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  • A1GP: Desperate day for Britain, but Carroll and Khan shine

    A mystery mechanical fault and a controversial clash with the American car meant that Team GBR failed to finish either of A1GP’s New Zealand races and now drop to eighth in the championship.

    A1GP, Archive

  • A1GP: Khan eager to try out NZ circuit

    Team Pakistan will be back in action in New Zealand this weekend for the fifth round of the A1GP World Cup of Motorsport. Its racing return follows a five-week break over the New Year period and marks the half-way point in the A1GP calendar.

    A1GP, Archive, GP2

  • A1GP: Pakistan improve in China, but remain pointless

    Team Pakistan remain one of a handful of nations yet to score a point in A1GP after two “chaotic” Chinese races in which driver Adam Khan posted a pair of 14th places.

    A1GP, Archive

  • A1GP: Team GBR on the grid for Australia

    A1 Team GBR is due to line up on the grid for A1GP’s first event of the season, a slot at Australia’s SuperGP event due to be held on the country’s Gold Coast in 10 days’ time.

    A1GP, Archive
    A1 Team GBR, A1GP, Adam Khan, Dan Clarke, Danny Watts

  • A1GP: Teixeira says cars about to fly to Australia for season start

    The fifth season of the World Cup of Motorsport is on the verge of getting under way despite recent financial problems that have seen it fighting in court for control of its associated companies.

    A1GP, Archive
    A1 Team GBR, A1GP, Tony Teixeira

  • Is there any future for A1GP in Britain?

    The fifth season of the World Cup of Motorsport is due to start in less than one month – and, at the moment, it is highly questionable whether there will be a British team or race date. British fans may have to get used to the fact that there will be no driver to cheer…

    A1GP, Archive, News
    A1 Team GBR, A1 Team Ireland, A1 Team Pakistan, A1GP, Adam Carroll, Adam Khan, Dan Clarke, Tony Teixeira

  • GP2: Could Grosjean’s promotion open doors for a Brit?

    Could the prospective promotion of Barwa Addax driver Romain Grosjean to a Formula One seat with Renault be good news for a British driver?

    Archive, GP2
    Adam Carroll, Adam Khan, Barwa Addax, James Jakes, Renault F1, Romain Grosjean

  • Driver profiles

    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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  • 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

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