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Tarawa, Friday: Officials responsible for the construction of a state-of-the-art Formula One facility in the Pacific republic of Kiribati have dismissed sceptical remarks from several commentators, who have questioned the ability of the Oceania state to put on a Grand Prix in 2010. A scattered group of islands and atolls in an expanse of ocean [Read More]
Enstone, Tuesday: Double world champion and Renault lead driver Fernando Alonso is reported to be “dismayed” at rumours that the fledgling USF1 team may be interested in testing IndyCar driver Danica Patrick when the team gets off the ground. Patrick, who has a single IRL victory to her name after a win at Motegi last year, [Read More]
Sakhir, Monday: BMW Sauber boss Mario Thiessen has admitted that his team is no longer so smug about the improved weather they had hoped to find in their Bahrain tests, after last week’s sessions were disrupted by sandstorms. Thiessen was quoted in the press a few weeks ago as saying that other teams’ decisions not to [Read More]
The Fylde, Wednesday: A1 Grand Prix bosses told journalists today that they are hoping a proposed new race on the streets of Blackpool will eventually become as famous in motor racing as the Le Mans 24 Hours, the Daytona 500 and the Monaco Grand Prix. The glittering (no, seriously) seaside resort, popular in the 1950s with [Read More]
North Yorkshire, Tuesday: A man who has been fighting noise pollution generated at the British racing circuit Croft for nearly 90 years has today celebrated his “victory” at getting the Yorkshire track’s owners to pay out £1 million in compensation to local residents. Previous injunctions sought by other residents of properties [Read More]
