Author: Andy Darley
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F1: Bernie shafts BRDC, moves British GP to Donington Park
With celebrations already under way to mark Silverstone’s 60th anniversary, Bernie Ecclestone pulled the rug out from under the Northamptonshire circuit by announcing the British Grand Prix will move to Donington Park from 2010.
Tagged as: Bernie Ecclestone, BRDC, British Grand Prix, Donington Park, Lee Gill, Max Mosley, Silverstone, Simon Gillett
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F1: A lap of Silverstone with Nick Heidfeld
The combined glories of YouTube and computer simulation allow BMW Sauber’s Nick Heidfeld to talk us around a lap of Silverstone, highlighting his favourite corners and which bits of the circuit can be taken flat out.
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Driveless Franchitti can take his pick of American racing series
It’s alright for some – while several IndyCar teams struggle for sponsorship or dream in vain of adding a second car, Chip Ganassi would apparently only need to snap his fingers to put Dario Franchitti into a funded race seat.
Tagged as: Andretti Green Racing, Chip Ganassi, Dario Franchitti, Felix Sabates, IndyCar Series, NASCAR
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F1: DC is retiring – and that’s official
Well, no sooner had we said “we’ll believe it when we see it” than we saw it – David Coulthard has announced he is to retire from F1 at the end of this season.
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Is Coulthard about to announce his retirement?
Veteran F1 racer David Coulthard will take part in a press conference at 3pm today as part of the run-up to the British Grand Prix – and the BBC is far from alone in speculating he will use it to announce his retirement. But there seems precious little evidence to back it up.
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GP2: Silverstone experience will give me edge, says Conway
With testing and practice time cut to the bone in GP2, Mike Conway reckons his experience on the Silverstone circuit will serve him well when race day comes.
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Sponsorship woes kill off Franchitti’s NASCAR season
Dario Franchitti’s debut NASCAR Sprint Cup campaign, already disrupted by poor results, broken bones and failures to qualify for races, is now over for good after team owner Chip Ganassi shut him down due to lack of sponsorship.
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F1: How pitstop protocols are helping sick children
There’s a wonderful story now running on the official Formula One site about how a couple of doctors teamed up with McLaren and Ferrari to plug a gap in their procedures that was putting sick children at risk.
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IRL: It’s been agony, says Howard as he returns to racing
Jay Howard, the rookie driver dropped by Roth Racing in the run-up to the Indianapolis 500, will return to action next weekend at Watkins Glen.