Oh the irony of it...

After many years of British occupation in India, the tables have now turned, with Tata, an Indian conglomerate, buying Jaguar and Land Rover, two stalwarts of the old empire (all that leather and wood veneer...), while maintaining that it will respect the brands’ British heritage. How times change!

Adam Carroll wins Ireland's first race for A1 GP the day before Paddy's Day!

A1 Team Ireland was on sensational form in Mexico City this afternoon to win the thrilling Feature race, becoming the 15th nation to win an A1GP race. It is a fantastic result for Portadown’s Adam Carroll in his debut season for the team, and particularly well timed as the win comes just one day before St Patrick’s Day. The top three title contenders – Switzerland, New Zealand and France – all endured difficult afternoons and failed to score any points.

A green flag signalled the start of the action-packed 47-lap race in hot and sunny weather conditions (36 degrees C), after the first start was aborted due to technical problems with the starting lights.

Twenty-five-year-old Adam Carroll, who topped the time sheets in free practice on Friday, started the race from fifth and leapt up the order to second behind Switzerland’s Neel Jani after amazing work from the Irish team during the first compulsory pit stop on lap nine. He held position until lap 34 when he pitted the emerald green car for the second time and rejoined the action as race leader after another sensational stop. The crowds roared as Carroll, who was making his 14th race appearance for Ireland, crossed the line first to take his and the team’s first ever A1GP victory.

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