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Bratt signs up for Formula 2

Wednesday, 17 March 2010 12:57 Ric Sumner

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Banbury racer Wil Bratt has signed up to race in the FIA Formula 2 Championship after just two seasons as an international driver.

The Oxford University graduate announced the switch 24 hours after concluding his maiden GP2 Asia Series campaign in Bahrain which saw him record a number of top 20 finishes.

The 21-year-old is the latest major signing for the MotorSport Vision-run event, which starts on April 17 and 18 at Silverstone. Re-established in 2009 after an absence of 25 years from...

Bratt signs off GP2 Asia series with solid finish

Monday, 15 March 2010 15:21 Ric Sumner

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Will Bratt brought the curtain down on a solid maiden campaign in the GP2 Asia Series with a pair of competitive drives that saw him finish 15th and 16th on Saturday and Sunday respectively.

The Banbury racer and British Racing Drivers’ Club (BRDC) Rising Star is looking to secure a competitive drive for the main 2010 motorsport season, and finished the series in Bahrain ahead of the first race of the new F1 season.

Lining up on the 11th row of the grid on Saturday, Bratt drove a...

Alonso takes victory in Bahrain GP

Monday, 15 March 2010 14:59 Ric Sumner

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Fernando Alonso took advantage of Sebastian Vettel’s spark plug failure to lead Felipe Massa to a Ferrari one-two in the opening grand prix of the new Formula One season.

Alonso spent the majority of the race in Bahrain tucked in behind the German, but swept past him in the latter stages to take the chequered flag ahead of Massa with former champion Lewis Hamilton taking third ahead of Vettel, who clung on to fourth.

The Brackley-based Mercedes pair of Nico Rosberg and Michael...

Bratt excels in Bahrain

Friday, 26 February 2010 14:45 Ric Sumner

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Will Bratt continued his promising start to the GP2 Asia Series at the Bahrain International Circuit today, posting a top 20 finish.

The Banbury racer came 16th on his race debut at the Sakhir track during a highly competitive fifth round of the campaign. Driving for the Party Poker Racing.com Scuderia Coloni team, the 21-year-old made an outstanding start to the 34-lap race from the 10th row of the grid.

Scything his way into 15th position, gaining five places in the first few turns...

Bradley Smith heads to first test ahead of MotoGP season

Thursday, 18 February 2010 11:34 Ric Sumner

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British MotoGP star Bradley Smith kicks off his 2010 campaign today with his first test of the season in Barcelona.

Smith (right), who was runner up in last year’s 125cc World Championship, will be riding the Bancaja Aprilia in a two-day test in Spail.

The 19-year-old won two grand prix and secured nine podium finishes on route to his 2009 podium finish and said: “Basically Barcelona will be a chance to get riding again, it’s going to be tough to get back in the swing of riding and...

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