GT1

DB Column: Aiming for first FIA GT1 victory at home

Posted by on May 31, 2011 at 3:40 pm

After a couple of strong races at the Algarve and Sachsenring, we now move onto the FIA GT1 round at Silverstone for the RAC Tourist Trophy race. I am really looking forward to this weekend as it is my first home race since 2006 when I was driving for Team Modena in the Aston Martin [...]

DB Column: Getting up to GT1 podium class

Posted by on May 23, 2011 at 3:09 pm

Looking back at the last two rounds of the FIA GT1 World Championship you can really start to see the potential of the Sumo Power GT team. It was wonderful to score my first GT1 World Championship podiums in Portugal, with two third place finishes, and we followed that up with fifth in the Championship [...]

DB Column: Sam’s Stars debut

Posted by on May 10, 2011 at 6:42 am

It’s been a busy start to the racing season with my move to compete in the FIA GT1 World Championship for the first time with Sumo Power GT, but it’s been an exciting start to 2011 for another big reason. In-between the FIA GT1 rounds at Zolder and the Algarve, my son Sam made his [...]

DB Column: On to the Algarve

Posted by on May 6, 2011 at 7:27 am

The next round of the FIA GT1 World Championship beckons at the Algarve circuit in Portugal. I’ve never raced there before but I’ve heard very good things about it so I’m really looking forward to another new challenge. Abu Dhabi was obviously my first outing with the Sumo Power GT team and it was clear [...]

DB Column: Promising start to Sumo Power GT season

Posted by on March 29, 2011 at 8:39 am

Straight after the opening round of the American Le Mans Series at Sebring I set off for Abu Dhabi to contest the first round of the FIA GT1 World Championship with Sumo Power GT. It was a great experience as I’d never been there before. I arrived with a lot to learn – a track, [...]