It’s that time of year again – the point at which six young British hopefuls get shortlisted for the McLaren Autosport BRDC Young Driver of the Year Award.
The faltering A1GP series has lost another car from its delayed season opener with Team Pakistan’s Yorkshire-born driver Adam Khan’s decision to pull out on safety grounds.
Good results for Team BritsOnPole following the delayed Belgium and the Singapore updates…
The Irish may have been among the last teams to take their new Ferrari-powered A1GP car out on a circuit for testing – but Portadown’s Adam Carroll put down a marker that suggested they are ready to challenge for the title.
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.
Just 13 of the 23 A1GP teams are certain to take part in this weekend’s season-opening contests, with another five – including reigning champions Switzerland – still racing to make it to the start line.
Ryan Dalziel will be on familiar ground when he resumes his duties as Glasgow Rangers Superleague Formula driver this weekend – racing at Zolder in Belgium where he last competed in Champ Car.
There will be no repeat victory for Team GBR in the A1GP season opener at Zandvoort this weekend, as the delay in production of the new Ferrari-inspired race car has cost them the chance to take part.
By rights there should be lengthy inquests at some team HQs following this race – not least Ferrari, Toyota and Red Bull. However, we’ve done a quick version. Read on…