McLaren marked the 40th anniversary of the death of team founder Bruce McLaren on Wednesday at their Woking headquarters. McLaren, who won four Grands Prix, died on June 2, 1970 while testing a McLaren Can-Am car at Goodwood. The entire company gathered outside the McLaren Technology Centre for a minute’s silence during the afternoon.

Lotus have announced a trio of new appointments to their technical department. Mark Smith will become the team’s technical director, working under the direction of chief technical officer Mike Gascoyne, following the end of his notice period at his current team Force India. Lewis Butler will join as Lotus’s chief designer, whilst Marianne Hinson will become head of aerodynamics.

Just days after clinching second place at the Turkish Grand Prix, McLaren’s Jenson Button took time to reflect on his title-winning success of 2009 on Wednesday, as he was awarded an MBE by Her Majesty the Queen at Buckingham Palace in London. World champion Button, who took the title driving for Brawn GP, was named in the Queen’s New Year Honours list.

Sunday’s Turkish Grand Prix saw Rubens Barrichello and Nico Hulkenberg struggle home to 14th and 17th places respectively for Williams. Although a marked improvement on their double retirement at the Monaco race, it was a disappointing result for the British team, who are currently seventh in the constructors’ standings. But with the upgraded front wing set to be in place on both FW32s at the forthcoming Canadian race, technical director Sam Michael is optimistic they’ll enjoy an improved showing in Montreal…

Lewis Hamilton has won the Turkish Grand Prix from McLaren team mate Jenson Button.

After the glitz and glamour of Monaco, in Turkey the paddock focus returned to the on-track action and some thrilling support races to this weekend’s Formula One competition…

Red Bull’s Mark Webber once again took the top grid slot during qualifying for Sunday’s Turkish Grand Prix. But with McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton in second, Sebastian Vettel found himself down in third in the other RB6. Reigning world champion Jenson Button in the second McLaren and Mercedes GP’s Michael Schumacher make up the top five

After clinching second on the Istanbul Park grid and separating Red Bull team mates Mark Webber and Sebastian Vettel in the times, McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton was all smiles in Turkey on Saturday. With a long race ahead of him on Sunday, Hamilton didn’t want to predict where he might finish, but he’s not ruling out the possibility of victory just yet…

Drivers: 1. Mark Webber (Red Bull), 1m 26.295s; 2. Lewis Hamilton (McLaren), 1m 26.433s, 3.

Fresh from two successive wins in Spain and Monaco, and after notching up his third consecutive pole position at Istanbul Park on Saturday, Red Bull’s Mark Webber is looking cool, calm and collected ahead of Sunday’s Turkish Grand Prix. Webber, however, is determined not to underestimate the other drivers on the grid, especially team mate Sebastian Vettel and McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton, who will start from P2…