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  • Hot from Guildford – the new James Allen

    We reckon the BBC missed a trick when it picked its commentary team for its F1 coverage – yes it’s got Martin Brundall and David Coulthard, yes Murray Walker is involved somwehere in there, but where is Leigh Hobden?

    Archive, Uncategorized
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  • A1GP: Double pole for Ireland at Taupo

    Team Ireland got off to the best possible start in their battle to defend their A1GP championship lead by seizing pole position in both the sprint and feature races at New Zealand’s Taupo circuit.

    A1GP, Archive
    A1 Team GBR, A1 Team Ireland, A1GP, Adam Carroll, Dan Clarke, Katie Clements, videos

  • A1GP: Test car gets a crack at new Portimao circuit

    So, what’s all the fuss about with this new European circuit, we hear you cry? No sooner have McLaren and Ferrari tested there than GP2 announces it will hold its season finale on the Algarve and A1GP takes its car for a run-out.

    A1GP, Archive
    A1GP, Adam Carroll, Autodromo Internacional do Algarve, Autosport International, BP Ultimate Celebrity Karting Challenge, Danny Watts, F1 testing, James Winslow, karting, Mirko Bortolotti, Richard Burns Foundation

  • RoC: DC bows out on the podium

    David Coulthard missed crowning his career with a Race of Champions title at Wembley Stadium by just three tenths of a second, losing the deciding race in the final to French rally star Sebastien Loeb.

    Archive, Uncategorized
    Adam Carroll, Andy Priaulx, Jenson Button, Lewis Hamilton, Michael Schumacher, Race of Champions, Sebastien Loeb, videos

  • A1GP: Swiss take sprint win in Malaysia

    It was business as usual for defending A1GP champion Neel Jani and Indycar star Marco Andretti in the sprint race at Sepang, Malaysia, as the Swiss star won from pole and the American took out two rivals in a spectacular crash.

    A1GP, Archive
    A1GP, Danny Watts, Marco Andretti, Neel Jani, videos

  • A1GP: New powerboost rule shakes up qualifying

    Team GBR and the Irish will again be locked together on the A1GP grid, qualifying first and second in Sepang for tomorrow’s feature race, and sixth and seventh for the sprint.

    A1GP, Archive
    A1 Team GBR, A1 Team Ireland, A1GP, Adam Carroll, Danny Watts, Katie Clements

  • A1GP: Team GB does the right thing

    Double podium scoring Danny Watts is definitely back in the car for the British team in the latest round of the international A1GP series, due to be held at Malaysia’s Sepang circuit this weekend

    A1GP, Archive
    A1 Team GBR, A1 Team Ireland, A1 Team USA, A1GP, Adam Carroll, Chengdu International Circuit, Danny Watts, Katie Clements, Marco Andretti, Sepang International Circuit

  • Opinion: What more can Danny Watts do to prove himself?

    What? You mean A1 Team Great Britain hasn’t immediately signed up double-podium-sitting Danny Watts for the whole of the rest of the 2008/09 season? Come on, Katie Clements! Give the guy the drive…

    A1GP, Archive, Opinion
    A1 Team GBR, A1GP, Chengdu International Circuit, Danny Watts, Katie Clements, Sepang International Circuit

  • A1GP: Watts up among the leaders for Team GBR

    Finally, after the months of delays and disappointments, the Union Flag is again lapping with the rest of the A1GP field as Team GBR takes to the track in Chengdu, China.

    A1GP, Archive
    A1 Team GBR, A1GP, Adam Carroll, Adam Khan, Danny Watts, Katie Clements, videos

  • A1GP: Watts to the rescue of Team GBR

    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.

    A1GP, Archive
    A1 Team GBR, A1GP, Adam Carroll, Adam Khan, Chengdu International Circuit, Circuit Park Zandvoort, Danny Watts, James Winslow, Katie Clements

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