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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

  • DTM: Di Resta misses title – but what does his future hold?

    Paul di Resta has come to the end of his DTM title hunt after a battering in the last race of the season which saw Audi triumph against his Mercedes team. But could the 22-year-old Scotsman’s future lie in F1?

    Archive, F1
    Audi, David Coulthard, DTM, Force India, Formula One, McLaren, Mercedes, Norbert Haug, Paul di Resta, Ron Dennis, Vijay Mallya

  • IRL: Aussie Briscoe rules as season finally ends

    Almost two months after Scott Dixon wrapped up the 2008 IndyCar championship in Chicago, the series has run its final race of the season – a non-points holiday jaunt to Surfers Paradise in Australia.

    Archive, IndyCar Series
    Dan Wheldon, Dario Franchitti, IndyCar Series, Justin Wilson, Nikon Indy 300, Ryan Briscoe, Ryan Hunter-Reay, Scott Dixon, Surfers Paradise, Will Power

  • 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

  • Racing splits: Is Formula One heading for disaster?

    Earlier in the season, just when the threat of a split in world motorsport seemed to be receding, up popped Max Mosley and Bernie Ecclestone with dangerous talk of F1 breakaways and rivals to GP2. But if it happens, does it have to end in tears?

    Archive, Champ Car, F1, IndyCar Series
    Bernie Ecclestone, CART, Champ Car, FIA, Flavio Briatore, Formula One, Formula Two, GP1, GP2, GP3, IndyCar Series, Max Mosley, sports administration, Tony George

  • Boycotting F1? Five ways to get your racing hit regardless

    What with the terrible stewards’ decision in Spa, and the future of the British Grand Prix looking so extremely dodgy, it feels like a pretty bleak time to be a F1 fan this morning. So, what else is out there?

    A1GP, Archive, British F3, Events, IndyCar Series, Superleague Formula
    A1GP, British F3 International, BTCC, F1 season 2008, Go Motorsport, IndyCar Series, Superleague Formula

  • 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: Panther Racing to check out Davidson and Conway

    An intriguing snippet of driver news reaches us from the US, where Panther Racing is hoping to expand and run a second car in the IRL next season.

    Archive, IndyCar Series
    Anthony Davidson, Dillon Battistini, IndyCar Series, Mike Conway, Panther Racing

  • IRL: Castroneves unlucky in Kentucky

    Scott Dixon’s seemingly-unstoppable march to this year’s IRL championship continued in Kentucky with a last lap overtake of the luckless Helio Castroneves to take victory in the Meijer Indy 300.

    Archive, IndyCar Series
    Dan Wheldon, Darren Manning, Helio Castroneves, IndyCar Series, Justin Wilson, Marco Andretti, Meijer Indy 300, Sarah Fisher, Scott Dixon, videos, Vitor Meira

  • IRL: Floods, fuel and fast racing in Iowa

    Chaos, controversy and calamity – the IndyCar series is facing them all as it travels to the Iowa Speedway this weekend for the Iowa Corn Indy 250.

    Archive, IndyCar Series
    biofuels, Iowa Corn Indy 250, Iowa Speedway, Rahal Letterman Racing, Ryan Hunter-Reay, videos

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