McLaren

British automakers Bentley, Aston Martin, and McLaren have announced nearly 3,000 job cuts over the past two weeks.

McLaren tested new aerodynamic parts and a new driver at Abu Dhabi’s Yas Marina circuit Tuesday, and the new driver, Denmark’s Kevin Magnussen, turned in the fastest lap of the day, his first time in a Formula One car.

McLaren’s lead driver, world champion Lewis Hamilton, will be moving to Mercedes for 2013.

McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton earned his first win of the 2012 season with an inspired drive in the Formula One Canadian Grand Prix.

After announcing that McLaren was the car to beat by sweeping qualifying, Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton proved it by finishing first and third in the 2012 Formula One Australian Grand Prix.

Former World Driving Champions Kimi Räikkönen turned in the fastest time of the final four-day Formula One pre-season test at Barcelona’s Catalunya circuit Sunday, lapping in 1:22.030.

Two-time world champion Sebastian Vettel and his Red Bull RB8 topped the timesheets at Tuesday’s F1 test session.

Vodafone McLaren Mercedes officially unveiled the MP4-27 Formula One car at an event at the McLaren Technology Centre in Woking, England, Wednesday.

With Vettel out early in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, McLaren proved to have the best car/driver combinations on the grid.