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25 Apr 2008: F1: in the last few hours of the transfer window…

Having got home from holiday and sat down to update the site, we were alarmed to learn we were in the last few hours of the transfer window for McLaren’s Grand Prix League fantasy F1 competition.

25 Apr 2008: F1: Brundle’s views on the season so far

There’s an interesting analysis by Martin Brundle on the ITV F1 website, covering what he thinks of the season so far – and what he thinks might be the hot prospects for the next few races.

25 Apr 2008: F1: what goes around comes around

Like many other people we were interested to read this quote from Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo asked whether he was planning to sign Fernando Alonso in 2009.

25 Apr 2008: F1: asking rather too much of Giancarlo Fisichella

We came across a very earnest and worthy press release from rapidly up-and-coming F1 team Force India today that made us die with laughter – for all the wrong reasons.

25 Apr 2008: F1: perhaps we’ve just led sheltered lives…

…but we can’t work out what on earth The Telegraph thinks its old mate Max Mosley’s been up to now. Take a look at this screengrab from its website.

25 Apr 2008: F1: Mosley will not attend Barcelona GP, but will be at Monaco

Beleagured motorsport boss Max Mosley has announced that he plans to attend the Monaco Grand Prix in two weeks time. The appearance will follow his absence at the Bahrain Grand Prix, where he was reportedly asked to stay away for fear of offending that country’s royal family, and the Barcelona Grand Prix, where a friendly crown prince of Jordan, HRH Prince Feisal Al Hussein, has come to his aid by inviting him to a rallying event instead.

25 Apr 2008: F1: Hamilton returns to Barcelona circuit as anti-racism campaign is launched

It’s the Spanish Grand Prix weekend – and the launch of the FIA’s much-anticipated anti-racism campaign announced after British driver Lewis Hamilton suffered racist abuse from fans at the circuit during testing in February.

24 Apr 2008: Keep up with Ryan Dalziel via his new website

Ryan Dalziel’s a Scottish racing driver whose open-wheel racing career we were following while he was driving for the Pacific Coast Motorsport team in the now-defunct Champ Car series. Now he’s switched to the Grand Am Rolex Sports Car Series we’ll probably be writing about him a bit less – but if you want to keep in touch with his career, you can do so via his newly-revamped website.

21 Apr 2008: Wrecked Bond car: could happen to anyone, mate…

Brits on Pole is back from its holiday – and before we get back to srs bzns, including Danica Patrick’s IndyCar win and the Barcelona Grand Prix previews, here’s a little light relief. This is one for every single person who has ever had an embarrassing motor accident – pity this poor professional driver who has managed to completely total James Bond’s Aston Martin after losing it on a slippery bend.

7 Apr 2008: F1: When The Telegraph deserts Mosley, he must be in trouble…

How things change in the space of a week. Especially The Telegraph’s editorial line on Max Mosley, it seems.

 
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