Sam Bird took a dominant victory in the GP2 feature race at Spa-Francorchamps to close up on championship leaders Stefano Coletti and Felipe Nasr read more »

Sam Michael has downplayed the impact of Pirelli's new tyres, saying it was "pretty neutral"... read more »

Sam Michael says McLaren wasn't aided by the new Pirelli tyres in Hungary     read more »

McLaren's sporting director Sam Michael had played down the impact of Pirelli's new tyres at the Hungarian Grand Prix read more »

Today's press conference with Pat Fry, Paul Hembery, Paddy Lowe, Tom McCullough & Sam Michael. read more »

Sam Michael, Tom McCullough, Pat Fry, Paul Hembery and Paddy Lowe attended Friday's Press Conference... read more »

McLaren sporting director Sam Michael says he believes the FIA has taken the right steps but informing the teams which conditions of tyre usage they must comply with read more »

Sam Michael insists that McLaren ran within Pirelli's guidelines during the British Grand Prix at Silverstone     read more »

Sam Michael claims McLaren ran within the camber and pressure limits set by Pirelli throughout the British GP. read more »

Ross Brawn had admitted that Sam Bird will find it difficult to get any track time with Mercedes after the decision to scrap F1's Young Driver Test. read more »

Sam Bird delivered a crucial home victory at Silverstone as championship leader Stefano Coletti retired from the GP2 feature race read more »

McLaren sporting director Sam Michael does not believe the wet weather during Friday practice for the British Grand Prix is a major setback for the team read more »

McLaren Sporting Director Sam Michael spoke to ESPNF1s Chris Medland ahead of the British GP read more »

Mercedes test driver Sam Bird admits he's disappointed he won't get to drive for the team at the Young Driver Test next month read more »

Speaking in the wake of the FIA's International Tribunal and a punishment which will only really impact test driver Sam Bird, Mercedes team principal Ross Brawn insists... read more »

Mercedes has escaped any major punishment for its involvement in the 'private' tyre test carried out by Pirelli following the Spanish Grand Prix in May. The... read more »

Sam Michael says McLaren are not yet willing to throw in the towel despite a "brutal" weekend in Canada... read more »

Montreal will hopefully be the low point of McLaren's disappointing 2013 F1 season, according to sporting director Sam Michael.     read more »

Sam Michael says McLaren were hurt by their performance in Canada after they failed to finish in the points with either car for the first time in 64 races. read more »

Nico Rosberg has insisted that it was to Pirelli's specific benefit that both he and Lewis Hamilton, rather than Mercedes reserve driver Sam Bird, drove the W04 in the... read more »

McLaren sporting director Sam Michael admits his team will struggle to add another Canadian GP victory to their tally this weekend... read more »

McLaren is standing firmly behind Sergio Perez, despite fierce criticism from his rivals in the wake of the Monaco grand prix. Former team driver Kimi Raikkonen said he wanted... read more »

McLaren are fully behind Sergio Perez's aggressive driving style according to sporting director Sam Michael, despite a wave of recent criticism leveled at the Mexican.... read more »

McLaren sporting director Sam Michael insists that there is nothing wrong with Sergio Perez's overtaking, despite criticism from rivals after... read more »

McLaren's sporting director Sam Michael says a lot of analysis will take place when the teams get to run Pirelli's new tyres in Friday practice for the Canadian Grand... read more »