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February 17, 2013: McLaren team principal and Formula One Teams' Association chairman Martin Whitmarsh believes a number of teams face a "tough" future in the sport

February 9, 2013: Martin Whitmarsh has warned that there are too many pay drivers in Formula One at the moment and that drivers remaining in junior categories for long periods of time are clogging up the system

February 7, 2013: McLaren boss Martin Whitmarsh has warned that Formula One needs to stop its infighting over issues such as the Concorde Agreement and the introduction of a new engine formula if it is to attract new sponsors and car manufacturers over the coming years

January 31, 2013: McLaren team principal Martin Whitmarsh is confident the attributes of his new driver pairing of Jenson Button and Sergio Perez will work in harmony to push the car forward on a technical level

January 31, 2013: McLaren team principal Martin Whitmarsh has stressed the importance of ruling out mistakes and reliability issues this year and is confident the MP4-28, launched on Thursday, has addressed those issues

January 31, 2013: McLaren team principal Martin Whitmarsh says technical director Paddy Lowe will remain at the team for 2013 but admitted his future after that is uncertain

January 18, 2013: Formula One teams have reduced their carbon emissions by 7% between 2009 and 2011 according to figures from the Formula One Teams' Association (FOTA)

January 10, 2013: Martin Whitmarsh has promised Sergio Perez he will not be seen as a number two to Jenson Button at McLaren this season

January 9, 2013: Martin Whitmarsh says he has been impressed by Sergio Perez so far and says the chance to turn him in to a world champion is "exciting"

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