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 »

McLaren's Sporting Director, Sam Michael, has finally confirmed the widely expected news that former Technical Director Paddy Lowe will move to rivals Mercedes in 2014.... read more »

McLaren's Sporting Director Sam Michael talks to Sky Sports News about how testing has been going, how Sergio Perez is settling into the team and how they will deal with... read more »

McLaren Sporting Director Sam Michael looks ahead to what the 2013 F1 season has in store for the Vodafone McLaren Mercedes team - including a new team line up, regulation... read more »

McLaren's sporting director Sam Michael doesn't expect the order to change at the front of the grid, with McLaren, Red Bull and Ferrari leading the way. He does... read more »

Sam Michael admits McLaren need to up their game if they hope to take the fight to Red Bull and Ferrari this season... read more »

McLaren's Sam Michael admits that the team has had to work on the errors that cost it success in 2013, but insists that there is more to winning than personal perfection. read more »

McLaren Formula 1 test driver Oliver Turvey is joined on the AUTOSPORT Stage with KX by his Jota team boss Sam Hignett to look ahead to an ELMS LMP2 assault in 2013. read more »

McLaren sporting director Sam Michael hopes Pirelli does not go too conservative in its 2013 tyres, as he reckons it would hurt the show read more »

Sam Michael says McLaren won't dwell on the departure of Lewis Hamilton when he heads to Mercedes for the 2013 F1 season read more »

McLaren's sporting director Sam Michael says the team will "move on quickly" from the loss of Lewis Hamilton in 2013 read more »

The pecking order at the top of the table won't change much in 2013, McLaren sporting director Sam Michael believes... read more »

McLaren aren't expecting any massive changes to the pecking order next season, with sporting director Sam Michael admitting he fully expects McLaren, Red Bull and Ferrari... read more »

McLaren's sporting director Sam Michael believes the pecking order will not change in the 2013 season, with his team, Red Bull and Ferrari fighting for the titles read more »

Sporting director Sam Michael believes McLaren can start 2013 on a winning note read more »

McLaren's sporting director Sam Michael says the team's confidence will be high at the start of 2013 having ended this season with back-to-back victories read more »

Sam Michael is confident that his McLaren's strong finish to the 2012 will stand them in good stead heading into next season. read more »

Sporting director Sam Michael says that McLaren is hoping to pick up where it left off in Austin and Interlagos by winning the opening round of the 2013 F1 world championship. read more »

McLaren Sporting Director Sam Michael is optimistic that the team will be able to fight at the front of the field from the very first race in Australia next season, with... read more »

McLaren sporting director Sam Michael thinks it is too early to judge whether Pirelli's 2013-spec tyres are easier to use, despite an encouraging first run in Brazil. read more »

McLaren technical director Sam Michael believes that the gap to Red Bull is not always that big and can be bridged - at certain circuits... read more »

McLaren are confident they have the race pace to challenge Red Bull in India on Sunday, despite the Woking duo of Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button qualifying some three tenths... read more »