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Beer an added motivation for McLaren mechanics

McLaren's sporting director Sam Michael has taken a refreshing approach to his Formula One team's pitstop problems by promising that the beers will be on him once the crew average three seconds a stop.

Williams F1 make technical changes

Williams technical director Sam Michael and chief aerodynamicist Jon Tomlinson will leave their positions at the end of 2011, the Formula One team said on Tuesday.

Williams revert to old wings after Monaco crashes

Williams will revert to older versions of their front wing in Turkey this weekend after both of the Formula One team's cars crashed at the last race in Monaco.

Head hands over in Williams reshuffle

Australian Sam Michael took over from Patrick Head as Williams technical director in a restructuring accelerated by the Formula One team's disappointing start to the season.

Head hands over in Williams reshuffle

Heidfeld tests for Williams

Scattered showers marred Nick Heidfeld's test drive for Williams in southern Spain.

Montoya fastest on new Williams' test debut

Chief operations engineer Sam Michael said Williams, runners-up to Ferrari last season, were "already miles in front of where we were last year".

We got it wrong, say Williams

Williams pushed their luck and paid the price in Sunday's Spanish Formula One Grand Prix as Juan Pablo Montoya and Ralf Schumacher wrestled with brake problems.