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1 Nov 2008: SLF: Reds renew rivalry with AC Milan

Liverpool and AC Milan, rivals on the football field, are shaping up as close competitors on the racetrack too after the Reds’ Adrian Valles beat the Italian team’s representative Robert Doornbos to size pole in Superleague Formula’s Vallelunga race one.

1 Nov 2008: F1: Massa pole piles pressure on Hamilton

Fans cheering on Lewis Hamilton’s title challenge face a nervous start to the Brazilian Grand Prix as the British driver was only able to qualify fourth, behind title rival Felipe Massa who took a dominant pole position.

1 Nov 2008: F1 in 2008: sign up for a free Brits on Pole e-book

If you’ve enjoyed the live blogs, the race reports and the ‘six word’ summaries we’ve produced for each race, we’re collecting them all together in a downloadable e-book that will be available as soon as we’ve incorporated our Brazilian Grand Prix coverage into the work so far.

31 Oct 2008: F1: DC wears white for F1 swansong

Do not adjust your television sets: David Coulthard’s Red Bull Racing car has been repainted white for the final race of his career to promote spinal cord injury charity Wings for Life.

30 Oct 2008: F1: Just another day at the office for Hamilton and Massa

Championship rivals Lewis Hamilton and Felipe Massa spent the pre-Brazilian Grand Prix Thursday press conference competing to out-cool each other about their title prospects and the pressure of the season climax.

28 Oct 2008: IRL: Surfers Paradise video highlights

See Sheffield’s Justin Wilson blast past Marco Andretti, Will Power throw away a certain victory, and fellow Aussie Ryan Briscoe take the chequered flag in front of his home fans.

27 Oct 2008: F1: Last dance for DC in BA

David Coulthard, who will make his F1 farewell in Brazil this weekend, has grabbed some early South American seat time by demonstrating his Red Bull Racing car to at least 80,000 cheering fans in the Argentine capital Buenos Aires.

26 Oct 2008: IRL: Aussie Briscoe rules as season finally ends

Almost two months after Scott Dixon wrapped up the 2008 IndyCar championship in Chicago, the series has run its final race of the season – a non-points holiday jaunt to Surfers Paradise in Australia.

19 Oct 2008: SLF: Liverpool take their second win

Liverpool’s Adrian Valles took his second victory of the inaugural Superleague Formula season at Estorial in Portugal, but there was disappointment for the other British clubs and drivers in the football-themed championship’s fourth round.

19 Oct 2008: F1: Hamilton on the brink of glory after China win

Lewis Hamilton outclassed his rivals in the Chinese Grand Prix to win a race that was short of action but full of significance for both the drivers’ and constructors’ championships.

 
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