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Sponsorship woes kill off Franchitti’s NASCAR season
Dario Franchitti’s debut NASCAR Sprint Cup campaign, already disrupted by poor results, broken bones and failures to qualify for races, is now over for good after team owner Chip Ganassi shut him down due to lack of sponsorship.
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F1: How pitstop protocols are helping sick children
There’s a wonderful story now running on the official Formula One site about how a couple of doctors teamed up with McLaren and Ferrari to plug a gap in their procedures that was putting sick children at risk.
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IRL: It’s been agony, says Howard as he returns to racing
Jay Howard, the rookie driver dropped by Roth Racing in the run-up to the Indianapolis 500, will return to action next weekend at Watkins Glen.
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Mercedes Benz announces fossil fuel pull-out
Well, here’s an announcement with really far-reaching implications. The car manufacturer Mercedes Benz, motor-racing stalwart and McLaren engine supplier, has reportedly announced that it intends to stop producing cars that run on petrol or diesel.
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F1: ‘It was different in my day’, says Watson
Five-time F1 race winner John Watson reckons the rise of technology in the sport has damaged the experience for drivers, who now lack the opportunity to demonstrate their skills unless they compete for one of the top teams.
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F1: How Glock took the wind from DC’s sails
The one-man quote machine that is David Coulthard has been taking advantage of the run-in to Silverstone by demonstrating again why a media career could beckon once he retires.
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WTC champion Priaulx to demo F1 car at Brands Hatch
Triple World Touring Car champion Andy Priaulx is to demonstrate a BMW Sauber F1 car at Brands Hatch as part of the WTCC meet there on July 26-27.
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Being a Brummie pays off for Murray
Murray Walker, 84-year-old national treasure and the universally-acknowledged voice of F1, returned to his home city of Birmingham yesterday to take his place among its most famous citizens.
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F1: Hamilton aboard sponsor’s boat for collision and disqualification
The yacht carrying Lewis Hamilton for his first taste of sea racing managed to collide with another boat before the starting gun was fired – and then faced disqualification.