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Latest blog posts from Brits on Pole

F1 quotes: Bernie calls Ferrari ‘clowns’
Here’s a quote we just can’t resist - the perfect thing to raise not just a smile on a chilly Monday morning in the Brits on Pole office, but a loud series of guffaws. People in Formula One’s top tier, it would seem, are not reading from the same script at the moment after Ferrari boss Luca... Read more...
Published a day ago

GP2: our verdict on Mike Conway’s season
To say that it’s not been a vintage year for British drivers in GP2 is something of an understatement. Our only regular starter has been Mike Conway at Trident Racing who experienced a pretty frustrating season, characterised by crashes, retirements and underperformance. Northern Ireland’s... Read more...
Published a day ago

Brits on Pole on tour: F1 Fanatic guest series
Keith Collantine, over at F1 Fanatic, has been kind enough to run a feature written by us on the subject of how the current gridful of drivers got their big breaks. Because, as usual, we couldn’t shut up it comes in three parts. You can catch it here: Ten ways to get a drive in F1: part one... Read more...
Published a day ago

A1GP defies the weather to kick-start its season
After all the delays, cancellations and no-shows the World Cup of Motorsport finally hit the track today - and served up two thrilling races run in dreadful conditions at Zandvoort. Loic Duval set the fastest lap in the first race and won the second for France Both began under the safety car and... Read more...
Published 2 days ago

SLF: Valles takes Belgian victory for Liverpool
Liverpool shared the honours with Beijing Gouan in Superleague Formula’s two Belgian races today, while Duncan Tappy and Craig Dolby grabbed second places for Spurs and Anderlecht. Adrian Valles wins for Liverpool in Belgium The Chinese team now leads the football-themed series championship by... Read more...
Published 2 days ago

A1GP: Dutch on pole as series gets back on track
A1GP took the first step towards putting its troubles behind it by serving up a close and exciting qualifying session for the first race in its delayed season. Home favourite Jeroen Bleekemolen took pole for the Netherlands after battling against Ireland’s Adam Carroll for the whole of an... Read more...
Published 3 days ago

SLF: Front row start for Dolby in Zolder
Craig Dolby shrugged off a broken driveshaft at the start of today’s Superleague Formula qualifying session to secure a front row start in tomorrow’s first race in Belgium. Paul Meijer gets the better of Craig Dolby in Superleague Formula's Belgian pole shoot-out Running in front of fans and... Read more...
Published 3 days ago

F1: Hamilton is older, wiser and more patient
Ferrari’s dismal adventures in Singapore may have cost them more than lost championship points - with the pressure off, arch rival Lewis Hamilton was able to use the race to improve as a driver. Lewis Hamilton in the McLaren garage at Singapore Reflecting on F1’s first-ever night race, the... Read more...
Published 3 days ago

Fan pays £200k for Bond’s wrecked Aston
A new Aston Martin DBS V12, of the sort driven by James Bond in his most recent movie outings, would probably set you back in the region of £150,000. By the time it’s been used in filming and wrecked by a stuntman? The value has gone up to no less than £200,000. According to Scotland’s... Read more...
Published 3 days ago

GP3 vs Formula Master: evidence of a house divided?
GP2 organisers have announced the creation of a new GP3 series due to become a support race and stepping stone to the existing formula. But things are not quite as expected. Smart money had previously been on the existing Formula Master championship, currently a support series for the WTCC,... Read more...
Published 3 days ago