Posts Tagged ‘Silverstone’

2012 Blancpain Endurance Series Schedule Released

SRO Motorsports Group today unveiled the 2012 Blancpain Endurance Series, with races on five of Europe’s most prestigious circuits, with a sixth round to be announced. As in 2011 the Total 24 Hours of Spa will be the highlight of the Blancpain Endurance Series at the end of July, with 3-hour races at Monza, Silverstone, [...]

Aston Martin Racing Confirms Remaining Race Calendar For 2011

Aston Martin Racing will continue to compete in the remaining three rounds of the Intercontinental Le Mans Cup (ILMC), reverting to last year’s V12-engined DBR1-2 LMP1 race car while the new AMR-One program continues to undergo review. In addition to the ILMC races at Silverstone (UK) on September 11, Petit Le Mans (USA), October 1 and [...]

Nuts And Bolts

Some news tidbits from the world of Formula 1: Red Bull, Renault, Eye Team Switch For Buemi: Sebastien Buemi has leapt into contention for a move to a better team in the future. With the backing of owner Red Bull, the 21-year-old Swiss currently drives for Toro Rosso but is hoping to eventually graduate to [...]

Mansell To Steward At Silverstone

Nigel Mansell has confirmed he will be the FIA steward on duty at next month’s British Grand Prix. We revealed in April that the 1992 world champion would sit alongside the three standard Formula One stewards at Silverstone, as FIA president Jean Todt’s new initiative continues. So far this season, famous former drivers including Mansell’s fellow [...]

Nuts And Bolts

Some news bits from the world of Formula 1, courtesy of SpeedTV: Ferrari Confirms Maranello Launch: Ferrari announced Wednesday that its 2010 car will be launched at Maranello. The Italian team said earlier this month that the new single seater, codenamed 281, would be launched on January 28 ahead of the initial Valencia group test. [...]