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  • Over the white line: put a quid or two on Felipe…

    Massa has proved he is superb racer who pulled a cracking 2008 season out of the hat to become Ferrari’s lead driver against all expectations. He could do with a clean slate this year, without Bernie stirring things.

    Archive, Events, F1
    Bernie Ecclestone, British Grand Prix, British Steam Car Challenge, debentures, Donington Park, Felipe Massa, Formula One, Lewis Hamilton, Richard Phillips, Ron Dennis, Silverstone, Simon Gillett

  • F1: 2008 season review

    F1 season review: How Hamilton became world champion t all worked out in the end, didn’t it? But Lewis Hamilton’s route to the title was often exciting, occasionally awe-inspiring but also frequently both exasperating and frustrating. The 2008 season was, unfortunately, prone like its predecessor to accusations of being settled more by off-track politics than…

    Archive, Uncategorized

  • Over the white line: Send the British GP to Portimao!

    This week we heard, to the exclusion of almost everything else, how Donington Park got permission for the redevelopment that will, if successful, see it hosting the 2010 British Grand Prix.

    A1GP, Archive, Events, F1
    A1GP, Andy Priaulx, Autodromo Internacional do Algarve, broadcast rights, BTCC, Donington Park, Formula One, Jason Plato, Katie Clements, McLaren

  • Jonathan Palmer: motorsport will survive lean times

    Brands Hatch supremo Jonathan Palmer has said he believes motorsport can see out the lean times of the credit crunch and continue to thrive.

    Archive, F2, News
    Brands Hatch, Formula Two, Jonathan Palmer, Lewis Hamilton, MotorSport Vision

  • Race of Champions: a fan’s-eye view

    If you want to see serious wheel to wheel racing, go to Silverstone. If you want a fun day out, and to see (and hear) lots of different cars piloted by different drivers, then the Race of Champions is excellent value.

    Archive, Events, Opinion
    David Coulthard, Lewis Hamilton, Race of Champions, Wembley Stadium

  • RoC: DC bows out on the podium

    David Coulthard missed crowning his career with a Race of Champions title at Wembley Stadium by just three tenths of a second, losing the deciding race in the final to French rally star Sebastien Loeb.

    Archive, Uncategorized
    Adam Carroll, Andy Priaulx, Jenson Button, Lewis Hamilton, Michael Schumacher, Race of Champions, Sebastien Loeb, videos

  • Allen on Button: “Timing couldn’t have been worse”

    Yesterday James Allen, writing on his blog, asked a very pertinent question: does Jenson Button have a future in Formula One? It’s something we’d all like to know the answer to – but Allen’s got a slightly more informed view than the rest of us about how Button is viewed in the paddock and what…

    Archive, F1
    Formula One, Honda, James Allen, Jenson Button

  • Alexander Sims is BRDC Young Driver of the Year

    And the winner is… Alexander Sims is the 20th young driver of the year to be named since David Coulthard took the first ever McLaren Autosport BRDC Award in 1989.

    Archive, Uncategorized
    Aaron Steele, Adam Christodoulou, Alexander Sims, awards, Damon Hill, David Coulthard, Dean Stoneman, Jason Moore, McLaren Autosport BRDC Young Driver of the Year, Wayne Boyd

  • Over the white line: humble pie and Rocket Red

    This week the most exciting thing to happen was the long-awaited appearance of a coveted McLaren rocket red victory shirt through the letterbox of Brits on Pole Global HQ – and, gosh, it is red.

    Archive, Uncategorized
    BTCC, Darren Turner, Donington Park, Formula One, Giorgio Pantano, GP2, Heikki Kovalainen, Jason Plato, Lewis Hamilton, McLaren, Simon Gillett, The Stig, Top Gear

  • RoC: Series-leading Carroll’s on his way to Wem-blay

    A1GP series leader and former GP2 racer Adam Carroll is to appear at Wembley later this month as part of the Race of Champions’ inaugural Team Ireland.

    A1GP, Archive, Events
    A1 Team Ireland, A1GP, Adam Carroll, Fredrik Johnsson, Lewis Hamilton, McLaren MP4-23, Race of Champions, Wembley Stadium

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