Pedrosa Fastest after First Practice at Donington
24 Jul 2009, 14:58 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Reloaded Dani Pedrosa topped the first practice session at Donington Park on Friday, finishing the P1 with the best time of 1:38.627. The overall podium was completed by Ducati's Casey Stoner a...
Rossi Mourns Donington Park Scrap
24 Jul 2009, 08:02 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Although he hasn't felt the winning taste at Donington Park for a while now – since 2005, to be more precise – reigning MotoGP champion Valentino Rossi admitted he is saddened by th...
Hill Hits Back at Ecclestone for Insulting Offer
21 Jul 2009, 10:57 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Silverstone has made one more step to becoming an outcast circuit in Formula One, as the president of the British Racing Drivers Club Damon Hill slammed Bernie Ecclestone's offer to include the...
Blake Young to Race at Donington Park
24 Jun 2009, 09:42 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Since German Max Neukirchner is still recovering from the broken femur injury at Monza, the Suzuki Alstare Brux team has given Blake Young a chance to race at the British World Superbike ninth round...
Hill: "Silverstone Is Part of F1 History"
18 Jun 2009, 06:58 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Former Formula One champion Damon Hill insisted that Silverstone will be missed by the Great Circle in the years to come. Currently president of the British Racing Drivers Association, Hill argued t...
Button Looks Forward to Silverstone Good-Bye
9 Jun 2009, 13:57 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / After matching Michael Schumacher's and Jim Clark's incredible winning streak in Formula One – winning 6 out of the first 7 races on schedule – Brawn GP's Jenson Button is...
Donington Park's Owners Reach Deal with Leaseholder
5 Jun 2009, 13:54 UTC · By: Tudor Raiciu / There's light at the end of tunnel after all for the British GP, as landowners Wheatcroft & Son Ltd have reached an amicable agreement with Leaseholder Simon Gillett's Donington Ventur...
Donington Park Given June Deadline
6 May 2009, 07:33 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The 2010 British Grand Prix has moved back to schedule, at least until the end of June. Following a Tuesday meeting of the North West Leicestershire District Council, the Donington Park leaseholders...
British GP Not Secured by the FIA
5 May 2009, 08:01 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / FIA president Max Mosley insisted the international body can do nothing about the potential scrap of the “traditional races” from the F1 calendar. While confirming the FIA and F1 boss Be...
Donington to Receive Racing License This Week
4 May 2009, 13:09 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Having lost the right to host grand prix racing earlier this year, Donington Park is to undergo several track revisions during the course of this month in order to get their license back for the rem...
UK Government Begin Talks to Save British GP
29 Apr 2009, 12:09 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The UK government has reportedly initiated talks with Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone for the saving of the British Grand Prix. The news came via the British newspaper The Guardian, which reporte...
UK Government Will Not Provide Financial Backing for British GP
24 Apr 2009, 15:16 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The British fans' dream of having a Formula 1 race in their native country are soon to hit the brick wall, as the UK government have announced they are not willing to provide financial backing ...
Damon Hill: Silverstone Leaves Door Open for Future British GP
24 Apr 2009, 12:09 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Former Formula 1 champion and current British Racing Drivers' Club (BRDC) president Damon Hill insisted Silverstone should not be sidelined when talking about a potential host of the 2010 Briti...
British GP in Doubt, Donington Park Operator Sued by Owners
23 Apr 2009, 15:39 UTC · By: Tudor Raiciu / Things just don't seem to be working out for the Donington Park circuit and its track operator, Simon Gillett. We were almost 100% percent that Donington Park would re-enter the F1 circuit in 2...
Ecclestone: We Can Never Go Back to Silverstone
16 Mar 2009, 17:58 UTC · By: Andrei Toma / President and CEO of F1 Administration and Management Bernie Ecclestone stated that the British GP will be hosted at Donington Park or else it will cease to exist on the F1 calendar at all. The F1 c...
Jackie Stewart: No British GP Would Be Disastrous
17 Feb 2009, 13:19 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Three-time Formula 1 champion Sir Jackie Stewart urged Formula 1 supreme Bernie Ecclestone to do everything in his power to assure Formula 1 will still have a British Grand Prix in the years to come...
Gillett Denies Wheatcroft Conflict
12 Feb 2009, 09:27 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Donington Park's boss Simon Gillett denied allegations that Donington Ventures Leisure Ltd president Tom Wheatcroft is planning to sue him for unpaid rent. More, the British official in charge ...
Donington Park Boss Sued Over Unpaid Rent?
11 Feb 2009, 16:16 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Each day seems to bring even more bad news of the future host (if eventually accepted by the International Automobile Federation) of the British Grand Prix. The Donington Park owners seem even more ...
Donington Boss Denies Debt Allegations
10 Feb 2009, 08:23 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Donington Park will go ahead with its revamping program as scheduled, insisted the circuit's boss Simon Gillett. He denied the reports that appeared in the British media the past weekend &ndash...
FIA Unable to Keep Historical Venues in F1
5 Feb 2009, 13:59 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The International Automobile Federation has no means of counteracting Bernie Ecclestone's policy of switching from old historical circuits to new venues. FIA's president Max Mosley did not...