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Aston Martin Wins 2009 Le Mans Series
Aston Martin Wins 2009 Le Mans Series

14 Sep 2009, 14:50 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / British manufacturer Aston Martin claimed both the 2009 Le Mans Series and the Team and Driver titles, 50 years after it won the World Sportscar Championship with the DBR1. The 007 LMP1 car finis...

 
BRDC Give the Go Ahead for Finding Silverstone Investors
BRDC Give the Go Ahead for Finding Silverstone Investors

26 Aug 2009, 09:56 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / Silverstone race track owners met on Tuesday to debate their position concerning foreign investments. The Silverstone circuit has been owned by the BRDC (British Racing's Drivers' Club) si...

 
Johnny Herbert Wants Debut Win in BTCC
Johnny Herbert Wants Debut Win in BTCC

25 Aug 2009, 15:32 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / Johnny Herbert, the former Formula One driver who will make his debut in the BTCC (British Touring Car Championship) this weekend at Silverstone, has a very optimistic attitude about it. The 45-...

 
Mazda’s Aerobatic Team to Compete at Silverstone
Mazda’s Aerobatic Team to Compete at Silverstone

20 Aug 2009, 12:14 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The last time the Britons won the World Aerobatic Championships was 23 years ago, so Team Mazda UK has been training hard for the competition scheduled to take place at the Silverstone circuit from ...

 
Donington Dismisses F1 Doubts
Donington Dismisses F1 Doubts

17 Aug 2009, 08:50 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Although it was hinted that Donington Park was not ready to fulfill the FIA demands in terms of upgrading their facility for hosting Formula One events, a spokesman for the circuit yesterday dismiss...

 
Silverstone to Have Arab Owners?
Silverstone to Have Arab Owners?

16 Aug 2009, 15:55 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Silverstone ousted from the Formula One calendar doesn't seem like a done deal anymore. According to British newspaper Sunday Express, a group of Arab investors are presumably in advanced talks...

 
Bentley Drivers Club Turned Sixty
Bentley Drivers Club Turned Sixty

11 Aug 2009, 10:08 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Sixty years ago, the first Bentley Drivers Club race meeting was held at Silverstone, so the club members took the opportunity to properly celebrate this anniversary on the weekend of August 8 and 9...

 
Rossi Mourns Donington Park Scrap
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
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...

 
Button Worried about Red Bull Surge
Button Worried about Red Bull Surge

14 Jul 2009, 08:00 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Although he didn't lost too many points to his rivals in the last couple of races, as he is still more than 20 points ahead of Sebastian Vettel with half of season to go, championship leader Je...

 
Mallya Optimistic for 2011 Podiums
Mallya Optimistic for 2011 Podiums

7 Jul 2009, 10:48 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Force India's co-owner Vijay Mallya reiterated his optimistic comments towards Formula One point scoring this season ahead of the German Grand Prix, at Nurburgring. Actually, to put it in his o...

 
US F1 Don't Deny YouTube Rumors
US F1 Don't Deny YouTube Rumors

6 Jul 2009, 10:56 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / While some teams are consistently denying sponsorship reports linking them to important companies – see the Manor Grand Prix case, with their alleged partnership with Virgin Group – US F...

 
FOTA Calendar for 2010 Series Leaked
FOTA Calendar for 2010 Series Leaked

24 Jun 2009, 06:57 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / With the Formula One Teams Association (FOTA) revving up plans for a new series, several rumors started to surface the media regarding the potential calendar for 2010. However, it was the British pu...

 
Alonso Tells Renault to Think about the Future
Alonso Tells Renault to Think about the Future

23 Jun 2009, 12:23 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Fernando Alonso admitted for the first time this season that he'd be more inclined to think about the 2010 campaign rather than continue to focus on the Renault R29. The Spaniard has failed to ...

 
Button Blames Poor Start for British GP Failure
Button Blames Poor Start for British GP Failure

22 Jun 2009, 08:51 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Championship leader Jenson Button lamented his poor start during the past weekend's British Grand Prix for his disappointing finish at Silverstone. The Brawn GP driver started the race from 6th...

 
Red Bull Duo Tops First Practice in British GP
Red Bull Duo Tops First Practice in British GP

19 Jun 2009, 11:15 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Red Bull Racing's heavily updated RB5 dominated the first practice session for the British Grand Prix on Friday, as Sebastien Vettel and Mark Webber posted the leading quickest times of the mor...

 
Rosberg Keeps Quiet about BMW Rumors
Rosberg Keeps Quiet about BMW Rumors

19 Jun 2009, 07:35 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Williams Nico Rosberg neither dismissed nor admitted to rumors that BMW Sauber's Mario Theissen offered him a deal from 2010 onwards. The German driver is currently in his last year of contract...

 
Button Reveals Special Helmet for the British GP
Button Reveals Special Helmet for the British GP

19 Jun 2009, 05:45 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / British drivers sure want to make this year's home grand prix a special one, as this will be the last British Grand Prix to be hosted by the historical circuit of Silverstone. With Lewis Hamilt...

 
Hamilton Displays New Helmet Design for 2009 British GP
Hamilton Displays New Helmet Design for 2009 British GP

18 Jun 2009, 09:44 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Reigning Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton yesterday unveiled his modified helmet, designed exclusively for this weekend's home race at Silverstone. With most eyes set on F1's new sensat...

 
Hill: "Silverstone Is Part of F1 History"
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...