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    Want to get the low-down on Lewis Hamilton’s stellar journey to the top of Formula One? Or remind yourself just who Jenson Button drove for before he arrived at Brawn GP? Or perhaps you want to check out a newcomer like Oliver Turvey, or fill yourself in on exactly why Martin Brundle is the most…

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  • Through the photographers’ eyes

    A round-up of all the photos we’ve featured in the image gallery on the front page of the site so far in May.

    A1GP, Archive, F1, IndyCar Series, Site news
    Adam Carroll, Alex Lloyd, Dan Clarke, Jenson Button, Mark Gallagher, Mark Webber, McLaren Technology Centre, Mike Conway, Rubens Barrichello, Tony Teixeira

  • GP2: Jakes misses out on DPR drive

    It’s now looking certain that there will be no British drivers on this year’s GP2 grid after DPR filled its remaining seat with Italian Giacomo Ricci, dashing the hopes of GP2 Asia graduate James Jakes.

    Archive, GP2
    GP2, GP2 Asia, James Jakes

  • A1GP on a knife-edge between triumph and disaster

    With season four of A1GP done and dusted the self-styled World Cup of Motorsport increasingly looks like the hero of an action movie, crossing a bottomless chasm on a bridge that collapses behind him as he runs.

    A1GP, Archive
    A1GP, Alan Jones, Tony Teixeira

  • A1GP: Clarke takes positives from wretched season

    It was a year during which nothing went right for Team GBR. Even so, Dan Clarke finds reason to be hopeful after the season finale at Brands Hatch.

    A1GP, Archive
    A1 Team GBR, A1 Team Ireland, A1 Team Pakistan, A1GP, Aaron Steele, Adam Carroll, Adam Khan, Brands Hatch, Dan Clarke, Tony Teixeira

  • A1GP: Team GBR in subdued Algarve performance

    A1GP’s Team GBR managed to salvage four points from a troubled weekend at Portugal’s Portimao circuit despite putting out an announcement suggesting it had written off the remainder of the season.

    A1GP, Archive
    A1 Team GBR, Adam Carroll, Adam Khan, Dan Clarke, Danny Watts, Katie Clements, Neel Jani, Robert Doornbos, videos

  • A1GP: Dance the night away at Brands Hatch for a good cause

    Race fans attending the A1GP season finale at Brands Hatch in May have the chance to dance the night away in the trackside VIP hospitality suite – and it’s all for a good cause.

    A1GP, Archive
    A1GP, Adam Carroll, Andy Priaulx, Brands Hatch, Danny Watts, Oliver Jarvis

  • A1GP: Swiss lead series as Brits and Irish are squeezed out

    Defending champions Switzerland have moved ominously to the front of the pack following two races in South Africa that saw Team GBR and previous leaders Ireland each beset by problems.

    A1GP, Archive
    A1GP, Adam Carroll, Danny Watts, Fairuz Fauzy, Jeroen Bleekemolen, Katie Clements, Mark Gallagher, Neel Jani

  • A1GP: All to do for Brits after spare parts shambles

    Team GBR will start from 10th and 13th in A1GP’s two South African races after the trouble-hit series once again failed to supply all its teams with the machinery they needed to compete.

    A1GP, Archive
    A1GP, Adam Carroll, Danny Watts, Katie Clements, Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit

  • A1GP: Winslow hopeful for Watts’ Team GBR drive?

    Could A1GP rookie James Winslow pick up a more regular slot with Team GBR in the wake of Danny Watts’ decision to sign a season-long contract with a sportscar team?

    A1GP, Archive
    A1GP, Adam Carroll, Dan Clarke, Danny Watts, James Winslow, Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit

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