Category: IndyCar Series
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F1: Teddy Mayer, founder of McLaren, dies
The racing world in Britain and America is mourning the loss of a major figure this week – Teddy Mayer, the man who co-founded McLaren and who took the team to an iconic F1 world championship and Indy 500 double.
Tagged as: Emerson Fittipaldi, Indianapolis 500, James Hunt, McLaren, Roger Penske, Ron Dennis, Teddy Mayer
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Over the white line: a sign of the times for Bentley
What is the world coming to when you have to instruct your staff to run the Bentley on used chip fat?
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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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IRL: Surfers Paradise video highlights
See Sheffield’s Justin Wilson blast past Marco Andretti, Will Power throw away a certain victory, and fellow Aussie Ryan Briscoe take the chequered flag in front of his home fans.
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IRL: Aussie Briscoe rules as season finally ends
Almost two months after Scott Dixon wrapped up the 2008 IndyCar championship in Chicago, the series has run its final race of the season – a non-points holiday jaunt to Surfers Paradise in Australia.
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IRL: Wilson feels Newman’s loss at Texas test
Justin Wilson made a successful return to the Texas Motor Speedway as his Newman/Haas/Lanigan team used their final test of the 2008 season to work on their lack of oval racing experience.
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Paul Newman: actor, driver, team boss, legend
The actor, philanthropist and motor sport supporter Paul Newman has died of cancer at the age of 83.
Tagged as: Carl Haas, IndyCar Series, Newman/Haas/Lanigan, Paul Newman, Ron Dennis, Sebastien Bourdais
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IRL: Manning loses drive in Indycar musical chairs
Darren Manning has lost his Indycar drive at Foyt Racing to Vitor Meira, the Brazilian who found himself suddenly out of work when Brit Dan Wheldon jumped from Target Chip Ganassi.