The McLaren M2B was the McLaren team's first Formula One racing car, used during the 1966 season. It was conceived in 1965 and preceded by the M2A development car. Designed by Robin Herd, the innovative but problematic Mallite material was used in its construction. The car was powered by Ford and Serenissima engines but both lacked power and suffered from reliability issues.

Driven by team founder Bruce McLaren, the M2B had a short Grand Prix career, entering six races and starting only four. It scored the team's first point at the British Grand Prix and two more points at the United States Grand Prix.

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• ¹ - Webber was due to start second but was demoted five places due to a gearbox change.
• FriP1: McLarens split by Schumacher
• FriP2: Vettel pips Alonso in Montreal
• SatP: Four teams in the top four
• Qualifying: Hamilton storms to Montreal pole
• Race: McLaren one-two in Montreal thriller

• ¹ - Hülkenberg recorded the lap time first.
• ² - Nine drivers were given five-second time penalties post-race for for exceeding the safety car-in lap time. Apart from the drivers listed, Pedro de la Rosa (10th, + 42.414), Vitaly Petrov (11th, + 43.287), Vitantonio Liuzzi (13th, + 45.890) and Nico Hülkenberg (retired) were also given penalties.
• FriP1: Rosberg and Mercedes in front
• FriP2: Alonso pips Vettel in Valencia
• SatP: Red Bulls split by Renault
• Qualifying: Vettel beats Webber to pole in Valencia
• Race: Vettel wins amid drama in Valencia

The 2008 Hungarian Grand Prix (formally the XXIII ING Magyar Nagydíj) was a Formula One motor race held on August 3, 2008, at Hungaroring in Mogyoród, near Budapest, Hungary. It was the 11th race of the 2008 Formula One season. Contested over 70 laps, the race was won by Heikki Kovalainen for the McLaren team, from a second position start. Timo Glock finished second in a Toyota car, with Kimi Räikkönen third in a Ferrari. It marked Kovalainen's first Formula One victory, which made him the sport's 100th driver to win a World Championship race, and Glock's first podium finish.

Much of the race, however, was dominated by a duel between Lewis Hamilton and Felipe Massa, who drove for McLaren and Ferrari respectively. Hamilton started from pole position on the starting grid but was beaten at the first corner by Massa, who passed him around the outside. The two championship protagonists began a battle for the lead that was resolved when Hamilton sustained a punctured tyre just over half-way through the race, giving Massa a comfortable lead. The Ferrari's engine, however, failed with three laps of the race remaining, allowing Kovalainen to take the win.

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• FriP1: First blood to Vettel
• FriP2: Webber takes over for Red Bull
• SatP: Red Bull remain in charge
• Qualifying: Red Bull sweep to British pole
• Race: Webber untouchable at Silverstone

• FriP1: Sutil tops damp German session
• FriP2: Alonso ahead at Hockenheim
• SatP: Red Bull edge out Ferrari
• Qualifying: Vettel snatches home pole in Germany
• Race: Alonso leads Ferrari one-two in Germany

• FriP1: Red Bull out in front in Hungary
• FriP2: Red Bulls split by Alonso
• SatP: Webber leads the Red Bull charge
• Qualifying: Vettel eases to Budapest pole for Red Bull
• Race: Hungary win gives Webber title lead

The 2008 Japanese Grand Prix (formally the XXXIV Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held on October 12, 2008, at the Fuji Speedway, Oyama, Japan. It was the 16th race of the 2008 Formula One season. The race, contested over 67 laps, was won by Fernando Alonso for the Renault team from fourth position on the starting grid. Robert Kubica finished second for BMW Sauber, and Kimi Räikkönen third for Ferrari.

Lewis Hamilton, the eventual Drivers' Champion, led the Championship going into the race, and started from pole position alongside Räikkönen. Hamilton's McLaren teammate Heikki Kovalainen began from third, next to Alonso. At the first corner Hamilton braked late, forcing Räikkönen wide. Hamilton was later given a penalty, and was criticised by the British racing press for overly aggressive driving. Ferrari driver Felipe Massa, Hamilton's principal Championship rival, was penalised after an incident on lap two in which he touched Hamilton's car, causing it to spin. The incident dropped Hamilton to the back of the field, from where he was unable to regain a pointscoring position. Massa later collided with Sébastien Bourdais of Toro Rosso. Bourdais was penalised after the race, and demoted from sixth to tenth position. The penalty prompted widespread criticism from the racing media and ex-drivers.

The victory was Alonso's second consecutive win; he started from 15th on the grid to win the Singapore Grand Prix two weeks prior. Kubica held off a determined attack from Räikkönen in the closing laps to take second place. Massa's seventh place narrowed his gap to Hamilton in the Drivers' Championship to five points. Ferrari established a seven point lead over the McLaren team in the Constructors' Championship, with two races of the season remaining.

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• Jaime Alguersuari (10th, + 29.457) had 20 seconds added to his race time for gaining an advantage by cutting the final chicane.
• FriP1: Alonso makes the eau rouge
• FriP2: Alonso keeps his grip on Spa
• SatP: Webber leads Red Bull resurgence
• Qualifying: Webber and Hamilton on Spa front row
• Race: Advantage Hamilton after Spa thriller

The Brabham BT49 (pronounced /ˈbræbəm/) is a Formula One racing car designed by South African Gordon Murray for the British Brabham team. The BT49 competed in the 1979 to 1982 Formula One World Championships and was used by Brazilian driver Nelson Piquet to win his first World Championship in 1981.

The car was initially designed in 1979 as a short notice replacement for the team's Alfa Romeo-engined BT48, after Brabham team owner Bernie Ecclestone decided to end his relationship with the Italian engine manufacturer. The BT49 was created in only six weeks using elements of the BT48 chassis together with the widely used Cosworth DFV engine. It is a single seater with an open cockpit and exposed wheels. The monocoque chassis is made from aluminium alloy and carbon fibre composites. The car was fitted with controversial hydropneumatic suspension and water-cooled brakes at different points in its life.

The BT49 was updated over four seasons taking a total of seven wins, six poles and 135 points. Seventeen were eventually built, most of which survive today. Some are used successfully in historic motorsport; Christian Glaesel won the 2005 FIA Historic Formula One Championship driving a BT49D.

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• FriP1: Vettel splits McLarens at Monza
• FriP2: Vettel to the fore in Italy
• SatP: Hamilton pips Vettel for P1 at Monza
• Qualifying: Alonso delivers Monza pole for Ferrari
• Race: Alonso back in the hunt after Monza win