Never satisfied: Interview with Martin Whitmarsh
Martin Whitmarsh is a busy man these days. Not only is he in charge of McLaren's F1 team, but he also has the GT project and FOTA on his mind. But, as he tells AUTOSPORT, ambition drives him
For a man who confesses that he will not be satisfied until McLaren wins every single race and championship, there is much to be said for the fact that team principal Martin Whitmarsh exudes an air of quiet confidence as the countdown continues to the start of the 2011 season.
It is hard to believe that McLaren - the second most successful team in F1 history - has not won a constructors' title since 1998. In that same period, it has only powered two men to the drivers' crown - Mika Hakkinen in 1998/1999 and Lewis Hamilton in 2008.
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Jonathan Noble is Motorsport.com’s Formula 1 editor. Having graduated from University of Sussex Jonathan worked for sports news agency Collings Sports reporting on F1, F3, touring cars and other sports, with articles appearing in The Daily Telegraph, The Independent, Reuters, Autosport and other publications. In 1999 he moved to Haymarket Publishing to become a senior editor at Autosport Special Projects, and one year later he became Autosport’s grand prix editor. In 2015 he moved to Motorsport Network, becoming the F1 editor for Motorsport.com. He is also a member of the Guild of Motoring Writers, and sits on the FIA Media Council.
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