Brits on Pole

Word is tonight that Honda is on the verge of announcing its complete withdrawal from F1 - what terrible, heinous, unforgiveable sins did Jenson Button commit in a previous life that mean nothing seems to go right for him?

The next round of this winter’s GP2 Asia series kicks off in Dubai tomorrow - with the sole British driver on the grid, James Jakes, set to race for Super Nova.

A1GP has marked the start of the 2008/09 season with the introduction of a series of podcasts covering each race - including discussion, commentary plus interviews with drivers and seatholders.

A1GP series leader and former GP2 racer Adam Carroll is to appear at Wembley later this month as part of the Race of Champions’ inaugural Team Ireland.

Holding onto a world title is no mean feat at the best of times - but what is McLaren planning to do in the face of what it describes as the most comprehensive shake-up of regulations in the history of the sport?

So, Brendon Hartley has got a shot at a F1 test with Red Bull. What does that mean for his overlooked Carlin team-mate, the UK’s Oliver Turvey? Is he still the new Lewis Hamilton? Or the new Mike Conway instead?

Compound fractures, gold medals and the hitherto completely unsuspected fluffy side of Dietrich ‘Didi’ Mateschitz. Read on for the best of the week’s F1 and motorsport news…

Construction of the new grand prix-worthy circuit at Donington Park is set to take nine months and has finance in place, according to the venue’s CEO Simon Gillett. He has also revealed that the circuit plans to deal with potential congestion problems on the race weekend by banning cars.

Team Ireland will spend Christmas as A1GP championship leaders after Adam Carroll converted his Sepang feature race pole position into victory.

Liverpool saw their Superleague Formula challenge end with a last lap mechanical failure while cruising to victory in the weekend’s first race at Jerez, leaving Beijing Guoan as series champions with a race to spare.