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Archive for 2009

BRDC vow to “act” over British GP

Written by Red Andy on 05 January 2009

Silverstone, Monday: British Racing Drivers’ Club president Damon Hill has vowed that he and his organisation will “stop short of nothing” to save the “history and tradition” of the British Grand Prix after Donington’s plans to host the GP from 2010 onwards took a further step towards realisation today. Early [Read More]

New film documents Button’s career

Written by Red Andy on 04 January 2009

Hollywood, Saturday: The premiere of the Warner Bros. movie, The Curious Case of Jenson Button, has been lauded by critics for so accurately capturing the epic rise and fall of one of Britain’s most disappointing modern sports stars. The film, directed by Eric Roth and starring Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett, documents the Formula One career [Read More]

Red Bull to expand creche facility

Written by Red Andy on 03 January 2009

Milton Keynes, Friday: The Red Bull Racing Formula One team have announced this week that they will be attaching an expanded creche facility to their Red Bull Energy Station (read: “team motorhome”) in preparation for the 2009 season, in order to reflect Sebastian Vettel’s elevated status within the team. The new creche, dubbed [Read More]

“Top sports stars try F1″ fad continues

Written by Red Andy on 02 January 2009

Jerez, Thursday: With rallying superstar Sebastien Loeb recently testing for Red Bull, and more rumours circulating that MotoGP champion Valentino Rossi will once again take to the wheel of a Ferrari, fresh speculation has arisen that other top sportsmen – from disciplines far removed from F1 – will also try their hand at the pinnacle [Read More]

New road-relevance proposals met with scorn

Written by Red Andy on 01 January 2009

Hinwil, Thursday: Formula One teams have reacted angrily to proposals by the FIA to make the sport more “road relevant” from 2010 onwards, with BMW Sauber in particular leading the protests against the planned regulation changes. In a news conference last week, FIA President Max Mosley insisted that Formula One had to “meet the [Read More]

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