Sam Bird believes his performances in this year's GP2 Series prove that he is ready to step up to F1 next season.     read more »

Sam Bird feels he has shown he deserves a chance in F1 even though he can't bring in the sort of sponsorship some drivers can... read more »

Formula 1 teams will debut a new wheel locking system from the Singapore Grand Prix onwards in an effort to avoid instances such as that of Mark Webber in Germany when his tyre... read more »

Sam Michael has said that McLaren will only be bringing minor upgrades to the forthcoming Italian Grand Prix, with the squad instead earmarking Singapore as a more appropriate... read more »

Sam Michael says McLaren will take few upgrades to Monza, with Singapore set to be the race where more development parts are introduced     read more »

Sam Michael says McLaren will bring a few minor development upgrades to Monza and expects Singapore to be the next time any team produces a major new package to their cars. read more »

British drivers shared the success across the GP2 races at Spa-Francorchamps. Sam Bird claimed his fourth win of the year for Russian Time during the feature race while James... read more »

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 »