Long-time McLaren test driver Gary Paffett says Lewis Hamilton’s decision to switch to Mercedes is puzzling.

Throughout Briton Hamilton’s six-year racing tenure with McLaren, countryman Paffett, now 31, has split his DTM career with his F1 testing role. He said at the Autosport International show in Birmingham that he does not understand why Hamilton would swap McLaren for Mercedes.



















Lola is exhibiting at this weeks 2011 Advanced Engineering Show at the NEC in Birmingham to showcase its multi-industry composite capabilities. The Lola Group stand (231) will be located in Hall 20.








Four recent Team USA Scholarship graduates will travel to England next week to take part in a star-studded charity karting event at the Autosport International Show.
Barber Motorsports Park and the IndyCar Series have announced a three-year partnership that will bring the series to Birmingham beginning in April 2010.
The group is now turning its attention to spicing up the spectacle of the sport.