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GP2 Asia to get night-racing event
Seems like Singapore may have started a trend… now every circuit and series hopes to host its own night race, and in GP2 Asia this year the privilege goes to Qatar.
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Max Chilton signs for Carlin
It’s always interesting to keep an eye on which drivers are rated by Hampshire-based Carlin Motorsport, as that team numbers among its current personnel Jaime Alguersuari, Brendon Hartley and Oliver Turvey. And the good news is that another young Brit is about to get a chance to shine.
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F1: when are the ‘motorsport valley’ car launches due?
The launch of 2009’s F1 cars is always a moment of high excitement for fans but in Britain it plays another role – as a showcase for one of the country’s unsung industries, and one that certainly needs every boost it can get in these uncertain economic times.
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Jonathan Palmer: motorsport will survive lean times
Brands Hatch supremo Jonathan Palmer has said he believes motorsport can see out the lean times of the credit crunch and continue to thrive.
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Lost Bugatti: is this the world’s most exclusive car?
It reads like a fairytale: a car collector dies, leaving the contents of his garage to his family. It proves to contain a stunning original 1937 Bugatti Type 57S, first owned by an aristocrat and motor racing great, with two-seat Atalante coupé coachwork and an incredible provenance.
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Now riding in an Aston could be easier than ever…
Depressed by the gloomy start to 2009, and the feeling that both motorsport and the right to own any vehicle more exciting than a Renault Clio are luxuries we may not enjoy for too much longer? Here’s a little light relief – the glamorous, weird and wonderful or downright eccentric British vehicles making headlines at…
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British GP: East Midlands Airport the key?
Interesting times in the continuing quest by Donington Park to be ready to host the British Grand Prix in 2010 – will the neighbouring airport prove to be a bigger issue than planning or transport, as its radar interferes with TV communications?
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F1: How do Honda’s chances look now?
A month ago we heard how the Honda F1 team had until the new year to find a buyer if it was to stand any chance of lining up on the grid in Melbourne in March. Well, January has arrived, and how do its prospects, and those of its driver Jenson Button, look?
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Sun says Ferrari ‘turned into fireball’ by Saudi prince
The Ferrari 360 Modena – the forerunner of the 430 and as nice a motor as you could want to see parked on your drive. Financial adviser Andrew Hobb was using a luxury car agency to hire his out – but, to his discomfort, he didn’t get it back again. Instead it was crashed and…
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