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  • All-Star League 2009 final standings

    Scotland’s Dario Franchitti pipped England’s Jenson Button to the title of top British driver of 2009 in the BritsOnPole.com All-Star League. Superleague’s Craig Dolby and the Star Mazda Championship’s Adam Christodoulou flew the flag for the less fashionable corners of open-wheel racing against the aristocracy of Formula One and the IndyCar Racing League. The top…

    Archive, Uncategorized

  • Who’s flying the flag for the Brits in IndyCar this year?

    As American fans bemoan the lack of home-grown racers in the IndyCar Series this year, British fans will have an embarrassment of riches when deciding who to cheer on.

    Archive, IndyCar Series
    Alex Lloyd, Dan Wheldon, Dario Franchitti, IndyCar Series, James Rossiter, Jay Howard, Justin Wilson, Mike Conway

  • IndyCar: Power returns from injury with victory in chaotic Brazilian race

    Australia’s Will Power shrugged off a torrential rainstorm, the best efforts of Ryan Hunter-Reay and any lingering effects of the broken back that ended his 2009 season to take victory in a chaotically entertaining IndyCar season opener in Brazil.

    Archive, IndyCar Series
    Alex Lloyd, Dan Wheldon, Dario Franchitti, IndyCar Series, Justin Wilson, Mike Conway, Sao Paulo Indy 300, Will Power

  • F1: Lewis and Anthony Hamilton to end their professional relationship

    This week we learned how Lewis Hamilton had lost a manager and gained a father.

    Archive, F1
    Anthony Hamilton, Formula One, Lewis Hamilton, McLaren

  • F1: Rookie Ricciardo rockets to testing triumph

    Formula One’s young driver testing ended today with the familiar sight of an Australian topping the time-sheets in a Red Bull as Daniel Ricciardo signalled his intention to follow in Mark Webber’s footsteps.

    Archive, F1
    Daniel Ricciardo, F1 testing, Formula One, Gary Paffett, Mike Conway, Oliver Turvey, Paul di Resta

  • F1: Paffett shows the kids a thing or two in Jerez

    Veteran McLaren driver Gary Paffett may seem like a dad at a disco compared with some of the youngsters at the Jerez Formula One rookie test this week, but he proved he could still bust out some moves by topping the timesheets on day two.

    Archive, F1
    F1 testing, Formula One, Gary Paffett, Mike Conway, Oliver Turvey, Paul di Resta

  • F1: Di Resta best of the rest as Soucek is quickest

    Andy Soucek’s gamble of entering Formula Two as a backdoor route into F1 took a step closer to paying off today as he topped the timesheets for Williams in rookie testing at Jerez.

    Archive, F1
    Andy Soucek, F1 testing, Formula One, Gary Paffett, Mike Conway, Oliver Turvey, Paul di Resta

  • F1: Turvey cashes in BRDC prize at Jerez

    Prospective GP2 driver Oliver Turvey will be cashing in his BRDC Young Driver prize of a test with McLaren at Jerez.

    Archive, F1, GP2
    Circuito de Jerez, Formula One, McLaren, McLaren Autosport BRDC Young Driver of the Year, Oliver Turvey, testing

  • F3: Teamcraft to line up on British F3 grid

    A new entrant is set to take its place on next year’s British F3 grid, saying that it aims to be a front-running outfit from lights to flag, and to challenge for the championship podium.

    Archive, British F3, Uncategorized
    British F3 International, Dean Smith, Mike Conway, Teamcraft Motorsport

  • IndyCar: Patient Franchitti wins championship in Miami

    Scott Dixon and Ryan Briscoe did their best to liven up a deathly dull IndyCar season finale with a tooth-and-nail battle for the lead – but it was Dario Franchitti, jogging along behind them for most of the 200 laps, who came through to win both the race and the championship.

    Archive, IndyCar Series
    Alex Lloyd, Dan Wheldon, Dario Franchitti, Firestone Indy 300, Justin Wilson, Mike Conway

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