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  • RoC: Coulthard confirms his appearance

    David Coulthard has, to no-one’s surprise whatsoever, confirmed that he will be putting in an appearance at the Race of Champions event at Wembley in December – in the intriguingly-named ‘Team F1 Racing Great Britain’.

    Archive, Events
    Allan McNish, Andy Priaulx, Anthony Davidson, David Coulthard, Formula One, Jenson Button, Johnny Herbert, Lewis Hamilton, Martin Brundle, Race of Champions, Wembley Stadium

  • A1GP: Khan to sit out the rest of the year

    Team Pakistan’s Adam Khan has announced that he will not take part in the series’ remaining 2008 events because his car’s chassis must be modified before he can race it properly.

    A1GP, Archive
    A1 Team Pakistan, A1GP, Adam Khan

  • 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.

    Archive, Competitions
    Adam Christodoulou, Alexander Sims, Autosport, Dean Stoneman, Formula Palmer Audi, Formula Renault UK, Jason Moore, McLaren, McLaren Autosport BRDC Young Driver of the Year, Stefan Wilson, videos, Wayne Boyd

  • GP2: our verdict on Mike Conway’s season

    To say that it’s not been a vintage year for British drivers in GP2 is something of an understatement. Our only regular starter has Mike Conway at Trident Racing, experiencing a pretty frustrating season. Brits on Pole takes a look at how he fared.

    Archive, GP2
    Adam Carroll, Alessandro Alunni Bravi, Anthony Davidson, Ben Hanley, GP2, Honda, IndyCar Series, Mike Conway, Panther Racing, Ross Brawn, Super Nova, Trident Racing

  • 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.

    Archive, Competitions
    Adam Christodoulou, Alexander Sims, Anthony Davidson, Autosport, Dean Stoneman, Formula Palmer Audi, Formula Renault UK, Jason Moore, McLaren, McLaren Autosport BRDC Young Driver of the Year, Wayne Boyd

  • Fantasy F1: Bring us oxygen, the air’s too thin up here

    Good results for Team BritsOnPole following the delayed Belgium and the Singapore updates…

    Archive, Competitions
    Fantasy F1, McLaren Grand Prix League 2008

  • Indy Lights: Mann and Plowman sign for Panther Racing

    Panther Racing looks likely to be running an all-British line-up in the IRL and Indy Lights championships next season after signing English drivers Martin Plowman and Pippa Mann to run in the junior series.

    Archive, Firestone Indy Lights
    Firestone Indy Lights, John Barnes, Martin Plowman, Panther Racing, Pippa Mann

  • IRL: Could Panther see a British invasion?

    The tantalising prospect of an all-British line-up at the IRL’s Panther Racing team was floated by Dan Wheldon and team boss John Barnes at the pair’s first interview since the announcement of the Englishman’s move there.

    Archive, IndyCar Series
    Anthony Davidson, Dan Wheldon, IndyCar Series, John Barnes, Mike Conway, Panther Racing, Vitor Meira

  • IRL: Wheldon out, Franchitti in at Ganassi for 2009

    Reigning IndyCar champion Dario Franchitti is to return to the series next year, driving for former rival Target Chip Ganassi Racing at the expense of Dan Wheldon who moves to Panther Racing.

    Archive, IndyCar Series
    Alex Lloyd, Anthony Davidson, Chip Ganassi, Dan Wheldon, Dario Franchitti, John Barnes, Mike Conway, Panther Racing, Scott Dixon, Target Chip Ganassi Racing, Vitor Meira

  • Paffett: fans get more from DTM than from F1

    McLaren test driver Gary Paffett says he believes the DTM touring car series, in which he currently races, offers fans better value for money than Formula One.

    Archive, Uncategorized
    Brands Hatch, DTM, Formula One, Gary Paffett, Justin Wilson, McLaren, Mercedes

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