Brits on Pole

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A1GP’s Team GBR has called in an experienced pair of hands for its first race in Chengdu, China from November 7 - and, with no opportunity to test the car before flying there, that’s about the only good news.

After all the delays, cancellations and no-shows the World Cup of Motorsport finally hit the track today - and served up two thrilling races run in dreadful conditions at Zandvoort.

A1GP took the first step towards putting its troubles behind it by serving up a close and exciting qualifying session for the first race in its delayed season.

The faltering A1GP series has lost another car from its delayed season opener with Team Pakistan’s Yorkshire-born driver Adam Khan’s decision to pull out on safety grounds.

The Irish may have been among the last teams to take their new Ferrari-powered A1GP car out on a circuit for testing - but Portadown’s Adam Carroll put down a marker that suggested they are ready to challenge for the title.

Just 13 of the 23 A1GP teams are certain to take part in this weekend’s season-opening contests, with another five - including reigning champions Switzerland - still racing to make it to the start line.

There will be no repeat victory for Team GBR in the A1GP season opener at Zandvoort this weekend, as the delay in production of the new Ferrari-inspired race car has cost them the chance to take part.

A1GP will open its fourth season without a full line-up of teams on the grid as delays in production of its new Ferrari-powered car bite deeper.

Team GBR’s plan to attack the new A1GP season with just one driver may be scuppered by scheduling and availability problems, team principal Katie Clements has suggested.

A1GP chairman Tony Teixeira has recently announced the formation of a regional feeder series to be called A2GP on which Ferrari will also collaborate. What are the implications for British motorsport?