Archive for the tag 'Array'
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Racing Steps Foundation: 2008 season review - 1 Comment!
February 3rd, 2009It has been over a year now since the initial announcement of the Racing Steps Foundation. In 2008, the programme enjoyed its first full season of competition. During this time, it has enjoyed success, disappointment and at the hands of British Formula Ford champion Wayne Boyd, controversy. I thought this was a good excuse to take a look back at the programme, its participants and what they achieved over the year.
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Spreading the wealth: Who’s getting all these scholarships and awards? - 3 Comments!
October 17th, 2008Over the last few weeks there have been plenty of announcements. First, the initial five McLaren Autosport BRDC Young Driver of Year nominees were announced. Next, Porsche announced the six drivers to be evaluated at Silverstone for the new Carerra Cup GB Scholarship. And finally, the Racing Steps Foundation announced that 2008 British Formula Ford Champion Wayne Boyd will be the recipient of the fully funded Formula Renault UK drive with championship winning Fortec Motorsport.
During this spate of announcements, I was wondering: Is it just me, or do many of the same names keep coming up, time after time? I decided to take a look and see what I could find.
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Does F1 really need more young drivers? - 2 Comments!
February 22nd, 2007Former Formula One World Champion and A1 Team Great Britain Chairman John Surtees thinks that F1 needs younger drivers. Speaking to Autosport, Surtees encourages: “What we need to do is give more youngsters an opportunity.” Absolutely right. However, is putting more youngsters into Formula One really the best way to achieve that?
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Who is the most successful country in motorsport and F1? - 12 Comments!
February 8th, 2007Writing about A1GP got me thinking. Pitching nation against nation is a fantastic concept and what if Formula One was like that? If it was, who are the real world champions? What is the most successful motorsport nation? To answer that I have looked at the statistics for the last 56 years of Formula One (1950-2006) and I think I’ve found the answer.
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Formula Three’s biggest threat - 3 Comments!
February 1st, 2007Another year, another new series. Is that what we really need? The World Touring Car Championship (WTCC) in 2007 will have a new addition to its bill: International Formula Master. Its organisers are confident, as are the 17 teams signed already signed up for the series. The question is, why should you care about International [...]
