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29 Dec 2009: No buyer for Donington Park lease means Wheatcrofts regain control

Donington Park is set to be handed back to the Wheatcroft family after no buyer could be found who was prepared to take it on in its present state.

20 Dec 2009: F1: Button loses out to Hamilton in Top Gear’s reasonably-priced car

Jenson Button’s second opportunity to put one over new team-mate Lewis Hamilton has come to naught after he was two-tenths of a second slower in Top Gear’s Reasonably-Priced Car challenge.

16 Dec 2009: F1: Renault stays on grid – but Prodrive misses out

Renault’s Oxfordshire-based F1 team has announced it will be on the 2010 grid after selling “a large stake” to a Luxembourg-based investment firm.

16 Dec 2009: Silverstone redevelopment moves forward with £10 million loan bid

Silverstone has won the financial backing of a local authority in its bid to raise £30 million for redevelopments that include a new pit and paddock complex.

13 Dec 2009: Button and Soucek make room on the sideboard for new silverware

It’s the time of year when the season’s most successful teams and drivers are making room in the trophy cabinet – and some of 2009′s more significant silverware was handed over on Friday evening.

13 Dec 2009: F1: Brawn GP team swaps cars for bikes

Members of Brawn GP squad have been proving that they are not just winners on tarmac, but can take on Britain’s finest on the cycle track too.

10 Dec 2009: GP2: Perez proves an obstacle to Chilton ambitions

The likelihood of Max Chilton making the leap from GP2 Asia to the main series with his Barwa Addax team is vanishing after it unveiled a driver pairing for 2010 that did not include him.

9 Dec 2009: F1: Silverstone experiencing record ticket sales

At bloody last. Silverstone’s Monday morning announcement that it had secured a contract to host the British Grand Prix for the next 10 years has uncorked a mass of fans desperate to finally book their race tickets.

8 Dec 2009: Franchitti, Button and Brawn win recognition at BRDC awards

At a time of year when Jenson Button is sweeping all before him, Dario Franchitti’s achievement in winning a second US IndyCar championship has been recognised by the British Racing Drivers’ Club.

7 Dec 2009: F1: Silverstone wins 17-year British Grand Prix contract

Silverstone has agreed a new contract to host the British Grand Prix from 2010, ensuring the future of Formula One in the UK for at least a decade – and tickets are already on sale.

 
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