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  • Festival of Speed to have Italian theme – and extra ‘motor show’ day

    This year’s Festival of Speed will have an Italian theme, according to organisers, with the July weekend event set to focus on that country’s passion for motorsport.

    Archive, Events, Industry
    Alfa Romeo, Formula One, Goodwood Festival of Speed, Jenson Button, Lewis Hamilton, London International Motor Show

  • Opinion: Is Adam Carroll’s F1 dream still alive?

    A year ago Adam Carroll was closing in on the A1GP championship. Now, if rumours linking him to Campos Meta are correct, he might be closing in on an F1 drive. We look at his prospects.

    A1GP, Archive, F1, Opinion
    A1GP, Adam Carroll, Adrian Campos, Campos Meta F1, Tony Teixeira

  • British DTM stars testing F1 cars

    Mercedes DTM stars Paul di Resta and Gary Paffett are both set for roles as test drivers with F1 teams next year. And one of them has his eye on a race seat in 2011.

    Archive, F1
    Brawn GP, David Coulthard, Force India, Gary Paffett, McLaren, Mercedes, Paul di Resta, Pedro de la Rosa

  • F1: Button loses out to Hamilton in Top Gear’s reasonably-priced car

    Jenson Button’s second opportunity to put one over new team-mate Lewis Hamilton has come to naught after he was two-tenths of a second slower in Top Gear’s Reasonably-Priced Car challenge.

    Archive, F1, Media
    David Coulthard, Jenson Button, Lewis Hamilton, McLaren, Red Bull, Top Gear

  • Jenson Button’s route to the Formula One world championship

    The 2009 Formula One season was a rollercoaster with changes to the regulations that provided breathtaking racing and the end to the traditional dominance of teams like Ferrari and McLaren. The reborn Honda team had a near-perfect season after claiming both the drivers’ and constructors’ championships. And, away from the race-track a succession of rows,…

    Archive, Uncategorized

  • Ten great books about motorsport

    One of the best ways of getting insight into the world of racing is to read accounts by those who have been there and done it. Below is a list of books written either by drivers, respected motorsport journalists or some combination of the above which give a first-hand glimpse into the sport we all…

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  • RoC: Ekstrom beats Schumacher to drivers’ title

    Double DTM champion Mattias Ekstrom has taken his third Race of Champions title – by winning every single race he competed in then beating Michael Schumacher in the event’s final.

    Archive, Events
    Andy Priaulx, David Coulthard, Jenson Button, Mattias Ekstrom, Michael Schumacher, Race of Champions, Sebastian Vettel, Tom Kristensen

  • RoC: Germany make it three straight wins in Beijing

    You wouldn’t have wanted to bet against Michael Schumacher and Sebastian Vettel going into this year’s Race of Champions and, sure enough, the pair have pulled off their third straight win in the Nations Cup in as many years.

    Archive, Events
    Andy Priaulx, David Coulthard, Ho Pin Tung, Jenson Button, Michael Schumacher, Race of Champions, Sebastian Vettel

  • F3: Who’s racing in this year’s Macau Grand Prix

    It’s less than a month to the Macau Grand Prix – an iconic motorsport event taking place in the far East that allows some of open-wheel racing’s most promising youngsters to strut their stuff.

    Archive, Events, Uncategorized
    Alexander Sims, British F3 International, Daniel McKenzie, F3 Euro Series, Henry Arundel, Macau Grand Prix, Max Chilton, Sam Bird, Wayne Boyd

  • F1: Button overshadowed by Barrichello as rain stops play

    Rubens Barrichello will start his home grand prix from pole position after proving best able to cope with a rain-hit and much delayed qualifying day at Interlagos.

    Archive, F1
    Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace, Brawn GP, Brazilian Grand Prix, Formula One, Jenson Button, Lewis Hamilton, McLaren, Red Bull Racing, Rubens Barrichello, Sebastian Vettel

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