The past year was an outstanding one for Ulster motorsport, a year in which drivers from the province punched way above their weight. Adam Carroll led Team Ireland to the A1GP World Cup of Motorsport…

Reigning A1GP Champion team and current GP3 start-up outfit Status Grand Prix is targeting a move into Formula 1 in the coming seasons, according to senior team figures. Status ran the title-winning…

The A1GP champion from Portadown had been most closely linked to the new Manor Grand Prix team but, as expected, it has been re-branded as Virgin Racing and at the official launch yesterday it was…

Adam Carroll has confirmed he is “in the middle of negotiations” for a Formula One drive in 2010. Carroll was one of a host of big name guests at the annual Champions of Motorsport dinner in Belfast which raised more than £25,000 for…

Ex-Formula 1 designer Gary Anderson will lead the technical side of Status Grand Prix’s GP3 team. The Northern Irishman’s extensive F1 career included stints with Brabham, McLaren, Ensign and Stewart, as well as a spell…

Cosworth has hired experienced F1 engineer Gerry Hughes to be the head of its team liaison next year. Prior to joining Cosworth Hughes was employed with the abortive Lola F1 team and then worked on the development of KERS for Lola’s…

The future of the A1GP championship has been thrown into doubt following the cancellation of this weekend’s opening round of the 2009/10 series in Australia. The ‘World Cup of Motorsport’, won last season by Adam…

The A1 Grand Prix series continues to lunge from one crisis to another with the news that next week’s opening round in Australia could struggle to attract all the teams registered to compete in the event. Ireland are the reigning…

A1 Team Ireland is forging ahead with plans to defend their A1GP title despite concerns over the future of the series. Media speculation in recent days has suggested that the series is in financial difficulty and that Ferrari will…

Following the announcement by Status Grand Prix that Mark Gallagher is stepping down from his management duties, to join Cosworth Ltd, the current A1GP World Cup of Motorsport Champions confirmed their future…