McLaren's Sporting Director Sam Michael gives an overview of the Young Driver Development Programme. Explores its reputation for nurturing junior racing drivers from... read more »

McLaren Sporting Director Sam Michael has confirmed that the F1 Sporting Regulations have been amended to permit a January test outside of Europe at the start of 2014. read more »

Red Bull billionaire and team owner Dietrich Mateschitz believes the tyre situation in Formula One has gone too far, claiming the sport is no longer about "classic... read more »

Formula 1's high degrading tyres have turned the sport in to a 'thinking man's game', reckons McLaren sporting director Sam Michael. read more »

Jenson Button and Sergio Perez have settled their differences during a meeting with senior team members after the pair came to head in Bahrain. An intense on-track battle broke... read more »

Sam Bird took one of the closest GP2 victories ever as he held off Felipe Nasr by 0.08s in the sprint race in Bahrain read more »

Sam Bird secured the first GP2 victory for Russian Time after a thrilling finale to the Sprint race in Bahrain. Bird took the lead from pole sitter and team-mate Tom Dillmann... read more »

Fabio Leimer took victory after dominating the GP2 Feature race in Bahrain. Leimer led from pole position and maintained a comfortable gap throughout the race to Stefano... read more »

Sergio Perez's crash in the pit entry after the chequered flag in Friday morning practice for the Chinese Grand Prix was caused by a loss of front tyre temperature,... read more »

Friday's press conference with Bob Bell (Mercedes), Cyril Abiteboul (Caterham), Robert Fearnley (Force India), Sam Michael, (McLaren), James Allison (Lotus) and Pat Fry... read more »

Bob Bell, Cyril Abiteboul, Robert Fearnley, Sam Michael, James Allison and Pat Fry attended Friday's press conference in Malaysia... read more »

Sam Michael reckons McLaren's understanding of their troublesome new car is growing on a daily basis but he cannot say when they might get to the bottom of their problems. read more »

Sam Michael insists McLaren will get on top of their MP4-18's problem but refused to set a time frame for when that could happen... read more »

McLaren sporting director Sam Michael does not know whether his team will be able to solve the problems with its car ahead of the next two rounds of the championship in China... read more »

McLaren sporting director Sam Michael will not rule out a switch to the team's 2012 car if it continues to struggle, but says the team is putting "all the... read more »

Sam Bird will make a return to the GP2 championship with Russian Time this year read more »

Martin Whitmarsh and Sam Michael have both admitted that McLaren are lacking pace as they struggle to understand how to get the best performance from their new car. read more »

McLaren sporting director Sam Michael believes Mercedes is genuinely quick after watching the first practice session at the Australian Grand Prix and admits his team is not... read more »

McLaren's Sporting Director tells Sky Sports Online about the team's new car, life after Lewis at Woking, and their expectatons for the new season... read more »

McLaren Sporting Director Sam Michael expects the 2013 Formula 1 campaign to be a fiercely competitive affair, having witnessed a number of impressive performances throughout... read more »

Sam Michael predicts that a competitive F1 season lies ahead base on pre-season testing read more »

Sam Michael believes it will be "extremely tight" during qualifying in Melbourne, but he is confident McLaren "will be in the mix"... read more »

McLaren sporting director Sam Michael says Formula 1 is poised for an intensely competitive season. read more »

McLaren sporting director Sam Michael predicts the 2013 season will be "incredible close" after the conclusion of pre-season testing read more »

Sporting director Sam Michael admits it has "been a pleasure" to see how quickly Sergio Perez adapted to the McLaren way... read more »