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17 Apr 2009: F1: Button was offered Piquet’s Renault seat

Flavio Briatore has inadvertently revealed that he attempted to recruit Jenson Button to Renault for the 2009 season, presumably at the expense of the under-performing Nelson A Piquet.

17 Apr 2009: A1GP: Financial crisis stalls Team GBR

The company that runs A1GP’s Team GBR has gone into administration, forcing the series to put together a makeshift squad to run the car at Portimao last weekend.

16 Apr 2009: Britain loses the Race of Champions

The Race of Champions event, held at Wembley for the last two years, is taking a trip to China in November.

16 Apr 2009: Donington out of action for five weeks over safety issues

Talks with British motorsport regulators have so far failed to provide a resolution to safety issues at the Donington Park racetrack following work to upgrade its facilities to F1 standards.

16 Apr 2009: McLaren diversifies away from F1

McLaren is to move its focus away from Formula One racing and towards production cars, according to an announcement from the company this morning.

16 Apr 2009: F1: Diffuser decision is good news for Button

The aerodynamics that provide such a fundamental part of Jenson Button’s double race-winning car are legal, according to a decision by FIA stewards yesterday.

15 Apr 2009: F1: Khan drives in Dubai but not in Portugal

Just when A1GP’s Team Pakistan seemed ready to race at last, its driver was in Dubai showcasing an F1 car that was shortly to be smashed up by a rally driver.

15 Apr 2009: A1GP: Team GBR in subdued Algarve performance

A1GP’s Team GBR managed to salvage four points from a troubled weekend at Portugal’s Portimao circuit despite putting out an announcement suggesting it had written off the remainder of the season.

13 Apr 2009: Fantasy F1: Collect those McLaren points while you can…

Dilemmas, dilemmas. Having used up our two races’ worth of introductory fantasy F1 flexibility, the picture about how the season will play out is still distressingly unclear.

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