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18 Nov 2008: Meet Sean Mills: a model F1 fan

To long-time F1 fan Sean Mills, making figures to add extra detail to his model cars was the start of something special – making collectable figurines, with Lewis Hamilton his latest project. Brits on Pole caught up with him by email.

17 Nov 2008: A1GP: Team GB does the right thing

Double podium scoring Danny Watts is definitely back in the car for the British team in the latest round of the international A1GP series, due to be held at Malaysia’s Sepang circuit this weekend

14 Nov 2008: Over the white line: Lewis’ biggest challenge yet

Now the F1 season’s come to a close we’ve decided to experiment with a new weekly feature that rounds up a lot of the lesser-spotted stories from the week’s news and sport coverage.

13 Nov 2008: F1: Report says Donington planning decision delayed

The Evening Standard has reported that the Donington Park planning application will now not be settled before January 27.

13 Nov 2008: Opinion: What more can Danny Watts do to prove himself?

What? You mean A1 Team Great Britain hasn’t immediately signed up double-podium-sitting Danny Watts for the whole of the rest of the 2008/09 season? Come on, Katie Clements! Give the guy the drive…

13 Nov 2008: Five tips for fantasy F1 success in 2009

And so our year in McLaren’s Grand Prix League competition comes to an end. We had fun, did moderately well – and learned a few handy lessons for next year. Here they are.

7 Nov 2008: F1: Will Force India shake-up give di Resta his chance?

A major shake-up at Force India has seen the departure of its engine supplier, team principal and technical director – could the drivers be next? And, if so, will it be Paul di Resta who gets his F1 break?

7 Nov 2008: Bernie: Even Lewis can’t save British GP if Donington fails

Bernie Ecclestone has told British F1 fans that not even a home champion will be enough to save their grand prix in 2010 should Donington Park fail to meet its obligation to stage the event.

7 Nov 2008: RoC: Could DC possibly get a turbo-charged Hamilton boost?

The story about Lewis Hamilton featuring at this year’s Race of Champions just refuses to go away – despite receiving absolutely no public encouragement whatsoever from the driver or his team.

7 Nov 2008: Hamilton: “British fans’ support helps me discount racists”

Lewis Hamilton, 2008 F1 world champion, has said he doesn’t find racist abuse aimed at him funny in the least – but he has thanked his UK fans for supporting him through such negativity.

 
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