Brits on Pole

Tappy thrives in switch to GT3 racing despite Silverstone disappointment

On Sunday Brits on Pole was at a rainy Silverstone for the Blancpain Endurance Series, where a number of drivers we've regularly covered in single-seaters were in action. They included ex-Superleague Formula race-winner Duncan Tappy who qualified his McLaren MP4-12C third. We caught up with Duncan before and after the race in the ART Grand Prix garage. As days at the office go, Sunday at Silverstone counted as one of the rougher ones for Duncan Tappy. With only minutes left in a three-hour endurance race, a near-certain podium disappeared in the split second it took an electrical fault to strike down ...

Status GP signs Alice Powell to race in GP3 this season

BWRDC gold star winner and 2010 Formula Renault BARC champion Alice Powell will race in this year's GP3 series for front-running team Status GP. [caption id="attachment_30066" align="alignright" width="199" caption="Alice Powell will drive for Status GP this season"][/caption] The 19-year-old took part in Silverstone testing for the team last week, alongside British Formula Three National Class champion Kotaro Sakurai and second-year driver Marlon Stockinger. A member of the BRDC's Rising Star scheme, Powell was runner-up in last October's MRF Delhi Championship held in support of the Formula One Indian Grand Prix. She said: "I am delighted to join Status GP for my step up into ...

Bacheta takes second win to sweep F2 opening weekend

A second Silverstone victory for Luciano Bacheta on Sunday meant the 21-year-old emerged from Formula Two's opening weekend with the clear early lead in the championship. [caption id="attachment_30058" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Luciano Bacheta celebrates his double victory"][/caption] Romania's Mihai Marinescu drove flawlessly to lead most of the race, but the Essex driver stayed with him as the rest of the field fell back, and with a lap to go he made his move going into Brooklands. With his nose finally in front, Bacheta ensured his rival was unable to use his overboost to retake the lead on the last circuit and wrapped up a ...

Rosberg wins in China, but Hamilton and Button lead the championship

McLaren's Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton served as bridesmaids on Nico Rosberg's big day as the Mercedes driver finally broke his duck and handed the Silver Arrows their first win since the days of Fangio. Rosberg gave a demonstration of how, for this race at least, Mercedes had solved its problems with tyre wear by securing a commanding victory with a two-stop strategy against rivals who mostly used three. A possible one-two finish for the team was lost when Michael Schumacher was sent out from his pit stop with a wheel not properly attached, forcing a retirement before the lap was out. Behind ...

Second is enough as Quaife-Hobbs retains Auto GP lead in Morocco

Adrian Quaife-Hobbs remains the clear leader of the Auto GP championship despite narrowly missing out in a thrilling battle for victory on the Circuit Moulay El Hassan in Marrakech. [caption id="attachment_30048" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Campana (right) and Quaife-Hobbs do battle in Morocco"][/caption] In the first of the weekend's races, the Tonbridge racer spent the last five laps battling side-by-side with Italian Formula Three champion Sergio Campana before falling less than 0.2sec short at the line. Pitting early after starting the race on worn tyres, Quaife-Hobbs was the beneficiary when former GP2 driver and closest championship rival Pål Varhaug stalled during his pit stop and ...

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Tappy thrives in switch to GT3 racing despite Silverstone disappointment

Status GP signs Alice Powell to race in GP3 this season

Bacheta takes second win to sweep F2 opening weekend

Rosberg wins in China, but Hamilton and Button lead the championship

Second is enough as Quaife-Hobbs retains Auto GP lead in Morocco

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