Author: LJ Hutchins
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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.
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F1: How McLaren is tackling the 2009 rule changes
Holding onto a world title is no mean feat at the best of times – but what is McLaren planning to do in the face of what it describes as the most comprehensive shake-up of regulations in the history of the sport?
Tagged as: aerodynamics, Formula One, KERS, McLaren, McLaren MP4-24, Paddy Lowe, Pat Fry, Pedro de la Rosa
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BBC Sports Personality shortlist confirmed
Lewis Hamilton is joined by seven Olympic medallists, a boxer and a tennis player on this year’s BBC Sports Personality of the Year shortlist, as revealed by the corporation this evening.
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Take on your racing heroes at charity karting event
How would you fancy the chance to test your driving skills against the likes of Andy Priaulx, Adam Carroll, Tom Kristensen or Louise Goodman? The opportunity is yours for £300 if you sign up for a charity karting event taking place at this year’s Autosport International show.
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Over the white line: Drivers to be confined to ping-pong
Compound fractures, gold medals and the hitherto completely unsuspected fluffy side of Dietrich ‘Didi’ Mateschitz. Read on for the best of the week’s F1 and motorsport news…
Tagged as: A1 Team GBR, A1 Team USA, A1GP, Andretti Green Racing, Andy Priaulx, Bernie Ecclestone, Bobby Rahal, Danica Patrick, Danny Watts, Dietrich Mateschitz, Fairuz Fauzy, Formula One, James Allen, KERS, Marco Andretti, Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing, Sebastien Bourdais, Sebastien Buemi, Takuma Sato, Toro Rosso
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British GP: ‘We have the time and the money’
Construction of the new grand prix-worthy circuit at Donington Park is set to take nine months and has finance in place, according to the venue’s CEO Simon Gillett. He has also revealed that the circuit plans to deal with potential congestion problems on the race weekend by banning cars.
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F1: Coulthard, Brundle, Kravitz… and Eddie Jordan too
The BBC has finally got around to confirming what we all knew already – that David Coulthard and Martin Brundle will make up the crux of its next year’s F1 team.
Tagged as: BBC, David Coulthard, Eddie Jordan, Formula One, Jonathan Legard, Lee McKenzie, Martin Brundle, Murray Walker, Ted Kravitz
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Lewis Hamilton Airfix kit: get yours here
At last! Details of how to get your hands on what is shaping up to be this year’s must-have Christmas pressie. Motorsport merchandiser OnPole.com now has the kit available for pre-order – in limited numbers, so if you want one you had better get your name down now.
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A1GP: Team GBR tops Sepang Friday practice
Team GB pilot Danny Watts has laid down a marker for this weekend’s event in Sepang, Malaysia, after topping the timesheets in the first rookie practice session and then improving on that to take the fastest lap of the weekend so far.