2012 McLaren MP4-27 LAUNCH Photos – Formula One 2012 Season

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2012 Schedule Released

The 2012 Formula 1 season debut is getting closer and closer. McLaren F1 is almost ready to present its car for the 2012 season. Until then please take a look at a great video preview available in the above embedded Youtube video.

The Australian Grand Prix is the first race of the season, scheduled for March 18 at Albert Park in Melbourne. It is the the 2nd major sports event hosted by Australian in this first part of 2012. AS you probably know the 2012 Australian Open tennis Grand Slam is currently unfolding at Melbourne Park.

The 2012 F1 schedule continues with the Malaysian GP, Chinese GP and Bahrain GP until McLaren F1 an the other constructors return to Spain for the Gran Premio de Espana Santander. The most spectacular GP of them all, Grand Prix de Monaco, follows. Next we have the Canadian GP, European GP and our home GP, the Bitish Grand Prix at Silverstone.

The 2012 season also schedules in order the German, Hungarian, Belgian and Italian GP before F1 leaves Europe for the Japanese Grand Prix. Korean GP, Indian GP, Abu Dhabi GP, United States GP and the Brazilian GP conclude a spectacular 2012 season.

Jenson Button drives McLaren F1 car in Manchester streets (Vodafone VIP)

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McLaren explain how they’ve become the first carbon-neutral team in F1

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Juke R Concept Revealed, Formula One to New Jersey, MP4-12C Nurburgring Lap, 6-series Gran Coupe

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McLaren Moving Forwards

McLaren have recently announced that they have become the first team in Formula 1 to become carbon neutral. In a sport dedicated to speed and power, this is a massive achievement, and one that will hopefully be copied by other teams in the coming seasons. The team were the first to gain the Carbon Trust Standard, in recognition of their work to reduce or offset emissions, and have continued their good work since. Their most recent changes saw a drive for efficiency at the McLaren Technology Centre, to reduce its emissions by a very impressive 1500 tonnes of carbon dioxide annually.

Team principal Martin Whitmarsh proudly announced the team’s success, and hopes other teams will shortly follow their lead. “I’m both delighted and proud that Vodafone McLaren Mercedes has become the world’s first carbon-neutral Formula 1 team,” team principal Martin Whitmarsh said. “It’s a considerable achievement: the result of a lot of hard work by a number of extremely dedicated individuals within our organisation, and a testament to our philosophy of continuous improvement within the workplace.”

McLaren are also in the process of developing hydro-electric power in both India and Brazil, to help reduce their carbon footprint. “Today’s announcement is the strongest possible proof that we’ve gone farther than any other Formula 1 team in becoming more environmentally sympathetic and efficient – an achievement that’s of great importance not only to our entire organisation but also to all our partners too,” Whitmarsh explained.

The sport in general has seen an increase in the interest shown in its impact on the environment, as it is known to design cars for their speed and power, regardless of their massive inefficiency. Fuel consumption in particular has been highlighted, and Formula 1 is in the process of redesigning its cars to make them lighter, more efficient and to have to far lower fuel consumptions than in previous years.

McLaren formula one car vs. road cars

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