After the heartbreak of 2007, Lewis Hamilton made up for it by winning in 2008. But only just. The championship that went down to the wire was decided in the final race of the season and by a mere point. Felipe Massa, who had more wins than anyone else in the season, was unlucky to have lost the title to Hamilton.

Heikki Kovalainen was the other driver for 2008 and would continue to be the second driver for 2009. He did have an okay season, but nothing to overshadow the phenomenon that is now Lewis Hamilton. With Ron Dennis' move out of the active team principal seat, there may be some adjusting to be done for the team. What's worse is that in pre-season testing, there wasn't the same spark as the car had in 2008. And then, there's KERS.

2009 saw Lewis Hamilton bag only two wins and further three podiums to finish a disappointing fifth in the Championship. With forty-nine points in the kitty for McLaren, Heikki managed to add another 22 points. The tally boosted them past Ferrari to finish third in the Constructors Championship by just a point.

For the 2010 season, McLaren had managed to bag the then reigning champion Jenson Button to partner Lewis Hamilton. This lethal combo set the track ablaze and managed to keep the Championship title within reach for a good portion of the season but Red Bull proved to be too great a force to be reckoned with and all hope slipped through their fingers.

With the same line up for 2011, McLaren is back with a vengeance and ready to end the Red Bull dominance with Ferrari looking like the only other team able to challenge them.