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The McLaren Technology Centre is the headquarters of the McLaren Group and its subsidiaries, located on a 500,000 m 2 (50 ha) site in Woking, Surrey, England. [1] The complex consists of two buildings: the original McLaren Technology Centre, which acts as the main headquarters for the group, and the newer McLaren Production Centre, primarily used for manufacturing McLaren Automotive cars.
McLaren's Formula One founder Bruce McLaren was born in Auckland, New Zealand in 1937, [5] and learned about cars and engineering at his parents' service station and workshop there. By 15, he had entered a local hillclimb in an Austin 7 Ulster, winning his first race in the car. [ 6 ]
Although many designers and drivers have come and gone over the years, the team is best known for its years under the leadership of Flavio Briatore (team principal 1991-1997, 2000-2009; advisor 2024-present) [15] and Pat Symonds (engineer and/or technical director 1979-1990, 1992-2009), [16] during which it won all seven of its Formula One championships.
McLaren's Formula One team was sponsored for 23 years by Philip Morris's Marlboro cigarette brand. McLaren's Formula One team was originally called Bruce McLaren Motor Racing, and for their first season ran white-and-green coloured cars, which came about as a result of a deal with the makers of the film Grand Prix. [341]
Formerly named Renault F1 Team and owned by the French automotive company Groupe Renault as well as Renault–Nissan–Mitsubishi Alliance, the team was rebranded for 2021 to promote Renault's sports car brand, Alpine, and continues to serve as Renault's works team, [11] a position the team will keep until Renault pulls out of Formula One after ...
Williams Heritage (WH) is the retired chassis and restoration division of Williams F1 (similar to Ferrari F1 Clienti and Classic Team Lotus) that keeps and maintains old retired Williams Formula One chassis that are no longer in racing use. The division's headquarters are located at the Formula One team's site in Grove, Oxfordshire.
Two separate one day meetings are run for amateur championships of the BARC, one of which is titled the Thruxton Classic, which features races for Classic Touring Cars, Classic Formula Ford 1600 and Formula Ford 2000. The remaining day is allocated to other organising clubs, such as the 750 Motor Club and Historic Sports Car Club.
The Mercedes engine started the season with a clear advantage, with Mercedes-engined cars scoring the majority of the points. [5] Since the introduction of the new engine formula, Mercedes-powered cars have achieved pole position in 133 out of 228 races as of the 2024 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, and have won 124 out of 228 races during this period.