Tag: Formula One
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F1: Silverstone wins 17-year British Grand Prix contract
Silverstone has agreed a new contract to host the British Grand Prix from 2010, ensuring the future of Formula One in the UK for at least a decade – and tickets are already on sale.
Tagged as: Bernie Ecclestone, British Grand Prix, Damon Hill, Formula One, Richard Phillips, Silverstone
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F1: Rookie Ricciardo rockets to testing triumph
Formula One’s young driver testing ended today with the familiar sight of an Australian topping the time-sheets in a Red Bull as Daniel Ricciardo signalled his intention to follow in Mark Webber’s footsteps.
Tagged as: Daniel Ricciardo, F1 testing, Formula One, Gary Paffett, Mike Conway, Oliver Turvey, Paul di Resta
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F1: Hamilton drives Prost’s McLaren MP4-2C
Lewis Hamilton may have missed his chance to drive Ayrton Senna’s McLaren MP4-4 at this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed after it developed a problem while in the hands of the great man’s nephew Bruno. But luckily his employers have a number of iconic Formula One cars at their disposal.
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F1: Is Renault selling out to Prodrive?
Renault’s exit plan from F1 competition could involve selling its Enstone operation to Prodrive, according to a report in a French newspaper.
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F1: Paffett shows the kids a thing or two in Jerez
Veteran McLaren driver Gary Paffett may seem like a dad at a disco compared with some of the youngsters at the Jerez Formula One rookie test this week, but he proved he could still bust out some moves by topping the timesheets on day two.
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F1: Carroll still chasing a Virgin drive
A1GP champion Adam Carroll is unlikely to be able to defend his World Cup of Motorsport title for Ireland next year after financial troubles floored the series – but its loss could still be F1’s gain.
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F1: Di Resta best of the rest as Soucek is quickest
Andy Soucek’s gamble of entering Formula Two as a backdoor route into F1 took a step closer to paying off today as he topped the timesheets for Williams in rookie testing at Jerez.
Tagged as: Andy Soucek, F1 testing, Formula One, Gary Paffett, Mike Conway, Oliver Turvey, Paul di Resta
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F1: Paffett hoping to stay in McLaren test role
Long-time McLaren tester Gary Paffett is hoping to be confirmed in his role for 2010, as well as continuing his successful DTM career with Mercedes.