This is the Lexus IS220d that LGT Engineering are planning to enter in the World Touring Car Championship. The Liverpool squad will enter the car in the late rounds of 2007, once the car has been homologated, prior to a full assault on the championship in 2008. It will contest the Independents championship. WTCC Lexus … Continue reading LGT engineering enters Lexus into WTCC
Day: 7 August 2007 articles archive
Autosport to launch video service
Posted onF1 news site Autosport will launch a new video service called Autosport TV on August 20th. A demo version of the service that went live for subscribers today features clips from recent touring car races and world rally championship rounds, as well as an interview with Spyker F1 driver Adrian Sutil. It’s not yet known … Continue reading Autosport to launch video service
Unhappy Alonso could blow open 2008 driver market
Posted onMcLaren has reportedly told Alonso he is free to leave the team at the end of the year if he wishes. Speculation has linked him with a return to Renault for 2008, and it remains to be seen who will drive for new 2008 entrants Prodrive.
The Old Rumour Mill – August
Posted onOld stories from the depths of the F1 archives including how a pair of businessmen tried to bring Vanwall back to F1 in 1999. Plus the thwarted dream of a Grand Prix in London – and Alain Prost’s year off that never was.