7 DECEMBER 2009: DEAN SMITH WINS 21ST AUTOSPORT BRDC YOUNG DRIVER AWARD:

Dean, who tested the Teamcraft British F3 Entry in late November (report below) was last night presented with the Chris Bristow Trophy as the 21st Autosport BRDC Young Driver of the Year.

There to present the award were Britain's last three F1 World Champions in Jenson Button, Lewis Hamilton and current BRDC President Damon Hill. With a £50000 prize and the opportunity to test F1 Machinery with Button and Hamilton's team McLaren the future is looking bright for Dean.

Read the full story at Autosport.com here

23 November 2009 - NEW BRITISH F3 TEAM BREAKS COVER AT SILVERSTONE:

Teamcraft Motorsport, a new team arrived on the British F3 scene today. The team was revealed for the first time at Silverstone last Friday, shaking down its HWA/Mercedes-powered Mygale chassis on the National circuit with Formula Renault champion, Dean Smith, behind the wheel.

The Silverstone-based F3 team may be new to the series, but the people behind the venture have a wealth of experience and are set to be a front-running outfit. Technical Director, James Robinson and Team Manager, Les Jones, form a formidable partnership to lead the team. These two, together with additional staffing which includes top level, highly experienced, engineers and mechanics, plan to contest the British F3 International Series with a 2-car assault on this prestigious championship.

Robinson says of the new venture, "We've brought together a first-class team of people and believe that with our experience and expertise we can be a major player in British F3. The Mercedes-Mygale package, although unloved by many, is already proven as a race winner and in our hands we are confident we can be competitive. We've started our programme with the shakedown of the first car and completed 89 trouble free laps at the end of the day.

"Dean has been fantastic, showing great maturity in his approach and providing us with good feedback. Obviously it's our first time out having basically put a new car together from scratch, so it's all new for us, but we ran reliably and were competitive both in the wet morning and drier afternoon conditions. We're not truly able to gauge our performance at the moment as the real competition is all in Macau at the moment, so we'll have to wait until we get out on a track with them. Our development programme starts now, so we'll be putting our efforts into extracting all the potential performance in the car over the coming months."

Robinson has an excellent track record in British F3, engineering Mike Conway to his championship title, whilst also bringing over 25 years of Formula 1 experience, including seven world championship titles with some of the luminaries of the sport: Nigel Mansell, Ayrton Senna, Nelson Piquet, Damon Hill and Jacques Villeneuve.

"We've set out to be winners and aim to do this within the first year, not just targeting a race or two, but plan to challenge for the championship podium. We've put together a package which we believe can deliver the results, not only in terms of the car and engine but also with the people and the infrastructure. It's a very exciting new project for us and we're looking forward to next season."

20 November 2009 - Dean Smith Tests at Silverstone for Teamcraft Motorsport:

Silverstone Race Circuit, Great Britain: British Formula Renault Champion Dean Smith completed a full programme of testing in the Teamcraft Motorsport, Mercedes Powered, British F3 car at Silverstone on Friday

After dominating the 2008/2009 British Formula Renault Championship the 21 year old from Wolverhampton completed 86 laps in the Mercedes powered Teamcraft Motorsport Mygale. With changeable conditionions on Friday Smith was able to run both wet and dry tyres. Les Jones - Teamcraft Sporting Director, and James Robinson - Technical Director chose a setup to get the best out of the car. Times were good throughout the day with Dean and the engineering team declaring the day a success.

Images of the day can be found here.

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