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  • IRL: Dixon wins first race in new era

    Dan Wheldon’s hopes of charging from the back of the field to take a fourth consecutive season-opening win at Homestead-Miami Speedway were dashed by team-mate Scott Dixon.

    Archive, IndyCar Series

  • Champ Car / IndyCar: what the merger means for the Brits

    Seven British drivers lined up for the start of the American open wheel season last year, the final campaign to see the sport split between IndyCar and Champ Car. Now, with the first unified season on the horizon, we look at their prospects for 2008.

    Archive, Champ Car, IndyCar Series

  • F1: Hamilton pockets more silverware at Autosport Awards

    The top one may have eluded him – Lewis Hamilton’s had no need to go out and buy a nice big sideboard on which to display his Drivers’ Championship silverware just yet. But still the awards keep rolling in.

    Archive, Events, F1, IndyCar Series

  • Legge takes part in Stars of Karting event

    Champ car racer Katherine Legge is to drive in a prestigious karting event as part of a team that also includes a drag racer and a karting and NASCAR legend.

    Archive, Events

  • McLaren Autosport BRDC Award: the contenders

    The phrase ‘the next Lewis Hamilton’ is a very overused one at present – but we’ve had an excuse to peer into the crystal ball, courtesy of the McLaren Autosport BRDC Award.

    Archive, Events

  • F1: is Lewis your Great Briton of 2007?

    Had you been thinking that it really was time that Lewis Hamilton got a bit more publicity and recognition? Or perhaps you reckon Jenson Button really has been under-appreciated this year, or that David Coulthard could do with a bit of glory after a career as arguably the most successful British F1 driver de nos…

    Archive, Events, F1

  • F1: Lewis Hamilton wins gold star from BRDC

    Lewis Hamilton might not be F1 world champion this year, but at least there’s a consolation prize on offer – in the form of a (literal) gold star from the British Racing Drivers’ Club. The boy wonder has been awarded the BRDC’s 2007 Gold Star award, handed over for his outstanding contribution to motorsport.

    Archive, F1
    Alan McNish, awards, BRDC, Dario Franchitti, Jason Plato, Lewis Hamilton

  • About us

    Brits on Pole is a site for fans of British drivers in all the major forms of open-wheel motor racing worldwide. We’re here to cheer on the Brits and remember the legends in F1, GP2, Superleague, IndyCar and more. That means plenty on Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton, of course, but we’re by no means…

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  • Mark Blundell: “If I’m not in it, I can’t win it”

    It’s a sunny spring day in a pretty market town in Hertfordshire’s most northerly corner and, as shoppers bustle through Royston’s winding streets, the hectic, fast-paced world of motor racing could not seem further away.

    Archive, F1, Industry, Media
    2MB Sports Management, Gary Paffett, Mark Blundell, Martin Brundle, Mike Conway

  • 2011 IndyCar and Indy Lights standings

    IndyCars After Long Beach Pos Driver Stats Points 1 DarioFranchitti Target Chip Ganassi Racing Starts: 3 Wins: 1 122 2 WillPower Team Penske Starts: 3 Wins: 1 115 3 TonyKanaan KV Racing Technology – Lotus Starts: 3 Wins: 0 87 4 OriolServia Newman/Haas Racing Starts: 3 Wins: 0 80 5 MikeConway Andretti Autosport Starts: 3…

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