News Details
McLaren Beat ‘Big' Rivals To Sign This Young Talent
McLaren had to compete against “big” F1 rivals to sign FIA European karting champion Ugo Ugochukwu last month, according to Zak Brown. READ: Ex-F1 Driver Certain Lewis Hamilton Is Nearing Retirement Commenting on the signing this week, Brown revealed that Ugochukwu had a few offers from different F1 teams. “There was interest from a couple of other teams — some of the big ones,” Brown said, as quoted by RACER.com. “I think he’s got a great racing pedigree — Andreas [Seidl] and I spoke about it quite a bit — so we did have to put some work into it because if he wasn’t going to sign with McLaren he was definitely going to have a Formula 1 relationship and he had a couple...
Full Story »
Full Story »
4y ago from Formula1News.co.uk
0
You May Also Be Interested In...
Was Ugochukwu also on Red Bull or Mercedes list?...
McLaren recently surprised with the acquisition of Ugo Ugochukwu. The...
4y ago from GPBlog.com
McLaren beat ‘big' F1 teams to sign Ugochukwu
Zak Brown says McLaren beat big Formula 1 teams to the signature of...
4y ago from PlanetF1.com
McLaren fought off rival interest in US karting star...
McLaren had to beat a number of its Formula 1 rivals to sign young...
4y ago from Racer.com
McLaren fought F1 rivals over US karting star Ugochukwu
McLaren had to contend with a few of its F1 rivals to secure the...
4y ago from F1i.com
Elsewhere On The Network
Popular On MGPToday.com
Jorge Martin confirms decision to remain with Aprilia...
Reigning MotoGP World Champion Jorge Martin has reversed his decision to...
1h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Yamaha V4 engine ‘two seconds slower' than...
Yamaha rider Alex Rins revealed that the manufacturer’s V4 project is...
5h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Yamaha's V4 MotoGP engine "not fast enough,”...
No description available...
4h ago from Motorsport.com
Enea Bastianini in, Franco Morbidelli out for MotoGP...
No description available...
1d ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On IndyCarToday.com
IndyCar Iowa – Race 1 Results
The first race of IndyCar’s double-header weekend from Iowa Speedway...
22h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Taylor Barnard rejected McLaren IndyCar and WEC offers...
Taylor Barnard has turned down the chance to race for Arrow McLaren in...
23h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Arrow McLaren's Nolan Siegel cleared to race in Toronto
No description available...
27m ago from Motorsport.com
Ed Carpenter Racing announces new Westfield...
No description available...
1d ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On TotalWRC.com
Sudden failure forces Adrien Fourmaux out of Rally...
No description available...
1d ago from Motorsport.com
Why Adrian Newey “goes to another office” to avoid...
No description available...
1d ago from Motorsport.com
Sebastien Ogier spurns WRC title fight despite flurry...
No description available...
1d ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On GunnersToday.com
Bayern Munich would prefer a move for Liverpool star...
Bayer Munich reportedly prefer to sign Luis Diaz from Liverpool over...
47m ago from SportsKeeda.com
'It's sad when fans are making a player's life...
Former Arsenal midfielder Anders Limpar has asserted that Noni Madueke is...
1h ago from SportsKeeda.com
Talks 'in London' taking place 'every single minute'...
Fabrizio Romano says that talks are still ongoing in London as Arsenal...
3h ago from CaughtOffside.com
Sporting CP fans unveil anti-Viktor Gyokeres banners...
Portuguese giants Sporting CP's fans expressed their frustration over star...
2h ago from SportsKeeda.com
Comments
Hottest News
Ferrari considering radical McLaren step involving Fred...
The Italian media have claimed that a radical... Read More »
46m ago from RacingNews365.com
Revealed: The major Ferrari change being trialled at...
Ferrari is hosting a filming day at the Mugello... Read More »
4h ago from RacingNews365.com
10 years on: Remembering Jules Bianchi, modern F1's biggest...
July 17 marks the 10th anniversary of the tragic... Read More »
47m ago from MotorsportWeek.com
