Category: Topics
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No open-wheel drive for Davidson – but do Mansell and Le Mans beckon?
Anthony Davidson is potentially moving on to sportscars – where he could just possibly appear alongside former F1 world champion Nigel Mansell at one of the world’s most prestigious motorsports events.
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RoC: Series-leading Carroll’s on his way to Wem-blay
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.
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Opinion: Why Turvey’s ambition may be his downfall
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?
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Take on your racing heroes at charity karting event
How would you fancy the chance to test your driving skills against the likes of Andy Priaulx, Adam Carroll, Tom Kristensen or Louise Goodman? The opportunity is yours for £300 if you sign up for a charity karting event taking place at this year’s Autosport International show.
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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…
Tagged as: A1 Team GBR, A1 Team USA, A1GP, Andretti Green Racing, Andy Priaulx, Bernie Ecclestone, Bobby Rahal, Danica Patrick, Danny Watts, Dietrich Mateschitz, Fairuz Fauzy, Formula One, James Allen, KERS, Marco Andretti, Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing, Sebastien Bourdais, Sebastien Buemi, Takuma Sato, Toro Rosso
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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.
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BRDC Young Driver Award 2008: sixth entrant named
The sixth entrant in this year’s McLaren Autosport BRDC Young Driver of the Year competition has been named – Aaron Steele joins the shortlist after winning the last open spot in a Formula Palmer Audi shootout.
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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.
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Macau GP: Brits fail to prosper as Kunimoto grabs surprise win
Japanese driver Keisuke Kunimoto has taken a surprise victory in the Macau Grand Prix F3 event – the second year in a row that his Tom’s Team squad has won there. However, it was far from a classic year for the six British drivers taking part.
Tagged as: Carlin, Hitech Racing, James Jakes, James Winslow, Jon Lancaster, Macau Grand Prix, Manor Racing, Max Chilton, Oliver Turvey, Sam Bird
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RoC: Hamilton to appear – but not compete
Lewis Hamilton has confirmed his appearance at December’s Race of Champions event at Wembley – but rather than take on the likes of Michael Schumacher, Sebastien Loeb and Matthias Ekstrom he’ll be going head to head with a man on a bike.