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WHEN TOO MUCH RACING IS BARELY ENOUGH: GT3 LIVE FROM SILVERSTONE

Sunday, October 9, 2011

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<strong>After a huge day of racing at Mount Panorama, and Sebastian Vettel wrapping up his second World F1 Drivers Championship at Suzuka, what's left?</strong> Well there's the BlanPain Endurance Championship at Silverstone. <em>And if you want to watch it LIVE it's right here.</em>

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FIA GT FROM SILVERSTONE

Tuesday, June 7, 2011

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GT1 Championship Race from Silverstone Watch Again by GT1

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AUDI STRIKE BACK WITH SILVERSTONE POLE

Sunday, September 12, 2010

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AUDI STRIKE BACK WITH SILVERSTONE POLE

Audi have struck back as popular Scottish driver Alan McNish takes pole for the Autosport 1000 kms at Silverstone, first round of the Intercontinental Le Mans Cup. Both Audi R15+ TDI cars will start into the 1000-kilometre race at Silverstone (Great Britain) from the front row. McNish and his Joest Racing Audi team again showed their tactical superiority over arch rivals Peugeot, timing their run at pole perfectly to take full advantage of the best conditions in Saturday's Qualifying session. “The car had a good balance and the engineers know the track well, except the new part. What can I say? That I am very happy to be on pole!” said McNish. Fellow Audi driver Timo Bernhard will start alongside McNish with the best of the Peugeots, the car of Nicolas Minassian and local hero Anthony Davidson next, over a second of the pole time. "My car was quick through the fast corners, but I lacked a little grip and suffered from understeer through the tighter turns. I span at the start of my first flying lap. My tyres didn't suffer, but then I found myself in traffic. The balance of the car isn't at all bad, though, and I am confident for the race," Minassian said.

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NOT BAD FOR A NUMBER 2 DRIVER: WEBBER WINS BRITISH GP

Monday, July 12, 2010

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NOT BAD FOR A NUMBER 2 DRIVER: WEBBER WINS BRITISH GP

Australia’s Mark Webber surged back into contention for this years World Formula One Championship with a forceful all the way win in the British GP at Silverstone. Webber confounded his critics by winning the start over his team mate Sebastian Vettel with the young German  picking up a rear puncture and dropping to the rear of [...]

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ZUHAI CONFIRMED AS ASIAN LE MANS VENUE

Thursday, June 10, 2010

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ZUHAI CONFIRMED AS ASIAN LE MANS VENUE

The ACO have confirmed that the Zhuhai circuit in China will be the venue for the third round of the new Le Mans Intercontinental Cup. The series which has already attracted entries from both Peugeot and Audi will start with the Silverstone1000 kms race in September before moving on to the Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta on the first weekend of October. The Zuhai race wil be held over the weekend of November 5-7. The 4.3 km circuit is situated in the Guangdong Province of the People's Republic of China and is accessible to Hong Kong by a 70 minute Ferry ride. This should make the event popular with Australian motorsport fans who can base themselves in HongKong as well as with the growing band of race enthusiasts already living in the region. It'll be a busy month for motorsport in the region with the Macau Grand Prix on Nov 21 and the final round of the DTM in Shanghai a week later.

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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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FORMULA ONE SPLIT: CRISIS, SHOCK, HORROR, SCANDAL ! Pictures page 3

Friday, June 19, 2009

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FORMULA ONE SPLIT: CRISIS, SHOCK, HORROR, SCANDAL ! Pictures page 3

Formula One teams led by Ferrari and other major manufacturers have called the bluff of FIA President Max (hurts so good) Mosley and announced that they will run a breakaway series beginning next year. At a meeting held at the Renault F1 factory in Oxfordshire the teams refused to back down on their demands for changes for next years regulations. Ferrari, McLaren, Renault, Toyota, BMW Sauber, Brawn GP, Red Bull Racing and Toro Rosso have therefore declined to enter the FIA Formula One Championship for 2010. The announcement, on the eve of what looks set to be the final British GP at Silverstone, seriously ups the ante in the multi-billion dollar stare-down between the teams and the FIA. In a statement issued by FOTA, the teams said that there was no room for further compromise. "It has become clear that the stables cannot continue to make compromises on the fundamental values of the sport," they said. "The teams have no other alternative but to begin to prepare for a new championship which reflects the values of the competitors and their sponsors. According to the statemant the new series will have a transparent governing body, one single set of rules, encourage new entrants, and would better listen to the fans' wishes. Just what role, if any, Bernie Ecclestone may play in this is not yet clear. Despite the posturing of both the teams and the FIA, the real power broker is still Bernie. It is he who controls the sports commercial rights and the valuable TV deals that provide so much of the sport's income. Publicly at least, Ecclestone has shown qualified solidarity with his old mate Max, but Bernie is Bernie and friendship will count for nothing if there's a quid involved. And with literally millions of quids involved expect Bernie to jump wherever it's best for Bernie.

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TURVEY OVERCOMES SLOW START TO WIN BRIT F3

Saturday, August 16, 2008

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Australian drivers John Martin and Sam Abay both finished in the top ten in Round 15 of the British F3 Championship at the Bernie Ecclestone’s second favourite circuit Silverstone. The race was won by pole sitter Oliver Turvey despite a slow start which left New Zealand driver Brendan Hartley in front. Turvey passed Hartley after [...]

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CARLIN PAIR SWEEP SILVERSTONE F3 POLE

Saturday, August 16, 2008

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CARLIN PAIR SWEEP SILVERSTONE F3 POLE

Carlin Teammates Oliver Turvey and New Zealand's Brendon Hartley share pole positions for Rounds 17 & 18 of the British F3 Championship at Silverstone. For the third time in three races Turvey took pole position, finishing the first 30-minute session for Round 17  0.131 seconds ahead of Hartley.

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