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31 May 2008: F1: Jenson Button’s hidden talents

Well, who knew? If motor racing ever palls for Jenson Button, he can always give endurance sports a go instead.

31 May 2008: F1 quotes: those who can…

We notice that the Top Gear blog is trailing a piece about a limited-edition Scots-designed supercar with the following snarky quote.

31 May 2008: F1: Silverstone plans jump latest hurdle

Silverstone’s new pit and paddock complex, essential in convincing Bernie Ecclestone that the old place can be hauled out of the 1970s and into the 21st century, has the latest piece in the jigsaw puzzle of permissions it will need to go ahead.

31 May 2008: Brits on Pole on tour: Vee8 guest post

If you’d like to know why we think the BBC should axe David Croft and Maurice Hamilton in 2009, sign up some new blood and, yes, even resist the temptation to bring back The Chain, then get yourselves along to the Vee8 blog, where we’ve written a guest post.

29 May 2008: Brits on Pole: the fightback begins

Time for us to admit what has happened to our team in round six of the McLaren Grand Prix League fantasy F1 competition. And, actually, things are looking up.

29 May 2008: F1: driving back to the future with Graham Hill

Night owls who are also motorsport fans have been treated to an affectionate hour-long portrait of a British racing legend this week. Graham Hill: Driven was broadcast on BBC4 on Tuesday night, but you can still catch it for a few more days at http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer. Coming as it does straight after the 2008 Monaco Grand Prix, a race which Hill made his own, it’s very difficult not to draw comparisons between the sport then and now.

28 May 2008: F1: betting round-up – who do the bookies think will win?

Six races into the season. Felipe Massa, Kimi Raikkonen and Lewis Hamilton have won two races apiece. Robert Kubica has yet to score his maiden win but says he’s fighting for the title. Which of them are the markets backing to become world champion?

27 May 2008: Legends: Graham Hill doc on BBC iPlayer for six more days

If you missed the hour-long documentary about Graham Hill, broadcast on BBC4 in the small hours of this morning, you’ve still got a few days to see it, courtesy of that handy little device the iPlayer. But get along quick…

27 May 2008: F1: DC visits NASCAR – but it’s only a visit, honest…

David Coulthard is flying out to North America in advance of the Canadian Grand Prix to visit a NASCAR race – but the mere suggestion of a career change is being heavily frowned upon by his team.

27 May 2008: A1GP: New car prototype gets its first outing

The latest A1GP car design, based on one of Michael Schumacher’s championship-winning Ferraris, has had its first outing on an Italian track.

 
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