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ALESHIN STRENGTHENS LEAD AT MAGNY-COURS WSR

Sunday, June 20, 2010

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ALESHIN STRENGTHENS LEAD AT MAGNY-COURS WSR

Carlin Racing's Mikhail Aleshin has strengthened his lead Formula Renault 3.5 Series championship with a win at a wet Magny-Cours in France. The talented young Russian star leads ISR’s Sebastian Guerrieri and Comtec Racing's Stefano Coletti. Guerrieri took advantage of disappointment for Tech 1 Racing’s Daniel Ricciardo, Fortec Motorsport’s Sten Pentus and Tech 1 Racing’s Brendon Hartley to carve himself a solid second place in the championship. Conditions were tough for the drivers s they lined up on a track still wet from a morning of incessant rain. Fortec Motorsport’s Jon Lancaster stalled even before the warm-up lap and had to start from the pits.

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FOTA’S RUMOURED CALENDAR. EMERALD CITY GP MISSES OUT, WIZARD SAID TO BE FURIOUS

Tuesday, June 23, 2009

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FOTA’S RUMOURED CALENDAR. EMERALD CITY GP MISSES OUT, WIZARD SAID TO BE FURIOUS

Several media outlets including "The Guardian" in England are reporting an alleged calendar for FOTA's break away Formula One series. Of most interest to Australian fans is the inclusion of Adelaide as the series finale in November. Adelaide's end of year bash was always a highlight of the International F1 year and many GP regulars would be thrilled to see it's return. However the listing of Surfers Paradise as an alternative clearly shows the true nature of this calendar. There is about as much chance of Surfers ever hosting any kind of serious F1 standard race as there is of me hosting the Oscars. The track is seriously narrow, there is no run off area and the area seriously lacks much of the major infrastructure need to host a GP type event. The track already struggles to cater for the previous Champcar/IndyCar event so how they would cope with something five times as big is anybody's guess.... More

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AU REVOIR GRAND PRIX d’ FRANCE

Thursday, October 16, 2008

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AU REVOIR GRAND PRIX d’ FRANCE

First it was Canada, now France. The French Grand Prix, the birthplace of Grand Prix racing has been cancelled. Nicolas Deschaux President of the French motor sport federation (FFSA), promoter of the French Grand Prix,  told reporters  that the 2009 French Grand Prix had been cancelled due to “economic problems“. “After examining the economic situation, the FFSA is to stop being the financial promoters of a Formula One Grand Prix“ he said. “As a result, as long as there is no promoter to succeed the FFSA, the French GP may not figure in the FIA calendar in 2009.“

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