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7 Feb 2009: F3: Turvey takes things slowly with WSR drive

Oliver Turvey is set to race in next year’s World Series by Renault championship after talk of challenging for the GP2 title failed to translate into a drive.

7 Feb 2009: F1: What odds on Honda and Button racing in 2009?

So, what do the markets think of Honda’s and Jenson Button’s chances of being on the start line in Melbourne in a couple of months’ time?

7 Feb 2009: F1: Mosley reveals British GP watching brief

The FIA could step in to secure the future of the British Grand Prix if it runs into trouble in 2010, according to a recent statement from its president Max Mosley. The only thing is, it might choose not to interfere. And, if it did, Bernie Ecclestone might not listen.

6 Feb 2009: Over the white line: ITV F1 refuses to go quietly

This week we were pleased to find ourselves being followed on Twitter by ITV F1. This is not to claim we’ve had a rare experience, or that we are special little flowers. But it does make us glad to see that the team is refusing to go quietly.

3 Feb 2009: F1: Gascoyne contests Force India dismissal

Formula One design guru Mike Gascoyne has reportedly initiated legal action against his former employers Force India after leaving the team at the end of the 2008 season.

3 Feb 2009: F1: Teddy Mayer, founder of McLaren, dies

The racing world in Britain and America is mourning the loss of a major figure this week – Teddy Mayer, the man who co-founded McLaren and who took the team to an iconic F1 world championship and Indy 500 double.

3 Feb 2009: F1: Daily Mail gets right behind Jenson Button – not

Some of our readers may be aware that the mid-market British newspaper The Daily Mail often has an unfortunate tendency to view life’s glass as half-empty – most recently in regard to the career of one Jenson Button…

3 Feb 2009: Tiny, orange, made in the Midlands – and ready to take on Ferrari

You know the supercar market is cutting back when you can buy a Bentley that runs on chip fat – but now economy is coming flying out of the Midlands like a tiny orange bat out of hell.

30 Jan 2009: Over the white line: a sign of the times for Bentley

What is the world coming to when you have to instruct your staff to run the Bentley on used chip fat?

29 Jan 2009: SLF: Game on for 2009

Superleague Formula, the racing series featuring teams based on football clubs that ran its maiden season in 2008, has announced this year’s calendar.

 
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