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December 20, 2012: McLaren team principal Martin Whitmarsh believes the current era of Formula One is one of the toughest in the sport's history

November 27, 2012: McLaren team principal Martin Whitmarsh says McLaren has to capitalise on point-scoring opportunities better in 2013

November 26, 2012: Martin Whitmarsh admitted that he felt "very sad" at the end of the Brazilian Grand Prix after Lewis Hamilton's final race for McLaren

November 18, 2012: Ferrari has defended its decision to hit Felipe Massa with a gearbox penalty ahead of the United States Grand Prix in order to get Fernando Alonso on to the clean side of the grid for the start

November 13, 2012: McLaren has announced that it will supply the electric engine, transmission and electronics for the FIA's new Formula E series

November 9, 2012: McLaren team principal Martin Whitmarsh believes Lewis Hamilton is still torn over his decision to join Mercedes in 2013

November 5, 2012: Martin Whitmarsh does not believe McLaren's recent reliability problems are part of a wider issue with the team's systems or quality control

October 30, 2012: McLaren boss Martin Whitmarsh believes that Bernie Ecclestone's plans for a budget cap in Formula One are "unrealistic"

October 15, 2012: McLaren team principal Martin Whitmarsh has described Lewis Hamilton's drive in Korea as "heroic" as he salvaged a point despite a rear anti-roll bar failure

October 8, 2012: McLaren team principal Martin Whitmarsh says Fernando Alonso is now under "real pressure" in the championship battle and was pleased to close the gap in the standings

October 3, 2012: Martin Whitmarsh is confident Sergio Perez will be capable of challenging for victory at his first race for McLaren in Melbourne next year

October 3, 2012: McLaren is not expecting the FIA to find any issues with the flexibility of its front wing at this weekend's Japanese Grand Prix, after a report in Auto Motor und Sport said Ferrari had made a complaint to the governing body

October 3, 2012: Martin Whitmarsh believes his McLaren team put forward a higher contract offer than any driver receives on the grid when it attempted to keep Lewis Hamilton on board for 2013

October 1, 2012: McLaren team principal Martin Whitmarsh insists Lewis Hamilton will continue to receive the full support of McLaren this season despite leaving the team at the end of the year

September 28, 2012: Martin Whitmarsh says McLaren "went a long way to make a good offer" to keep Lewis Hamilton and thinks it would have been the best place for him to continue winning races

September 28, 2012: McLaren team principal Martin Whitmarsh says Sergio Perez "lacks nothing in terms of speed and commitment" after signing him to replace Lewis Hamilton

September 28, 2012: Sergio Perez will replace Lewis Hamilton at McLaren after signing a 'multi-year deal', the team has confirmed

September 24, 2012: McLaren does not believe Lewis Hamilton's brush with the wall in qualifying for the Singapore Grand Prix resulted in his gearbox failure on race day

September 18, 2012: Martin Whitmarsh says McLaren has "considerable momentum" going in to this weekend's Singapore Grand Prix after winning the last three races