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24 Aug 2008: F1: European Grand Prix in six words

Not much happened on track in Valencia, but Ferrari’s pitlane perils and Lewis Hamilton’s near-withdrawal on health grounds meant there was still plenty to talk about. As usual, we’ve compressed the performance of each driver and team down to just six words.

24 Aug 2008: F1: Davidson views glass as half-full

Anthony Davidson remains optimistic about a return to Formula One racing next season, saying that he is receiving interest from teams looking for race drivers as well as testers.

24 Aug 2008: F1: European Grand Prix live blog

We’re venturing into a whole new scenario at Valencia for the first-ever European Grand Prix to be held in this city – and we’re expecting an exciting race.

24 Aug 2008: GP2: Pantano preserves lead through eventful weekend

Lucas di Grassi’s Campos team is celebrating after his win in Valencia handed a double to the Spanish team. He followed in the footsteps of team-mate Vitaly Petrov, who took an unexpected victory in the feature race when leader Giorgio Pantano ran out of fuel.

22 Aug 2008: F1: Raikkonen sets early Valencia pace

Jenson Button and Fernando Alonso were fast, but Kimi Raikkonen was fastest in Friday practice as drivers concentrated on coming to terms with the dusty, unfamiliar, concrete-lined Valencia Street Circuit.

21 Aug 2008: F1: European Grand Prix preview

This weekend sees round 12 of the Formula One World Championship – and there’s still everything to play for in both the drivers’ and constructors’ battles with the top three drivers separated by a mere 12 points.

21 Aug 2008: F1: when to catch the European Grand Prix in the UK

Wondering what time to get yourself in front of the telly or radio for the latest round in the F1 championship? Here are the broadcast times for the stations covering the European Grand Prix in the UK.

21 Aug 2008: F1: weather report for Valencia

At time of writing it’s due to be sunny for practice and race day at Valencia, but heavy showers are forecast for qualifying. Click through for more details…

21 Aug 2008: F1: Regulator accepts ITV’s apology for Brundle’s ‘pikey’ remark

The broadcasting regulator Ofcom says it intends to take no further action after ITV apologised for Martin Brundle’s use of the word ‘pikey’ during the run-in to the Canadian Grand Prix.

3 Aug 2008: F1: Hungarian Grand Prix live blog

This weekend’s race is McLaren’s to lose – can they manage it?

 
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