McLaren planning "kind of B-spec" upgrade before F1 summer break McLaren started the 2023 season with a draggy car after taking the wrong direction in floor development last winter. Motorsport · Mar 30, 2023
McLaren lands senior Aston F1 aerodynamicist amid aggressive recruitment push In the wake of the restructuring of its technical department last week which included the departure of technical director James Key and confirmation that former Ferrari man David Sanchez will join in 2024, McLaren has been pushing hard to sign further top-level personnel. Autosport · Mar 28, 2023
F1: McLaren announce team shake-up after miserable start to 2023 season McLaren announced the departure of technical director James Key on Thursday after the Formula One team failed to score a point in the first two races of the season. Evening Standard · Mar 23, 2023
Why McLaren's revamp is not just about its 2023 F1 car struggles It often happens in F1 that lacklustre performance from a new car triggers the departure of the senior technical figures that pulled it together. Autosport · Mar 23, 2023
Key out, Sanchez in as McLaren restructures F1 team Off the back of a disappointing start to the 2023 campaign, with the squad having yet to score a point in the opening two grands prix of the season, McLaren has revealed a revamp of its technical department. Autosport · Mar 23, 2023
Vasseur rubbishes Mekies departure rumours, insists Ferrari is "solid" The shock resignation of senior design engineer David Sanchez last week triggered a wave of speculation that Ferrari could face fresh departures. Autosport · Mar 15, 2023
Ferrari face another major blow as key Fred Vasseur ally 'considering other F1 offers' New team principal Frederic Vasseur is facing staffing troubles already at Ferrari after a frustrating start to the F1 season for the Scuderia at the Bahrain Grand Prix Daily Mirror · Mar 13, 2023
Ferrari suffer fresh blow as engineering chief follows Mattia Binotto out of the door Ferrari could do with some stability in Frederic Vasseur's first few months in charge of the historic F1 team, but instead they must now replace one of their top engineers Daily Mirror · Mar 9, 2023
I was shooting coke between chapters of Dostoevsky – but eventually books would save me from addiction At first, I could hardly get through a novel. But slowly reading – and writing – saved me from a life of drugs, rehab and jail The Guardian - UK · Feb 5, 2022
All Day Is a Long Time by David Sanchez review – a lost youth redeemed A semi-autobiographical novel of trauma and addiction offers hope for narrator, author and reader The Guardian - UK · Jan 30, 2022