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Goodwood Festival of Speed 2010 to celebrate 60 years of F1 (Pictures)
The 2010 Goodwood Festival of Speed will celebrate 60 years of the F1 world championship with at least five current teams in attendance.
Champions Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton will both be present for McLaren as will reigning constructors’ champions Mercedes.
Ferrari, Red Bull and Williams will also have cars at this year’s Festival.
Ten must-watch races of 2010 (Video)
We’re all F1 fanatics here but even with a biggest-ever calendar of 19 races this year that still leaves 33 F1-free weekends.
So what’s the other must-see racing action in 2010 this year? Here’s my top ten picks – name yours below.
Valsecchi closes on title with win (GP2 Asia)
Daivde Valsecchi put himself in a commanding position to win the GP2 Asia championship with his second win of the season at Abu Dhabi.
Starting from seventh on the grid Valsecchi reeled in leader Michael Herck in the closing stages. The DPR driver offered little resistance, settling for second place ahead of team mate Giacomo Ricci.
Herck [...]
Turvey heads iSport 1-2 (GP2 Asia)
When I spoke to Oliver Turvey last month he reckoned missing the pre-race test at Abu Dhabi had kept him from doing better in his first two GP2 Asia races.
He proved that with a fine win in the third race of the championship at the Yas Island circuit after a gripping and – at least [...]
Nelson Piquet Jnr seeks new crashing opportunities in NASCAR
Nelson Piquet Jnr claims he will race in one of the NASCAR championships this year.
They’re welcome to him.
Michael Schumacher’s three-day GP2 test ‘to develop new components’
Michael Schumacher will get an early start on his preparations for the 2010 F1 season tomorrow when he gets behind the wheel of a GP2 car for a three-day test at Jerez in Spain.
The test has been approved by the FIA, the F1 testing committee and GP2 – and series organiser Bruno Michel stressed the [...]
Could the new world championship for Le Mans cars be a future rival to F1?
The days of a thriving World Sportscar Championship able to rival F1 for popularity among fans and car manufacturers are long past.
But that may change in the future as the organisers of the the Le Mans 24 Hours have announced they are planning a world championship for LMP1 sports cars. It’s already got the [...]
Danica Patrick joins NASCAR
Danica Patrick joining NASCAR may not seem especially relevant for F1 fans, particularly those of us in Europe.
But you have to pause for a moment and consider the scale of the missed opportunity. Here is a talented, female, American racing driver who, had things gone differently, might have ended up in F1.
Simply being [...]
BMW pick GT racing and WTCC over F1
BMW have announced details of the categories they will be racing in during 2010 having pulled out of F1.
Far from pulling out of motor racing entirely the company is expanding its GT racing programme, leaving you to wonder what these other categories offer which F1 does not.
Audi builds driver-less car for Pikes Peak
Could racing cars driven by robots one day compete with the best F1 drivers in the world – and beat them?
Audi is investigating the technology and has built this ‘Autonomous’ TTS which it is considering sending up the infamous Pikes Peak hill climb.
Audi claims:
The Autonomous Audi TTS project is not aimed at making motorists, or [...]
