Posts Tagged ‘McLaren Autosport BRDC Young Driver of the Year’

4 Dec 2009: Coulthard: BRDC award is still as important as ever

The first-ever winner of the McLaren Autosport BRDC young driver award has been reflecting on its 20 years of promoting British talent.

30 Nov 2009: F1: Turvey cashes in BRDC prize at Jerez

Prospective GP2 driver Oliver Turvey will be cashing in his BRDC Young Driver prize of a test with McLaren at Jerez.

20 Nov 2009: Wilson tests for McLaren at wet and windy Silverstone

Indy Lights hopeful Stefan Wilson has cashed in his prize for winning the Autosport BRDC Young Driver award – a Formula One test drive at Silverstone in Lewis Hamilton’s championship-winning McLaren.

9 Oct 2009: 2009 McLaren Autosport BRDC Young Driver shortlist is announced

Who will it be this year? Is one young British hopeful on his way to a dream career in the top flight of motorsport?

10 Dec 2008: Alexander Sims is BRDC Young Driver of the Year

And the winner is… Alexander Sims is the 20th young driver of the year to be named since David Coulthard took the first ever McLaren Autosport BRDC Award in 1989.

30 Nov 2008: 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?

21 Nov 2008: 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.

9 Oct 2008: BRDC Young Driver Award 2008: the contenders

The shortlist for the McLaren Autosport BRDC Young Driver of the Year has been revealed. And, since any one of the five drivers on it could one day be regulars on this site, we thought we’d better take a look at them in a bit more detail.

4 Oct 2008: BRDC Young Driver Award 2008: the shortlist

It’s that time of year again – the point at which six young British hopefuls get shortlisted for the McLaren Autosport BRDC Young Driver of the Year Award.