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Driver profile: Lewis Hamilton
Many people thought McLaren boss Ron Dennis was taking a risky gamble when he brought an untried rookie into his team at the start of the 2007 season – but the young Lewis Hamilton was a revelation in his début season and carried on where he left off in 2008. Even overnight sensations have to…
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Jet-powered British supercar aims for 1,000mph
It’s not just potential F1 World Champions we’re producing round here these days – it’s also plans for mind-buggeringly fast jet-propelled cars. Nobody tell Richard Hammond…
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F1: Last dance for DC in BA
David Coulthard, who will make his F1 farewell in Brazil this weekend, has grabbed some early South American seat time by demonstrating his Red Bull Racing car to at least 80,000 cheering fans in the Argentine capital Buenos Aires.
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Sponsor banned for pit-lane driver assault
Now, here’s something you don’t read about every day – the story of a sponsor who has reportedly taken his investment in a motorsport team a little bit too seriously.
Tagged as: Quotes to watch out for
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Out of the black – and into the red?
Now the Japanese Grand Prix is out of the way, we’ve got the chance to post something that caught our eye last weekend. This is the story of the Carbon Black rally, an event where people with more money than sense smash up prestige motors and, these days, get arrested for their pains.
Tagged as: supercar crashes
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Fan pays £200k for Bond’s wrecked Aston
A new Aston Martin DBS V12, of the sort driven by James Bond in his most recent movie outings would probably set you back in the region of £150,000. By the time it’s been used in the filming and wrecked by a stuntman? The value has gone up to no less than £200,000.
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Le Mans Series: Silverstone victory for McNish and Audi
Allan McNish and Dindo Capello won a dramatic Autosport 1000km of Silverstone to help Audi take an upset clean sweep in the Le Mans Series drivers’, manufacturers’ and team championships.
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Coming soon on BritsOnPole: exclusive Darren Manning interview
While F1 was slip-sliding around a rain-soaked Monza on Saturday, BritsOnPole was at sunny Silverstone interviewing one of the most versatile British drivers in motor sport, Darren Manning.
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F1: Two Max Mosley quotes, posted without comment
We’ve long since learned that people are more interested in motor racing than Max Mosley – which suits us just fine. But sometimes he says things that can’t be ignored.
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Fans crash German supercar on first outing
Somewhere a couple of German petrolheads are doubtless feeling incredibly silly as they explain their lack of supercar driving skills to some unsympathetic police officers.