Michael (left) has been under pressure after a difficult start to the season Williams technical director Sam Michael has quit his role as Mike Coughlan - the man at the heart of 2007's spy-gate ...

McLaren sporting director Sam Michael is to leave, but the team deny their technical director and chief operating officer will also depart.

Outgoing Williams Formula One team technical director Sam Michael will join McLaren-Mercedes in 2012 in the role of sporting director.

Sam Michael looks back on the 2009 F1 season for Williams and also reflects on the future prospects for the team ...

Michael’s F1 career began with Lotus in 1993, before he joined Jordan and eventually moved on to Williams, where in 2004 he succeeded Patrick Head as the Grove outfit’s Technical Director.

McLaren sporting director Sam Michael is to leave, but the team deny their technical director and chief operating officer will also depart.

McLaren Sporting Director Sam Michael will leave the team at the end of the season after resigning earlier in the year. A McLaren spokesman formally confirmed that Michael, who joined McLaren from ...