British

1. A1 Team Malaysia stars in Lola 50th Anniversary celebrations

Sezione: A1GP

...company’s 50th anniversary on Sunday, with the team’s original A1GP car taking part in a parade on the streets of Huntingdon, the Cambridgeshire town which is home to the leading British race car manufacturers. 16 race cars took part in the event, representing Lola’s iconic designs from the past half-century to the current day. Heading up...

Data: 2008-10-14

2. Mitsubishi Ralliart Evolution Challenge - Bulldog Rally

Sezione: Rally

...and PIAA lights, who sponsor the junior award for under 25 year old drivers. Announced in August, the Evolution Challenge continues to offer its champion one of the best prizes in British Motorsport, the winner of the 2008 series being given an official works drive in this year’s Wales Rally GB in a brand new Group N Evolution X. The winning driver...

Data: 2008-10-14

3. Jonathan Adam confirmed as 2008 Seat Cupra Champion

Sezione: Sport

...penultimate race meeting at Silverstone in August saw 25 points deducted from his tally. Lawson initially appealed the decision, but following SEAT UK’s announcement to withdraw from British motorsport, ending its participation in the BTCC and closing the chapter on the SEAT Cupra Championship, the appeal was withdrawn. Despite feeling confident that...

Data: 2008-10-14

4. Avon Tyres name bows out of British Formula 3

Sezione: Sport

Avon Tyres ended a 27-year association with the British Formula 3 International Series at Donington Park on Sunday, where Spain’s Jaime Alguersuari followed names such as Ayrton Senna and Mika Hakkinen by winning the UK’s top single-seater racing category. Next year the championship’s tyres will be branded under the name of Avon’s...

Data: 2008-10-14

5. Lawrence Gibson takes British championship

Sezione: Rally

Lawrence Gibson (Banbridge) is the Kumho Tyres MSA British Rallycross Champion for 2008. The Ulsterman won the title, his first British championship, in the final round of the seven-event series at at Mondello Park in the Irish Republic today (October 12). Entering the final round of the championship three drivers remained in the title battle. Defending...

Data: 2008-10-14

6. Wayne Boyd secures British Formula Ford title

Sezione: Sport

Wayne Boyd is the 2008 British Formula Ford Champion. The 17-year-old from Templepatrick in Ulster clinched the crown at Donington Park at the weekend (11/12 Oct) with a hat-trick of podium finishes in the final rounds of the 25-race Ford-backed series. Boyd won a total of 13 races at the wheel of his Mygale to secure the fourth consecutive Formula Ford...

Data: 2008-10-14

7. Niki Lauda 'disappointed' with Lewis Hamilton

Sezione: F1

...rival Felipe Massa, who was penalised for the collision. "On a day when he needed to stay out of trouble, he clashed with not one Ferrari but both," wrote the correspondent for the British newspaper The Mirror. His on-track habits aside, Hamilton is also commonly criticised for his brash public image. Even the Briton on Monday admitted that there are plenty...

Data: 2008-10-14

8. Major Williams backer in strife

Sezione: F1

After admitting mounting financial losses, the independent British F1 team Williams is now facing a fresh hit of bad news. One of its major sponsors, the Royal Bank of Scotland, is a high profile casualty of the current global financial crisis, as the British government prepares to bail it out. RBS chief executive Sir Fred Goodwin, meanwhile, is set to step...

Data: 2008-10-13

9. Fernando Alonso vows to help Massa win title

Sezione: F1

...the title challenge of Ferrari's Felipe Massa in the last two races of 2008. After his disastrous tenure at McLaren last year, the Spaniard makes clear he is not barracking for the British team's Lewis Hamilton, who leads the points standings against Massa by 5 points. In the official post-race press conference at Fuji Speedway, Alonso admitted he agreed...

Data: 2008-10-13

10. Documents re-fire F1 political storm in UK

Sezione: F1

Newly released documents show former British prime minister Tony Blair triggered a change in policy to allow tobacco advertising at the British grand prix. The documents contradict claims at the time that a meeting with F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone in 1997 had no influence on the country's decision to allow formula one an exemption from the ban of tobacco...

Data: 2008-10-13

11. McLaren push for di Resta debut

Sezione: F1

...Resta, who races for Mercedes' premier effort in the DTM series, may also be part of the deal, although other private teams are also rumoured to be in similar talks with McLaren.The British driver recently made his test debut in a McLaren. "I don't want people jumping to conclusions but I was quite happy with the way it went," di Resta said."I felt I belong...

Data: 2008-10-12

12. Honda waiting for Alonso's answer

Sezione: F1

...ready."We want to announce both drivers at the same time, and at the moment we're not in a position to do that because we're awaiting a yes or a no from a certain person," he told the British broadcaster ITV."So until we get that we're just going to hang on."Pressed for confirmation that the "certain person" is former double world champion Alonso, Fry...

Data: 2008-10-12

13. Dennis scolds Kubica for Hamilton rebuke

Sezione: F1

McLaren boss Ron Dennis has advised Robert Kubica, who drives for BMW-Sauber, to mind his own business.Pole Kubica, who like championship leader Lewis Hamilton is 23, hit out at the British driver this week, claiming many of his colleagues agree that some of Hamilton's on-track tactics are dangerous."I think he should focus on his own driving," Dennis hit...

Data: 2008-10-12

14. Alonso would not have 'fit' at BMW - Kubica

Sezione: F1

...ultimately lift the trophy, he answers: "My head says Hamilton, but my heart says Felipe." Kubica, whose rivalry with Hamilton dates back to their karting days, is critical of the British championship leader's on-track style. "There are two approaches," he said. "Either you drive hard but fair, or you are overconfident and too aggressive." Kubica said...

Data: 2008-10-11

15. Fernando Alonso: BMW never a serious option

Sezione: F1

...2009 after the season ending Brazilian grand prix. Just as Alonso is likely to stay at Renault, so too is it widely presumed that Jenson Button will remain with Honda next year. The British driver on Thursday said a new contract is not yet signed. "I am positive for next year and hopefully I will be with Honda next season and we can build a very competitive...

Data: 2008-10-10

16. Malaysia’s bests come together for the first time

Sezione: GP2 Series

...results of a seventh in the 2002 Australian Grand Prix and a 10th in the 2002 French Grand Prix. Among his other achievements are eight wins in Formula Asia, a second place finish in British Formula 3 in 1998, runner-up spots in the European Formula 3000 in 1998 and in the Monaco Historic F1 Grand Prix in 2002, as well as a win in the Macau Grand Prix...

Data: 2008-10-09

17. Three-way for British title at Mondello

Sezione: Rally

Three drivers will start Sunday's final round of the Kumho Tyres MSA British Rallycross Championship at Mondello Park with a chance of leaving the event as champion. With six of the championship's seven rounds complete the 2007 champion Ollie O'Donovan (London) leads the scoring, but is far from certain to retain the title. O'Donovan, originally from...

Data: 2008-10-08

18. Toyota Prius named Greenest Technology as British tecnhology Awards

Sezione: Events and shows

The Toyota Prius has been named alongside the Apple iPhone, BBC iPlayer and the Nintendo Wii as one of the winners at the inaugural British Technology Awards, collecting the Greenest Technology of the Year Award. The Awards – which have been voted for online by the general public through www.britishtechnologyawards.com and by readers of Computeractive...

Data: 2008-10-08

19. A1 Team Malaysia meets HRH The Duke of York

Sezione: A1GP

A1 Team Malaysia had a royal appointment yesterday when the team’s original A1GP car and driver Fairuz Fauzy were presented to His Royal Highness, The Duke of York, of the British Royal Family. This prestigious occasion was part of the 50th anniversary celebrations of the A1GP car builders, Lola Cars. The Duke of York made a special visit to Lola...

Data: 2008-10-08

20. Crisis not hurting Merc's F1 plans - Haug

Sezione: F1

...marque's motor sport president told Auto Motor und Sport, "but motor racing is still highly profitable." Haug insists that the Stuttgart based manufacturer, in collaboration with the British championship contenders McLaren, has always had its F1 budgets under control. "In the last ten years," he explained, "we have never exceeded our budget. On the contrary;...

Data: 2008-10-08