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Revealed: Unglamorous life of Top Gear`s Stig.
The identity of the Stig - the iconic suited and helmeted figure from cult, Jeremy Clarkson-fronted BBC motoring TV programme Top Gear - has been a well-guarded secret for years, but now some details about his real-life persona have come to light...and it is not as glamorous as some
F1 TV figures rose during 2008.
Formula One television audiences grew again last season, no doubt spurred on by the drama unfolding in the title battle between Lewis Hamilton and Felipe Massa.
The downside to being married to an F1 driver.
Back in September, Riccardo Patrese was invited by Honda to take part in a Formula One demonstration run at Jerez.
Massa happy with F60 shakedown.
Felipe Massa has claimed that the first outing for Ferrari's new F60 race car was a positive one, despite not completing many laps or setting the world alight with sparkling times.
Greek property magnate in serious Honda F1 bid.
Whilst David Richards' independent Prodrive operation appears to have dropped out of the running and rumours surrounding TELMEX telecommunications tycoon Carlos Slim proved to be entirely unfounded, Crash.net understands that there is another bidder who is extremely serious about the purch
Domenicali: Human error will always be part of F1.
Human errors cannot be eliminated from Formula 1, Ferrari team principal Stefano Domenicali has warned - despite it arguably having been just such 'human errors' that ultimately cost Felipe Massa the 2008 world championship crown.
Howett puts fans first in 2009.
Panasonic Toyota Racing president John Howett has admitted that he expects to see Formula One in good health this season, despite attempts to cut the cost of competing in the wake of Honda's demise late last year.
Coulthard: Sense of `great opportunity` at RBR.
Red Bull Racing can sense 'a great opportunity' in Formula 1 in 2009 with the raft of technical and aerodynamic changes sweeping the top flight - and that could even stretch as far as winning its first race, reckons David Coulthard.
Simon Gillett: Q&A, Pt.2.
Thursday evening saw Donington Park receive the planning permission it required to move ahead with its plans to play host to the British Grand Prix from 2010.
Some F1 teams to run without KERS in 2009?
It has been reported that as many as seven Formula 1 teams could begin and even complete the 2009 campaign without the new KERS (Kinetic Energy Recovery Systems) technology.
Donington F1 partner admits funding concerns.
One of the key partners in Donington Park's bid to host the British Grand Prix from 2010 onwards has confessed that 'now is not the best time to be persuading people to part with money for a new sporting proposition' and that they 'would have been more confident of being able to do this twelve mo
Brundle leaves management role.
Mark Blundell has revealed that he is to become the sole owner of 2MB Sports Management after business partner - and former ITV colleague - Martin Brundle decided to devote more time to his burgeoning television career.
Glock: Brazilian GP cynicism hard to understand.
Timo Glock has admitted that the aftermath of last year's Brazilian Grand Prix was 'very tough and difficult to understand', as he found himself accused in some quarters of having helped Lewis Hamilton to win the Formula 1 World Championship title.
GPR halt business over `trading difficulties`.
Leading motorsport clothing and technical equipment supplier Grand Prix Racewear (GPR) Ltd has revealed that it has suspended business following 'trading difficulties'.
Herbert: Massa `gets criticised very unfairly`.
Despite having run Lewis Hamilton to within a point of the 2008 Formula 1 Drivers' World Championship, Felipe Massa still comes in for a good deal of unjustified criticism amongst paddock observers - that is the view of former grand prix star Johnny Herbert.
Alonso escapes unhurt from plane accident.
Fernando Alonso and his wife have escaped uninjured from an aeroplane accident as the double Formula 1 World Champion tried to return from holiday in Kenya aboard his private jet.
Blundell tips Kimi to take `09 title.
Kimi Raikkonen will win the 2009 FIA Formula 1 Drivers' World Championship - that's the prediction of Crash.net columnist and former ITV-F1 pundit Mark Blundell.
MB`s view: 2009 F1 season preview.
TO HEAR MARK BLUNDELL'S 2009 F1 SEASON PREVIEW - CLICK HERE.
Irvine: Raikkonen has to step up...
Former Formula 1 star Eddie Irvine believes that Kimi Raikkonen should be sacked next year or at least be forced to take a pay cut if he fails to perform.
MB`s view: 2008 F1 season review - Pt.2.
TO HEAR PART 2 OF MARK BLUNDELL'S F1 SEASON REVIEW - CLICK HERE.
McLaren survives Vodafone sponsorship re-think.
Vodafone has revealed that it has withdrawn its long-standing, $6.1m-per-year sponsorship of the England cricket team in response to the current worldwide economic slump - but insists that its support of McLaren-Mercedes' Formula 1 outfit remains secure.
Crash.net Top Ten F1 Drivers of 2008 (6th-10th).
After you voted in your thousands for who you thought to be the best Formula 1 driver of 2008, now's the time for Crash.net to reveal its own top ten, beginning today with positions six to ten. 10. Heikki Kovalainen
Vote for the best F1 rookie of 2008!
Formula 1's rookies gave by-and-large a strong account of themselves in 2008, notching up 92 points between them as they staked their claim to a prolonged future in the sport.
Horner admits: RBR expect great things of Vettel.
Christian Horner has affirmed that Red Bull Racing expects 'nothing less' of Sebastian Vettel next year than what the impressive German delivered during his maiden full season in the top flight with Scuderia Toro Rosso in 2008 - which suggests that the energy drinks-backed outfit finally has its