Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton upbeat as McLaren set the pace

• Pair finish one-two in Australian grand prix practice session• McLaren ditch radical exhaust system for conventional unit Th ere was finally something to cheer about for Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton yesterday, as the pair banished their testing days blues and finished one-two in the second practice session before ‘s Australian Grand Prix. The [...]

Australian Grand Prix 2011: Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton revel in improved McLaren drive in practice

Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton relieved as for “first time this year nothing has gone wrong” in practice at Melbourne. Jenson Button

Australian Grand Prix 2011: Jenson Button fastest in practice as McLarens hit the front ahead of Red Bull

Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton set the fastest times in Friday’s practice for the Australian Grand Prix, as the team profited from some late changes to the car’s set-up following a frustrating winter. Speed racer: Jenson Button has finallly found some drive from the McLaren Photo: REUTERSBy Telegraph staff and agencies 7:58AM GMT 25 Mar [...]

Peugeot strike first at Intercontinental Le Mans Cup

• Stéphane Sarrazin takes pole in the brand new 908• Peugeot are defending their 2010 victory in the race Peugeot struck first in the opening clash of the Intercontinental Le Mans Cup in Sebring, Florida, taking pole position in the competition’s first race of the year. Stéphane Sarrazin took the place with 1min 46.571sec in [...]

Former McLaren F1 boss Ron Dennis banned from driving for six months

• Dennis banned after accumulating 12 penalty points• 63-year-old pleaded guilty to driving through a red light The former McLaren Formula One team principal Ron Dennis has been banned from driving for six months after a string of traffic offences. The ban comes two weeks before the F1 season starts in Australia, where last year [...]

No Angel: The Secret Life of Bernie Ecclestone by Tom Bower – review

Richard Williams on Tom Bower’s exploration of motor racing’s big boss Men who bluff and bully their way to enormous fortunes are Tom Bower’s special subject. His targets have included Robert Maxwell, Tiny Rowland, Mohammed al Fayed, Conrad Black and Richard Branson, so it was probably inevitable that Bernie Ecclestone, the billionaire ringmaster of Formula [...]