F1: Jenson Button’s drive about to disappear
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?
F1: How McLaren is tackling the 2009 rule changes
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?
Over the white line: Drivers to be confined to ping-pong
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…
British GP: ‘We have the time and the money’
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.
F1: Coulthard, Brundle, Kravitz… and Eddie Jordan too
The BBC has finally got around to confirming what we all knew already - that David Coulthard and Martin Brundle will make up the crux of its next year’s F1 team.
Lewis Hamilton Airfix kit: get yours here
At last! Details of how to get your hands on what is shaping up to be this year’s must-have Christmas pressie. Motorsport merchandiser OnPole.com now has the kit available for pre-order - in limited numbers, so if you want one you had better get your name down now.
Over the white line: DC’s had his Irn-Bru and is man enough to race…
Gosh, what a week. You’d never know we were in the F1 close season, would you? Join us in ignoring the credit crisis, the ugly-duckling cars and the loss of races, and instead searching out some of the more fun and interesting things to happen this week.
F1: Barcelona test report 19/11/08
It was down to business on the third and last day of Barcelona testing but, even with most of the newbies on the plane home, the cars from the Red Bull stable were able to retain their dominance.
F1: Donington ‘not getting involved’ with fans’ concerns
Does the Donington Park planning delay matter? Probably no, not much - but what matter an awful lot more are the attitudes revealed in these latest exchanges.
F1: Barcelona test report 18/11/08
Red Bull is certainly giving its drivers wings at Barcelona this week - a Toro Rosso one-two on Monday has been followed by a complete shut-out of the top four timesheet slots on the second day of testing.
