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Cornelius Just Misses Out On Young Guns Title
Posted on September 2, 2010 | No CommentsAfter a season long battle, the Young Guns championship fight came down to the final race at Thruxton, with young talent Max Cornelius just missing out on the crown after contact with main title rival Patryk Szczerbinski on the final lap of the season. The... -
Hylkema Looking Forward To Knockhill Debut
Posted on September 2, 2010 | No CommentsDutch ace Thomas Hylkema is “really looking forward” to his first ever races at Knockhill this weekend as the Michelin Formula Renault UK Championship heads north of the border for Rounds 15 and 16 of the 2010 series. After a four year absence, the series... -
Scottish Renault Aces Set To Star On Home Tarmac
Posted on September 2, 2010 | No CommentsScottish drivers Dave Newsham and Lewis Williamson are looking forward to racing in front of their home crowd this weekend as the ELF Renault Clio Cup with Michelin and the Michelin Formula Renault UK Championship head north of the border to Knockhill for the first... -
Perfect Timing: Menasheh Idafar Sweeps Snetterton Races
Posted on September 1, 2010 | No CommentsMenasheh Idafar picked the perfect time to achieve his first perfect weekend in the British Formula 3 International Series National Class, dominating the running at Snetterton to take a points lead to next month’s final round. The Norfolk weekend put the 19-year-old through the entire... -
Will Bratt Ready For Oschersleben Challenge
Posted on August 30, 2010 | No CommentsAlmost 5 weeks after the previous FIA Formula 2 event at Brands Hatch, the action re-starts in Germany, at the Oschersleben circuit for the penultimate race of the season. And for fourth place man, Brit Will Bratt there is the added challenge of learning a... -
Jean-Eric Vergne’s Lucky 13th
Posted on August 30, 2010 | No CommentsJean-Eric Vergne underlined his status as new F3 Champion by winning his 13th race of the season at Snetterton with a mature drive in the wet for Carlin. The Frenchman claimed the title at the last round in Silverstone so there was no pressure on... -
Brundle Looking Forward To Snetterton F3 Debut
Posted on August 26, 2010 | No CommentsThis weekend the Cooper Tires British F3 Series heads to Snetterton for a bank holiday blast with a famous motor sport family name making a return to the Formula 3 series. Kings Lynn’s Alex Brundle is looking to make the most of his home advantage... -
Blomqvist Shows Title Credentials With Silverstone Double
Posted on August 26, 2010 | No CommentsTom Blomqvist blew away the opposition at Silverstone in Rounds 13 and 14 of the Michelin Formula Renault UK Championship to record his first ever wins in the series, in the process firmly placing himself in the hunt for the 2010 title. After a hard... -
Doornbos & Buurman Entertain at Zandvoort
Posted on August 24, 2010 | No CommentsSuperleague Formula drivers Robert Doornbos and Yelmer Buurman took to the Dutch Tarmac at Zandvoort over the weekend in a number of demonstration runs in front of race fans. Current championship leader Buurman entertained his fellow countrymen and women in his AC Milan car whilst... -
60 Seconds With… Dino Zamparelli
Posted on August 24, 2010 | No CommentsWelcome to the first article from a new TCF feature where we get to know some of the upcoming drivers in motor sport. First up we talk to 2008 Ginetta Junior Champion Dino Zamparelli. What are you racing at the moment? Due to sponsorship problems,... -
Fluid looking for Formula Ford Success at Snetterton
Posted on August 24, 2010 | No CommentsNorfolk based Fluid Motorsport are looking for triple success on home soil as they head to home circuit Snetterton on Bank Holiday Monday for Rounds 16 and 17 of the 2010 Dunlop MSA Formula Ford Championship of Great Britain. Fluid, the works Van Diemen... -
Renault Sport Expand Formula Renault Winter Series For 2010
Posted on August 20, 2010 | No CommentsJust weeks after announcing a new deal to stay on the BTCC support race package for at least another three years, Renault Sport are today announcing more good news, with its decision to increase the size of its Michelin Formula Renault UK Winter Series Usually... -
Cornelius Closing In On Young Guns Crown
Posted on August 18, 2010 | No CommentsMax Cornelius is closing in on the 2010 Autosport Young Guns Championship after picking up his sixth win of the season at Brands Hatch last weekend. With just the series finale at Thruxton remaining in two weeks time, the youngster is looking for nothing less... -
Malvern And Hill Share Silverstone Wins
Posted on August 17, 2010 | No CommentsAfter Scott Pye’s win in Saturday’s race, it was the turn of Scott Malvern and Josh Hill to climb on to the top step of the podium on Sunday in the Dunlop MSA Formula Ford Championship of Great Britain at Silverstone. In the first of... -
Idafar’s Race Three Win Keeps F3 National Class Title Close
Posted on August 17, 2010 | No CommentsA win in the final British Formula Three race at Silverstone (14-15 August) kept the title race in the National Class tantalisingly close, a dominant performance by Menasheh Idafar keeping his deficit to rival James Cole to just nine points. The pair of T-Sport drivers,... -
Title hopefuls Set For Tough Triple Header At Silverstone
Posted on August 17, 2010 | No CommentsThe stars of the 2010 Michelin Formula Renault UK series are getting ready to battle for a massive 102 points this weekend as they look forward to three races over the Silverstone National Circuit. After the postponement of Round Five at Brands Hatch earlier in... -
Adriano Buzaid Scores Maiden 2010 F3 Win
Posted on August 16, 2010 | No CommentsWith all the focus of the weekend elsewhere in the Carlin squad Brazilian Adriano Buzaid scored his maiden win of the British F3 season, becoming the ninth different driver to stand atop the podium in the series this year. With the second race of the... -
Hylkema looking for strong weekend at Silverstone
Posted on August 16, 2010 | No CommentsThomas Hylkema is looking for his first trouble free meeting of the season as he heads to Silverstone this weekend for a Michelin Formula Renault UK triple header at the Northamptonshire circuit. Despite showing consistent good ace and improving race craft so far this season,... -
Lights-To-Flag Silverstone Win Seals Jean-Eric Vergne’s Title
Posted on August 16, 2010 | No CommentsA victory in the second race of today’s (15 August) races crowned Jean-Eric Vergne as the 2010 British Formula Three International Series champion, the Frenchman taking his twelfth win of the season after leading from flag to flag. The commanding nature of the vital win... -
James Calado Slips To Silverstone Race One Victory
Posted on August 15, 2010 | No CommentsJames Calado claimed his fourth win of the season at a slippery Silverstone, making the right choice as the field scattered on tyre strategy, trying to second guess the changeable conditions. The Racing Steps Foundation backed driver led another 1-2-3-4 result for the dominant Carlin... -
Menasheh Idafar Leads National Class in Silverstone Testing
Posted on August 14, 2010 | No CommentsMenasheh Idafar’s weekend at Silverstone got off to the perfect start, the T-Sport pilot topping the testing sessions in the build up to the three British Formula Three races at Silverstone this weekend (14-15 August). The two sessions saw wet and dry running around the... -
TCF Exclusive: Will Bratt Blog
Posted on August 13, 2010 | No CommentsWelcome to my first blog here on TheCheckeredFlag.co.uk – I’m looking forward to updating you about my racing and giving a general look at what I’m up to on and off track. My season in Formula 2 so far has, in my estimation, been less... -
Tincknell Returns To The Top Of The Podium At Snetterton
Posted on August 11, 2010 | No CommentsHarry Tincknell took a dominant victory in Round 12 of the 2010 Michelin Formula Renault UK Championship to record his second win of the season, in the process putting himself right back in the title hunt. After not winning since round four at Rockingham in... -
Millroy Picks Up Maiden Formula Renault Win At Snetterton
Posted on August 11, 2010 | No CommentsIn the Snetterton sunshine, Ollie Millroy led from lights to flag to win Round 11 of the 2010 Michelin Formula Renault UK Championship, his first ever victory in the series. The 20 year old drove a confident race, building up an early lead and never... -
Vergne Snatches A Second Win At Thruxton In Style
Posted on August 9, 2010 | No CommentsTo say that Jean-Eric Vergne’s victory in this afternoon’s Cooper Tires British Formula 3 International championship feature race was straightforward would be accurate, if a little simplistic. However, such was the manner of his victory today at Thruxton. Similarly, Menasheh Idafar beat team-mate and National... -
Tincknell Leads CRS Charge At Snetterton
Posted on August 9, 2010 | No CommentsHarry Tincknell took a dominant victory in the race two of the Formula Renault UK at Snetterton to lead another good weekend for CRS Racing. After finishing fifth in race one, the win moves Tincknell up to joint third in the championship standings. Team mate... -
Vergne Moves A Step Closer To The Title
Posted on August 8, 2010 | No CommentsNormal service resumed today at Thruxton in the Cooper Tires British F3 International championship, with Jean-Eric Vergne winning the morning’s sprint race in blistering form. The victory was his tenth of the season and he also notched up a new fastest lap in the process.... -
James Calado Bounces Back To Win At Thruxton
Posted on August 8, 2010 | No CommentsJames Calado gave a demonstration of racing at Thruxton, fighting back from a poor start to lead home a 1-2-3-4 finish for Carlin the first of the weekend’s three races. While the 22-year-old had topped the testing at the Hampshire track earlier in the week... -
James Calado Paces F3 Thruxton Test
Posted on August 7, 2010 | No CommentsJames Calado led the British Formula Three test sessions at Thruxton, in build-up to the series’ races at the Hampshire speed-drome. The Carlin driver set the fastest lap of 1:06.840 in his Dallara/Volkswagen, just a single hundredth outside of the Thruxton lap record and four... -
Renault Teams Delighted By New Deal
Posted on August 6, 2010 | No CommentsTeam Managers from the leading teams in the Michelin Formula Renault UK Championship and the ELF Renault Clio Cup with Michelin series have spoken positively about yesterdays announcement that Renault are renewing its three year rolling deal on the TOCA/BTCC support package. The new contract...
