Category: Race series
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F1: Button wants a 2009 title shot
We’ve a hunch, here at Brits on Pole, that we are currently looking at the definitive turning point in Jenson Button’s career. In a year or two, we suspect, we’ll know whether his recent statements about how Honda should be aiming for a title in 2009 were right on the nail, or whether he was…
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F1: Head named in Hain donations scandal
The world of Formula One has a link to a new political scandal – the row over donations to the Labour minister and would-be deputy leader Peter Hain.
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A1GP: drivers turn out for Autosport International
Anyone with a burning desire to meet the people on the front line of A1GP’s World Cup of Motorsport should get themselves right along to the NEC in Birmingham this weekend. (You could catch up with Jenson Button, Mark Webber and David Coulthard too, but that’s another story altogether…)
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IndyCar: preparations afoot for 2008 season
IndyCar Series teams will test under lights each day for the second consecutive year in preparation for the season opener at the facility on March 29 when Target Chip Ganassi Racing’s Dan Wheldon will be seeking his fourth consecutive circuit victory.
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F1: Richards confirms Prodrive are out
Prodrive boss David Richards has confirmed that his company is unlikely to be participating in Formula One racing in the foreseeable future. Speaking at the Autosport International Show, he said that the new Concorde Agreement which will govern the next few years of the sport, has effectively ruled out customer teams.
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F1: Hamilton hails ‘fantastic’ new ride
Lewis Hamilton’s had his first go in the new McLaren MP4-23 during a testing session at Jerez – and he seems pretty pleased with the outcome. He hailed the session as ‘fantastic’ – and was clearly keen to take his turn behind the wheel after finding himself third in line behind fellow drivers Heikki Kovalainen…
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F1: Coulthard’s wet-weather warning
David Coulthard says he fears the safety effects of removing driver aids such as traction control from Formula One cars, especially in rainy weather.
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Champ Car: Wilson and Dalziel take on Daytona challenge
Justin Wilson is one of five Champ Car drivers to take part in the first major motorsport event of the year in the US – the 2008 Daytona 24-hour challenge. He will be joined by Scots racer Ryan Dalziel in the Daytona Prototype class when the event gets underway on January 26.
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GP2: Q&A with Mike Conway
Read the Trident Racing Q&A with its newest driver.
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GP2: Conway signs for Trident Racing – and sets his sights on F1
British driver Mike Conway is setting his sights firmly on Formula One after signing with Trident Racing for the 2008 GP2 season. And his new team says it will be backing him all the way, with all the resources he needs to become GP2 series champion.