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The F1 Fifthly Report - Part 1

Tim Goodchild | Posted 08.05.2012 | UK Sport

Read More: Mercedes, Bbc, Bernie Ecclestone, Formula 1, Sky Sports, Sergio Perez, Vettel, F1, Mclaren, Facial Hair, Motorsports, UK Sport News
Tim Goodchild

F1 2012 looks set to be a very open championship. We've had four race winners so far and drivers such as Lewis Hamilton and Mark Webber are not in that list of four. Kimi could win this year, and Michael Schumacher must surely break his winning drought. So many more questions are to be answered this year, and there are still 16 races to go...

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Ayrton Senna - 18 Years On

Oliver Roston | Posted 09.05.2012 | UK Sport

Read More: Lewis Hamilton, Jenson Button, Ayrton Senna, Motorsports, Sebastian Vettel, Formula 1, Greatest Sporting Moments, UK Sport News
Oliver Roston

Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone recently came out and said that there is no such thing as bad publicity, which was in reference to the Bahrain Grand Prix. A well known saying yes, but in this instance, tasteless. The Grand Prix took place in the gulf state amid incredibly controversial and unpleasant circumstances.

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F1: Hamilton or Button?

Scott Thompson | Posted 04.05.2012 | UK Sport

Read More: UK Sport, Motorsports, Lewis Hamilton, Jenson Button, Nicole Scherzinger, Jessica Michibata, Formula 1, Great Sporting Moments, UK Sport News
Scott Thompson

Rarely does Britain produce two genuine contenders for a world title in the same field, but when we do the rivalry is fierce.

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The Bahrain Grand Prix: Another Case of Burying Heads in the Sand?

David Hobbs | Posted 16.04.2012 | UK Sport

Read More: Formula One, South Africa, Boycott, Sebastian Vettel, Bernie Ecclestone, Formula 1, Apartheid, Motorsports, Sporting Boycotts, Bahrain Grand Prix, F1, Chinese Grand Prix, Olympics Boycott, Bahrain, UK Sport News
David Hobbs

Mike Gatting famously demonstrated some jaw-dropping naivety 22 years ago when, on the eve of a rebel England cricket tour to South Africa in 1990, he revealed: "I don't know much about how apartheid works but one way to find out is by going there."

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Sacrebleu! Where to Race Next?

Tim Goodchild | Posted 11.04.2012 | UK Sport

Read More: Silverstone, Motorsports, Money, F1, French Grand Prix, Bernie Ecclestone, UK Sport, UK Sport News
Tim Goodchild

Grand Prix. French for grand prize, yet since 2008 there has not been a French Grand Prix on the F1 calendar.

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Time to Rethink the Bahrain Grand Prix

Richard Burden | Posted 05.04.2012 | UK Politics

Read More: UK Sport, Richard Burden, Damon Hill, UK Politics, Formula One, World, Formula 1, Bahrain, UK-Motorsports, Bahrain Grand Prix, Motorsports, UK Politics News
Richard Burden

Damon Hill is right to call on the governing body of motor sport to rethink its decision to go ahead with this year's Bahrain Grand Prix. I say that as someone who is a motor sport nut as well as an MP with a keen interest in the Middle East.

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Jason Plato and British Touring Cars: Better Than F1?

David Hobbs | Posted 04.04.2012 | UK Sport

Read More: British Touring Car Championship, Motorsports, Jason Plato, Mat Neal, Btcc, UK Sport News
David Hobbs

After 14 record-breaking years in the British Touring Car Championship (on and off), we probably shouldn't be surprised at Jason Plato's latest exploits in the opening races of the 2012 season but it's hard not to marvel at what he and his new team have achieved in such a short space of time.

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Support the Underdog

Tim Goodchild | Posted 29.03.2012 | UK Sport

Read More: Sauber, Sergio Perez, Motorsports, Underdog, F1, Redbull Racing, Formula 1, UK Sports, UK Sport News
Tim Goodchild

So, congratulations Sergio Perez! It was great to see a new face on the podium, and it is a good story for Formula One.

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12 Biking Wishes For Christmas 2011

Bob Pickett | Posted 10.02.2012 | UK Lifestyle

Read More: Motorbikes, Biking, Police, Motorcycle, Christmas Wishes, Biker, UK Motorsports, UK Lifestyle News
Bob Pickett

This will be my last chance to get a column in place before the holidays, so here are my 12 Biking Wishes that I'd like Santa to bring/give for 2011: ...

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Indian Grand Prix 2011 - What it Says About India

Laxmi Hariharan | Posted 30.12.2011 | Home

Read More: Grand Prix, India, Poverty, Sacred Cow, Indian Cricket, Cricket, UK World, Motorsports, Sport, F1, Indian Grand Prix 2011, Home News
Laxmi Hariharan

The workers who built the Budh F1 circuit don't have basic amenities. And that doesn't even begin to cover land disputes, unjust resettlements, protests...For me, this is the contradiction that is India. The very rich and the very poor have coincided side by side for many years.

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World Superbikes, Where Next?: Suzuki GSX1250FA Review

Bob Pickett | Posted 10.10.2011 | UK Lifestyle

Read More: Ducati, Suzuki, British Superbikes, Yamaha, gsx1250fa, World Superbikes, Wsbk, Motogp, Bsb, Motorsports, UK Lifestyle News
Bob Pickett

The World Superbike Championship (WSBK) has been thrown into turmoil, with the announcement that the official Yamaha team will be withdrawn at the end of the 2011 season. Ducati pulled the factory plug last year, both cite the same reason: cost-cutting.

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