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A hopeful future for Donington despite its F1 defeat
Donington Park could see its status as one of the country’s leading national and club venues safeguarded as soon as the end of this week, according to administrators who are working to sell the lease. Donington - saved as a club circuit? The hi...
F1: Donington throws its hat back into the Formula One ring
Wanted: people of vision to keep the dream of Formula One at Donington Park alive and bring a race to the ailing circuit in 2011. That’s the appeal made today by Nigel Price, one of the partners at corporate recovery specialists Begbies Traynor...
Tom Wheatcroft: 1922-2009
The British racing community has paid tribute to Tom Wheatcroft – the building contractor and racing enthusiast who renovated Donington Park in the 1970s and brought a F1 championship race to the circuit. Mr Wheatcroft, whose full name was Fred...
F1: Ecclestone finally kills off Donington’s Grand Prix dream
Donington Park’s scheme to stage the British Grand Prix is finally and officially dead after Bernie Ecclestone today confirmed the circuit’s management had missed one deadline too many. Click on the image above to visit PledgeBank and sig...
SLF: Two British dates – and a clash with A1GP
An accidentally-released provisional calendar for next year’s Superleague Formula brought good news for British fans of the football-themed series this week – but potential bad news for fans of A1GP. The calendar, sent out in error by ser...
Five things you can do to support the British Grand Prix
With the news that Donington Park’s bid to stage the 2010 British Grand Prix has finally hit the rocks, and that Bernie Ecclestone doesn’t care if we get a race or not, we wouldn’t blame you for feeling frustrated, angry and frankly...
F1: Check here for latest news on the British Grand Prix
Wondering what on earth is happening with the British Grand Prix? Yes, us too. Last weekend Formula One promoter Bernie Ecclestone said that Donington Park had a firm deadline of Saturday October 3 – that’s tomorrow – to prove that ...
F1: 2010 calendar reveals new British Grand Prix blow
Patriotic sports fans may be forced to choose between Button and Beckham or Hamilton and Heskey next summer after the new FIA calendar pitted the British Grand Prix head to head with football's World Cup Final....
Silverstone has go-ahead to seek investors
Silverstone's management has been given the go-ahead to negotiate with potential investors in a move that could see the circuit regain the rights to stage the British Grand Prix....
Ecclestone: Donington has 38 days left to find the money
Donington Park has until the end of September - that's just 28 working days - to provide Formula One promoter Bernie Ecclestone with a bank guarantee showing the funds are available to redevelop the circuit to F1 standards. If that does not happen it...
Donington Park: no news before September
Donington Park has said that no details of the progress of its construction work and fundraising attempts are going to be released before September....
F2: Series reconvenes and remembers Henry Surtees
Formula Two is gearing up this weekend for its first meeting since the death of Henry Surtees at Brands Hatch in July....
F1: Silverstone sets British GP ultimatum
Silverstone has issued a British Grand Prix ultimatum to Bernie Ecclestone and Donington Park - it's six weeks or bust if you want us to stage the 2010 race....
Through the photographers’ eyes: Triumphs and tragedies
The highs and lows of motor racing were put into stark contrast during July, and our latest round-up of the photography featured on Brits on Pole during the month catches the joy of victory, while reminding us of the price at which it can come....
Donington recruits expert in struggling developments
Donington Park is attempting to kickstart its redevelopment bid by engaging a consultant who worked on the Wembley Stadium building project and for sports entertainment firm AEG - but who has also specialised in buying up developments that have run i...
