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Murray Walker: ‘Lewis can win 8 world titles’

Posted in Racing news News on the 03 Dec 2008

Legendary Grand Prix commentator Murray Walker has said that Lewis Hamilton can win eight world titles by the time his F1 career ends - but also said that five other drivers are capable of winning the drivers’ championship.
Walker, talking to Telegraph TV, thinks that the key to Hamilton’s chances of overtaking Michael Schumacher’s [...]

Coulthard ‘delighted’ to join BBC’s F1 team

Posted in Racing news News on the 25 Nov 2008

David Coulthard has expressed delight at becoming part of the BBC team which will be covering Formula One Grand Prix races next season.
Coulthard retired from racing this year and will probably regard the 2001 season - when he was runner-up to F1 legend Michael Schumacher in the drivers’ championship - as his best [...]

Bernie: French Grand Prix in 2010 ‘unlikely’

Posted in Racing news News on the 24 Nov 2008

Beleaguered boss of Formula One Bernie Ecclestone has said ‘non’ to the chances of there being a French Grand Prix in 2010.
Reports that Disneyland Paris would be the venue for the event now seem to be fantasy because of financial reasons, leading French paper L’Equipe to ask the 78-year-old tycoon whether France would [...]

Rossi: ‘I could have been an F1 contender’

Posted in Racing news News on the 21 Nov 2008

MotoGP world champion Valentino Rossi claimed this week that he could have "become a good Formula One driver".
The idea is not as far-fetched as it might first appear. The Italian motorcycle legend was involved in tests for Ferrari in 2005 and 2006 but opted not to make a career switch.
The decision meant [...]

Hamilton to race Scottish cycling hero

Posted in Racing news News on the 20 Nov 2008

It has been announced that Lewis Hamilton is to race Scottish Olympic cycling hero Chris Hoy at Wembley later this year.
December 14th will be a busy day for the new world Formula One champion. Early that evening he will drive a Mercedes-Benz road car to take on triple Olympic gold medal winner Hoy. [...]

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