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  • F1: Conway to test for Mercedes

    British GP2 and IndyCar pilot Mike Conway is set to take part in all three days of the young drivers’ test at Jerez in December on behalf of the Mercedes team.

    Archive, F1, GP2, IndyCar Series
    Brawn GP, Mike Conway, Ross Brawn, testing

  • IRL: Franchitti wins as Conway finishes on a charge

    Dario Franchitti led from start to finish to win an unexpectedly interesting Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma ahead of Ryan Briscoe, with under-fire Brit Mike Conway breathing down their necks in a potentially career-saving third place.

    Archive, IndyCar Series
    Dan Wheldon, Dario Franchitti, Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma, IndyCar Series, Justin Wilson, Mike Conway, videos

  • IRL: Rough ride for Conway and Franchitti

    Dario Franchitti spent an alarming amount of his last full IRL season airborne, while Mike Conway’s début season has involved flying into the wall far too often – but this time the two Brits were in the sky by choice.

    Archive, IndyCar Series
    Dario Franchitti, EJ Viso, Hideki Mutoh, IndyCar Series, Mike Conway, Scott Dixon, videos

  • IRL: Franchitti, Wilson and Conway battle for Toronto pole

    Dario Franchitti took pole for the Honda Indy in Toronto as his championship rivals all failed to make the cut to join the shoot-out that decided the top six qualifiers.

    Archive, IndyCar Series
    Dan Wheldon, Dario Franchitti, IndyCar Series, Justin Wilson, Mike Conway

  • IRL: Wilson and Conway shine in Watkins Glen qualifying

    Justin Wilson’s patient wait for the IndyCar series to return to road courses paid off with a front row qualifying performance for the Camping World Grand Prix at the Glen.

    Archive, IndyCar Series
    Camping World Grand Prix at The Glen, Dan Wheldon, Dario Franchitti, Graham Rahal, Mike Conway, Ryan Briscoe, Watkins Glen

  • IRL: Conway grabs his place in the Indy 500

    Mike Conway shrugged off the after-effects of his high-speed crash and hospital stay to provisionally qualify for the Indianapolis 500 with a four-lap average speed of 220.124mph that put him 28th in the field of 33.

    Archive, IndyCar Series
    Indianapolis 500, IndyCar Series, Mike Conway

  • IRL: Conway lands IndyCar drive for 2009

    Former GP2 racewinner and British F3 champ Mike Conway has been confirmed with IndyCar Racing League team Dreyer & Reinbold for the 2009 season.

    Archive, IndyCar Series
    Dennis Reinbold, Dreyer & Reinbold, IndyCar Series, John Barnes, Mike Conway

  • 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

  • Conway christens Valencia circuit with a win

    Mike Conway and his Trident Racing colleague Ho Pin Tung have made a piece of history by becoming the first drivers to win on the new Valencia street circuit.

    Archive, Uncategorized
    Ho Pin Tung, International GT Open, Mike Conway, Valencia Street Circuit

  • F1: ‘Don’t get your hopes up,’ Brawn warns Conway

    GP2 driver Mike Conway is plenty good enough for F1, according to Honda supremo Ross Brawn – but that doesn’t mean he’ll ever drive there.

    Archive, F1
    Formula One, GP2, Mike Conway, Ross Brawn

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