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  • SLF: Tappy surrenders Tottenham drive to Bernoldi

    Superleague Formula’s mid-season driver shakeup has come as bad news for Tottenham Hotspur driver Duncan Tappy, who has lost out to former F1 pilot Enrique Bernoldi.

    Archive, Superleague Formula
    Duncan Tappy, Enrique Bernoldi, Estoril Circuit, Superleague Formula, Tottenham Hotspur

  • F1: Chinese Grand Prix preview

    So, does Hamilton have any chance at all of tying up the title this weekend? Or will some combination of Massa, Raikkonen, poor tyre choices, his own team’s blunders and the race stewards prise it out of his hot little hands?

    Archive, F1
    Chinese Grand Prix, David Coulthard, Felipe Massa, Formula One, Honda, ITV F1, Jenson Button, Lewis Hamilton, McLaren, Shanghai International Circuit, Steve Rider, videos, Vijay Mallya

  • Opinion: what F1 has in common with pro wrestling

    Dodgy penalties and unclear regulations mean that Formula One increasingly resembles the scripted ‘sports entertainment’ of American professional wrestling. Is this really what the future holds?

    Archive, F1, Opinion
    Bernie Ecclestone, Ferrari, Formula One, Opinion, Ron Dennis, videos

  • F1: Japanese Grand Prix in six words

    A race that, despite fantastic performances among the middle-order drivers, only served to underline the fact that F1 is a business, not a sport – and the experience of European or North American fans in particular is currently a very long way down its list of priorities. Get a 60-second briefing as to why…

    Archive, F1
    Formula One, Japanese Grand Prix, six words

  • F1: Alonso triumphs again as Hamilton pays for blunder

    Fernando Alonso won his second race in a row after Lewis Hamilton’s rash start to the Japanese Grand Prix re-opened all of last season’s questions about the McLaren driver’s ability to stand the pressure of the championship battle.

    Archive, F1
    David Coulthard, Felipe Massa, Fernando Alonso, Formula One, Japanese Grand Prix, Jenson Button, Lewis Hamilton, Sebastien Bourdais, stewards’ decisions

  • F1: Japanese Grand Prix live blog

    After a series of drama-soaked races, Formula One has landed at the Fuji Speedway – where last year Lewis Hamilton’s title challenge survived the torrential rain.

    Archive, F1
    Formula One, Japanese Grand Prix

  • F1: Hamilton takes Japanese pole as Massa falters

    Lewis Hamilton turned the screws on his title rivals by qualifying on pole for the Japanese Grand Prix while main rival Felipe Massa could only manage fifth.

    Archive, F1
    David Coulthard, Felipe Massa, Formula One, Japanese Grand Prix, Jenson Button, Lewis Hamilton

  • F1: Glock fastest in Japanese GP practice

    Toyota’s Timo Glock gave the home fans at the Fuji Speedway something to cheer by topping the timesheets in Friday practice for the Japanese Grand Prix.

    Archive, F1
    David Coulthard, Felipe Massa, Fernando Alonso, Formula One, Japanese Grand Prix, Jenson Button, Lewis Hamilton, Timo Glock

  • 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

  • F1: Hamilton is older, wiser and more patient

    Ferrari’s dismal adventures in Singapore may have cost them more than lost championship points – with the pressure off, arch rival Lewis Hamilton was able to use the race to improve as a driver.

    Archive, F1
    Formula One, Japanese Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton, Singapore Grand Prix

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