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20 May 2009: F1: User guide to the Monaco Grand Prix

Following the racing this weekend? Here’s all you need to know.

20 May 2009: Monaco Grand Prix shines despite F1 stormclouds

It’s not a very pleasant irony to find yourself writing a preview of the iconic Monaco Grand Prix, one of the world’s truly great motor races, while awaiting the outcome of a court case that could severely affect the future of F1.

18 May 2009: Could the BRDC sell Silverstone?

Claims that the Silverstone race circuit could be put up for sale in order to ease financial pressures on its owners have been made by a newspaper this weekend.

15 May 2009: F1: Lola jumps in – as teams and FIA fail to agree deal

It’s a good thing, really, that racecar manufacturer Lola has confirmed that it is throwing its hat into the F1 ring for 2010. Because, at the rate things are going, only a handful of the existing competitors could be there to join the prospective newcomers.

14 May 2009: F1: That Lewis Hamilton’s a diamond geezer…

McLaren drivers Lewis Hamilton and Heikki Kovalainen will be letting the Monaco Grand Prix go to their heads – by once again wearing helmets decorated with Steinmetz diamonds.

14 May 2009: F1: Litespeed is latest team to declare entry

Norfolk-based F3 team Litespeed is the latest to declare that it plans to apply for a 2010 entry to the Formula One championship – with a little help from Mike Gascoyne.

14 May 2009: How you can support Jenson Button’s London Triathlon bid

Jenson Button is asking his fans to support his London Triathlon bid in August and help him with funds and publicity for for his chosen charity.

13 May 2009: F1: What effect will a pull-out have in the UK?

If the teams and manufacturers threatening to boycott next year’s Formula One championship were to make good on that threat, how big an impact would it have on the UK’s motorsport industry?

13 May 2009: Opinion: Now Ecclestone threatens no British GP in 2010

It looks like the fears of everyone who believes this year’s British Grand Prix at Silverstone could be the last for a while are a step closer to being realised.

13 May 2009: F1: Lewis Hamilton takes on Steve McQueen

This one’s either a triumph or an outrage depending on your point of view – Lewis Hamilton and his MP4-24 dubbed into one of the all-time classic racing movies.

 
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