Brits on Pole

Michelin is the tyre manufacturer chosen to supply A1GP during the forthcoming season, according to the series organisers.

The A1GP series has announced that tickets to its opening event, due to be held at Italy’s Mugello circuit in September 21 this year, are about to go on sale.

The A1GP World Cup of Motorsport series has published its 2008/09 race schedule - and the season finale is due once again to be held in the UK, at a venue still to be announced.

Ferrari’s new car for the A1GP World Cup of Motorsport 2008/09 season is undergoing intensive testing at the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari in Imola.

“Is Oliver Turvey the next Lewis Hamilton,” asks The Mirror, in a bid to promote its newly-announced sponsorship of F3. And also possibly to compensate for the fact that rival The Sun has recently been making such a fuss about Mike Conway.

The A1GP website recently invited fans to send in their questions for Adam Carroll, the Northern Irish GP2 ace who also drives in the series for Team Ireland. Here are the results.

Ever wanted to know more about what happens during a pitstop? Well now’s your chance, thanks to a TV appearance about to be made by A1GP’s Team Great Britain. The team’s pit lane skills are to be highlighted in a Channel Five TV programme next week. How do they do it? aims to explain the science behind everyday events and objects and will tell the story of the pit stop crew.

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

Wondering what next year’s Ferrari-designed A1GP car is going to look like? Well, here’s your first shot at finding out. The series’ management has unveiled a first image of the 2009 car - a technical drawing that precedes its first test. Here it is (you have to imagine it painted red and with Michael Schumacher sitting in it).

A couple of interesting reports today for those following the arguments over whether customer cars are good or bad for the sport.