Tag Archives: Britain

Motor racing-Lloyds Bank’s LDC takes stake in Manor F1 team – Reuters UK

Motor racing-Lloyds Bank’s LDC takes stake in Manor F1 team – Reuters UKLONDON, Dec 14 (Reuters) – The private equity arm of Britain’s bailed-out Lloyds Banking Group has taken a stake in the new Manor GP Formula One team due … Continue reading →

Motor racing-Lloyds Bank’s LDC takes stake in Manor F1 team – Reuters UK

Motor racing-Lloyds Bank’s LDC takes stake in Manor F1 team – Reuters UKLONDON, Dec 14 (Reuters) – The private equity arm of Britain’s bailed-out Lloyds Banking Group has taken a stake in the new Manor GP Formula One team due … Continue reading →

Trulli, Kovalainen pemandu pasukan Lotus F1 Racing – The Malaysian Insider

Trulli, Kovalainen pemandu pasukan Lotus F1 Racing – The Malaysian InsiderKUALA LUMPUR, Dis 14 Jarno Trulli dari Itali dan Heikki Kovalainen dari Finland dipilih sebagai pemandu Pasukan F1 Malaysia, Lotus F1 Racing. Ia diumumkan oleh Menteri Belia dan Sukan Datuk … Continue reading →

Fitch Rates Pennsylvania’s $800MM TANs ‘F1+’ – Yahoo Finance

Fitch Rates Pennsylvania’s $800MM TANs ‘F1+’ – Yahoo FinanceNEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Fitch Ratings assigns an ‘F1+’ rating to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s $800,000,000 tax anticipation notes (TANs), first series of 2009-2010, selling competitively on Dec. 15, 2009. The notes mature on … Continue reading →

Timo Glock to drive for F1 team Manor in 2010 – Seattle Times

Timo Glock to drive for F1 team Manor in 2010 – Seattle TimesTimo Glock will drive for the new Manor Formula One team next season. Glock’s manager Hans-Bernd Wersauer says the German driver has agreed to a two-year contract, with … Continue reading →

Hopes of 2010 British GP fade as Donington deal falls through – CBS Sports

Hopes of 2010 British GP fade as Donington deal falls through – CBS SportsDonington had been provisionally announced as host for next year’s British Grand Prix but efforts to raise funds for the requisite upgrade had failed. F1 boss Bernie … Continue reading →

Jenson Button faces further questions about Brawn future as McLaren – Daily Telegraph

Jenson Button faces further questions about Brawn future as McLaren – Daily TelegraphIn demand: Jenson Button will be quizzed about his future ahead of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Photo: GETTY IMAGES The 29 year-old, who clinched his title in … Continue reading →

Silverstone hopes for 2010 GP deal within ‘days’ – Motorsport.com

Silverstone hopes for 2010 GP deal within ‘days’ – Motorsport.comThe clock is ticking if a deal to keep Britain on the Formula One calendar is to be made in time, Silverstone managing director Richard Phillips said on Friday. He was … Continue reading →

Auto Racing Notebook: Brazilian Barrichello wins F1 pole at hometown – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Auto Racing Notebook: Brazilian Barrichello wins F1 pole at hometown – Pittsburgh Post-GazetteRubens Barrichello won the pole for his hometown Brazilian Grand Prix in Sao Paulo in a chaotic qualifying session that was affected by heavy rain. He is the … Continue reading →

F1 champ Button may switch to McLaren if Brawn fails to make an offer – Newstrack India

F1 champ Button may switch to McLaren if Brawn fails to make an offer – Newstrack IndiaLondon, Oct 24 (ANI): New Formula One champion Jenson Button may switch over to McLaren after his current bosses at Brawn GP failed to … Continue reading →

Camden school official faces ethics issue once again – Courier-Post

Camden school official faces ethics issue once again – Courier-PostCAMDEN State and local officials have concerns that school board President Sara Davis allegedly traded votes earlier this year to award a contract with politically-connected companies to guarantee her presidency. According … Continue reading →

Back at ‘crashgate’ site, F1 drivers hope to leave past behind – Earthtimes

Back at ‘crashgate’ site, F1 drivers hope to leave past behind – EarthtimesSingapore – Returning to the site of the 2008 “crashgate” scandal on Singapore’s Marina Bay Circuit for Sunday’s Grand Prix, Formula One drivers on Thursday seemed eager to … Continue reading →

F1: Schumacher backs Button – Straits Times

F1: Schumacher backs Button – Straits TimesMICHAEL Schumacher is backing Britain’s Jenson Button to win the Formula One world title this year, saying it is his to throw away. Button goes into Sunday’s Singapore Grand Prix with a 14-point cushion … Continue reading →

Japanese GP: Red Bull/Toro Rosso preview – Motorsport.com

Japanese GP: Red Bull/Toro Rosso preview – Motorsport.comFROM SINGAPORE TO SUZUKA. AS DIFFERENT AS NIGHT AND DAY Our drivers on Suzuka and Japan Toro Rosso: Jaime Alguersuari “I have been to Suzuka before, back in 2005 for a karting race, … Continue reading →

Renault F1 Team Receives Suspended Sentence – New York Times

Renault F1 Team Receives Suspended Sentence – New York TimesLONDON Motor racing s governing body gave the equivalent of a slap on the wrist to the Renault Formula One team on Monday for its involvement in a staged crash at … Continue reading →

Northwest board to vote on budget, middle school plans – Grand Island Independent

Northwest board to vote on budget, middle school plans – Grand Island IndependentThe Northwest school board will be asked to approve the 2009-10 budget when it meets Monday night in the board room at the high school. It also will … Continue reading →

FIA will investigate Renault F1 crash ‘scandal’ – Autoweek.com

FIA will investigate Renault F1 crash ‘scandal’ – Autoweek.comChunks of Nelson Piquet Jr.’s wrecked Formula One car were piled in the garage at last year’s Singapore race. The Federation Internationale de l’Automobile–the governing body of world motorsports–will officially look into … Continue reading →

Moss still loves racing at 80 – The Guardian

Moss still loves racing at 80 – The GuardianLONDON, Sept 10 (Reuters) – The idea that a Formula One driver might deliberately crash into a wall to help his team mate win a race is enough to render Stirling Moss … Continue reading →

Gazette Opinion: What federally mandated tests don t tell us – Billings Gazette

Gazette Opinion: What federally mandated tests don t tell us – Billings GazetteStatewide, 603 of Montana’s 823 public schools met requirements of federal law with tests students took last spring, according the Montana Office of Public Instruction. In Billings, 13 … Continue reading →