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Introducing the youngest recruit to the McLaren Young Driver Development Programme, Ben Barnicoat. Find out how he got into racing and what the future holds for this young karting champion.

The Right Honourable Hugh Robertson MP, UK Minister for Sport, joined us recently as we took part in a unique event at Horse Guards Parade. We brought a 12C Spider and a GREAT branded 12C GT car, both of which are packed with world-leading, cutting edge technology, to be part of an event loaded with history and tradition, Changing the Guard. During the day, Hugh Robertson MP gave his thoughts about McLaren’s contribution to the GREAT campaign and British industry.

Formula 3 and Pau, where many famous drivers made their names, are inseparable. This year, the selectivity of the urban Grand Prix de Pau layout has once again been chosen by the FIA to be included in the Formula 3 International Trophy calendar. This series is made up of rounds all over the world. At the end of the season, the first three drivers in the final classification will be awarded the F1 Superlicence. This race at Pau will also be entered in the British Championship Cooper Tires British F3 International Series calendar.

The new 911 GT3 Cup, inaugurated in 2011 for the 25th anniversary of the Porsche Matmut Carrera Cup, is fast, larger, more powerful with improved aerodynamics. This 2011 model is consistent with its famous elders: a real racing car developed from its production version. Technically, the car has a water cooled 6 cylinder Boxer type engine, a mechanical 6 gear box and 3 797cc. The Porsche Matmut Carrera Cup promises to be an exhilarating race!

In May, the ‘electrics’ have another appointment with the street. A drastic change of scenery for this grid more used to ice ! 12 “Andros Cars” will be on the Bearn capital’s layout for 2 races. This different kind of vehicle drew many fans last year and the 2nd Edition will certainly be as exciting as the 1st !

It’s always exciting driving a Formula 1 car, even if doing just that has been one’s job for the past ten years and one has racked up tens of thousands of kilometres in the cockpit. But it is even more of a thrill when one is entertaining the crowds on the streets of a big city. It is exciting for all drivers, from the youngest to the most experienced and Felipe is no exception to that rule. That was once again the case in Warsaw this afternoon, where the Brazilian was driving an F60 as part of a Shell event for the launch of the V-Power Nitro+ fuel on the Polish market.

Been at the Blackberry Event yesterday in Orlando & bumped in Alicia Keys much love Alicia, keep doing your thing!

63 years ago today, the first ever Formula One world championship race took place in +Silverstone Circuit. Officially called the Grand Prix d’Europe and the fifth race of the summer, it was dominated throughout, as widely predicted, by Alfa Romeo. Nino Farina won ahead of team-mate Luigi Fagioli after Juan Manuel Fangio retired with an engine problem. Present at the race was King George VI, Queen Elizabeth, Princess Margaret and more than 120,000 spectators.

[via Im a die hard F1 Fan]