Author: Andy Darley
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F1: Whitmarsh denies it’s McLaren against the world
Disturbing signs that the McLaren F1 team might be developing a siege mentality began to emerge after the French Grand Prix saw their drivers weighed down under an avalanche of penalties that effectively smothered their hopes.
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F1: French Grand Prix in six words
Raikkonen’s mechanical woes and Trulli’s desperate defending meant that what might have been a processional race retained interest to the end. Here are our six word summaries of how all the drivers and teams performed.
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GP2: Arden triumph in slippery sprint
Mike Conway’s hopes of a second victory from pole position were dashed at a wet and slippery Magny-Cours, where success went to the teams that made the right tyre choices and the drivers who were best at sticking to the track.
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F1: Victory for Massa in France
Felipe Massa won the French Grand Prix and moves into the championship lead after a broken exhaust pipe half-way through the race derailed what seemed like a certain Kimi Raikkonen victory.
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IRL: Another practice smash for Wheldon
For the second race in a row, Dan Wheldon was forced to qualify in the spare Target Chip Ganassi racing car after an accident during practice – this time because a spinning car collected his as it crashed.
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GP2: Pantano wins feature race, Conway earns sprint pole
Twice in GP2’s French feature race the leader retired with mechanical problems – gifting Giorgio Pantano the win and Mike Conway the eighth place that will put him on pole for the sprint race.
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F1: Disappointed Hamilton makes best of French qualifying
Lewis Hamilton will start the French Grand Prix from 13th place – the best position available in the face of Ferrari domination and the 10-place penalty imposed for his Canada pitlane error, but still a disappointment to him.
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IRL: Floods, fuel and fast racing in Iowa
Chaos, controversy and calamity – the IndyCar series is facing them all as it travels to the Iowa Speedway this weekend for the Iowa Corn Indy 250.
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IRL: Howard still out in the cold at Roth Racing
Another weekend, another IndyCar race – but still no word from Roth Racing on the fate of rookie driver Jay Howard, who will miss his fourth consecutive race this Sunday in Iowa.
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A1GP: First video of new Ferrari race car
Ferrari’s new car for the A1GP World Cup of Motorsport 2008/09 season is undergoing intensive testing at the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari in Imola.