes car.



Tim Goss [Engineering Director, McLaren Racing]

Tim Goss entered Formula 1 with Cosworth in 1986 before joining McLaren as a design engineer in 1990. He has held many roles within the team, including stints as chief test team engineer, head of vehicle dynamics and chief engineer powertrain – a role in which he oversaw the introduction of the sport’s first-ever seamless-shift gearbox. Until January 2011, Tim was one of the team’s two chief engineers, alternating with Pat Fry. He was responsible for the complete specification, design and race development of the 2010 MP4-25 car. He has assumed a larger role within the car development programme since then, becoming engineering director.

Andrew Bailey [Head of Vehicle Design, McLaren Racing]

Andrew Bailey began his career designing fast maritime craft in Australia. After a series of senior design and development roles he joined McLaren from QinetiQ in 2008. Overseeing the latter half of the design development of the championship-winning MP4-23, he currently has charge over McLaren Racing's vehicle design, wind tunnel delivery and model design teams.

John Iley [Head of the Aerodynamics, McLaren Racing]

Joining Vodafone McLaren Mercedes at the start of 2010, John Iley heads up the team’s aerodynamics department, overseeing the efficient operation and day-to-day running of the group. He previously occupied the same role at Ferrari from 2003 until the middle of last year, and has also worked for Renault F1 and Jordan. He began his motorsport career in 1990, and has worked in sports cars, and also for the Newman Haas Indycar team.

Doug McKiernan [Chief Aerodynamicist, McLaren Racing]

After gaining his PhD in Aeronautical Engineering at Manchester University Doug McKiernan joined BAE Systems, specialising in wing design. His expertise in CFD made him a natural asset in BAE Systems’ technical partnership with McLaren-Mercedes, and in 1999 he came to Woking to develop CFD models. After three months he decided to make the move permanent. Since joining the team he has worked as a CFD, wind tunnel and trackside aerodynamicist. Since 2006 Doug has acted as principal aerodynamicist and then chief aerodynamicist, responsible for the aerodynamic design and performance of every car since the MP4-22.


Mark Williams [Head of Vehicle Engineering, McLaren Racing]

After graduating from Imperial College, London, with a degree in mechanical engineering, Mark devoted himself to motorsport, working at the Ensign Formula 1 team, engineering firm Ricardo and as a designer at Lola. After a stint working in the North American IndyCar series, he returned to Europe, firstly to look after the engineering side of McLaren’s sports car racing programme before joining the Formula 1 team in 1997. As head of vehicle engineering, he is responsible for integrating all aspects of the team’s vehicle development.


Philip Prew [Principal Race Engineer, McLaren Racing]

Philip Prew started his McLaren career in vehicle dynamics and modelling in 1997. The following year he joined the race team, working as an assistant race engineer to Mika Hakkinen. In 2001, he was promoted to race engineer, a role he oversaw until the end of last season, working with David Coulthard, Juan Pablo Montoya, Pedro de la Rosa and Lewis Hamilton. For 2010, he becomes the team’s principal race engineer.

Jakob Andreasen [Jenson Button's Race Engineer]

Danish-born Jakob Andreasen initially worked at McLaren in the mid 1990s, engineering the Group’s GT and Le Mans sports car programmes. He returned in 2001 as a test engineer and joined the race team in 2005, where he most recently worked as assistant race engineer on Lewis’s car. He has also worked in the BTCC and Champ Car and has been a race engineer in Formula 3000 and DTM.

Andy Latham [Lewis Hamilton's Race Engineer] 

Andy Latham joined McLaren in 2000, and has taken on a range of technically challenging positions within the company, including roles developing software and the team simulator. With more than six years of trackside experience, including stints working with Kimi Raikkonen and Fernando Alonso, he is perfectly placed to become Lewis's new race engineer.

Drivers : 


Lewis Hamilton

Age	26
Date of birth	January 7 1985
Place of Birth	Stevenage, Hertfordshire
Nationality	British
F1 Highlights
Titles	2008 World Champion
GPs	71
Wins	14
Poles	18
Fastest Laps	8
Career Points	496
2010 Position	4th (240 points)
First Race	2007 Australian Grand Prix
First Win	2007 Canadian Grand Prix
Last Win	2010 Belgian Grand Prix
Last Race	2010 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Websites	http://www.lewishamilton.com/ http://twitter.com/IamLewis4real

Jenson Button

Age	31
Date of Birth	January 19 1980
Place of Birth	Frome, Somerset
Nationality	British
F1 Highlights
Titles	2009 World Champion
GPs	189
Wins	9
Poles	7
Fastest Laps	3
Career Points	541
2010 Position	5th (214 pts)
First Race	2000 Australian Grand Prix
First Win	2006 Hungarian Grand Prix
Last Win	2010 Chinese Grand Prix
Last Race	2010 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Websites	http://www.jensonbutton.com http://twitter.com/jensonbutton

Gary Paffett

Age	29
Date of birth	24 March 1981
Place of Birth	Bromley (England)
Nationality	British
DTM Highlights
Debut season	2003
Current team	AMG Mercedes
Starts	60
Wins	13
Poles	5
Fastest laps	6
Best finish	1st in 2005
Website	http://www.garypaffett.com http://www.twitter.com/garypaffett Source : Vodafone McLaren Mercedes Official Site and Wikipedia