LEANDER SPORT SIGN ON INTERNATIONAL MOTORSPORT CHAMPION, NEEL JANI -Leander Sport Pvt. Ltd., the sports management company promoted by tennis legend, Leander Paes has today officially announced the signing on of international motorsport Champion Neel Jani, as part of the company’s long term commitment to grow motorsport in India. Ara Pararajasingham, Director at Leander Sport says, “Neel Jani has for some time now managed to capture the attention & awe of many – internationally and here in India. His consistent performance on the track at the Read more
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Ireland used its chances to win title at Brands Hatch The final round of the World Cup of Motorsport at Brands Hatch brought victory for Ireland. Adam Carroll won the sprint and went on to win the feature race, too. Neel Jani ended up eighth and third. In the final standings of the fourth A1GP season, Ireland ended up 17 points clear of defending champions Switzerland and 20 points ahead of Portugal. Sincere congratulations to Ireland from the Swiss team! What already became apparent in the practice and Read more
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Saturday, May 02, 2009 A difficult situation for the A1 Team Switzerland in the battle for the title8th and 4th grid positions for Neel Jani – two pole positions for IrelandQualifying for the two final A1GP races at Brands Hatch didn’t quite go as planned for the Swiss team. With grid positions eight (sprint) and four (feature race), the situation for the battle for the title in the World Cup of Motorsport isn’t excellent – and even Read more
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Friday, May 01, 2009 Once again, the Swiss A1-Team struggled with a technical problem, in the first practice session of the Nations’ World Cup of Motor Racing. At Brands Hatch, England, the squad lost valuable preparation time due to a slow puncture and consequently had to settle for finishing 10th. At first, Jani didn’t realise that his rather poor lap times were caused by a slow puncture of the right rear tyre. Then, he had to Read more
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Thursday, April 30, 2009 Switzerland, Ireland and Portugal are battling for the title at Brands Hatch The swine flu virus is also affecting the World Cup of Motorsport: the season final, which was scheduled to take place in Mexico City on May 24th, had to be cancelled due to health-political reasons. Therefore, the grand final will already be taking place at Brands Hatch, south-east of London, this weekend.Three out of 21 teams still have chances of winning Read more
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Sunday, April 12, 2009 A1GP Team Switzerland ends topsy-turvy weekend in Portugal on a highPenalty for Neel Jani in sprint race, victory in feature raceThe Swiss A1GP team has had a variety of highs and lows during the World Cup of Motorsport’s racing weekend at Portimão in the Portuguese Algarve region. After the practice sessions, that were more or less satisfactory, the team was dealt a first blow in qualifying for the sprint race, but then recovered Read more
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Sunday, April 12, 2009 Last grid position for sprint race, third place for feature raceIn qualifying for the two races of the World Cup of Motorsport in the Portuguese Algarve region, the Swiss A1GP team only just avoided a disaster.In the first and second qualifying heat, Neel Jani failed to complete one lap due to a red flag and a technical problem. As a result, he has to start from the back of the grid for the Read more
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