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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

September 10, 2012: Martin Whitmarsh says he is not in a rush to end speculation over Lewis Hamilton's future, insisting his win in Monza is proof that it isn't a distraction

September 10, 2012: McLaren chairman Ron Dennis believes Lewis Hamilton's victory in the Italian Grand Prix strengthens McLaren's negotiating position over a new contract

September 9, 2012: Jenson Button is expecting McLaren to face stiff competition from its rivals at the Italian Grand Prix, with Felipe Massa and Sebastian Vettel two of the drivers he is wary of

September 3, 2012: Jenson Button has classed his title chances as "a massive long shot", but said his victory at the Belgian Grand Prix was proof of how quickly the title situation could change

September 3, 2012: McLaren boss Martin Whitmarsh believes Sunday's first corner accident at the Belgian Grand Prix has acted as a wake-up call to how dangerous Formula One can be

August 31, 2012: McLaren team principal Martin Whitmarsh is confident his team managed to learn something from Friday practice despite very limited running

August 30, 2012: Jenson Button will only start to think about helping team-mate Lewis Hamilton win the title this year if it becomes mathematically impossible for him to be champion

August 30, 2012: McLaren team principal Martin Whitmarsh says Lewis Hamilton's future at the team will be decided in "short order"

August 30, 2012: McLaren will not introduce a double DRS device at the Belgium Grand Prix but will feature a number of visual updates in free practice on Friday

August 27, 2012: Martin Whitmarsh says McLaren is still using Lewis Hamilton's victory in Hungary as motivation that it can challenge for both championships