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Superleague: Review of the pilot

The inaugural Superleague Formula races were held at Donington Park last weekend and Kevin Turner was there to find out whether or not this new concept is going to catch on

It's all about perspective. How successful you think the inaugural Superleague Formula event was depends on whether you're coming at it from a racing point of view or a football one.

Racing people, cynical though we are, realise that any new series is bound to have the breakdowns they had at Donington Park last weekend. The Superleague cars sound good, are pretty quick, and demonstrated the potential to overtake. That's something fans of big single-seaters have been crying out for, for a long time.

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Author Kevin Turner

Kevin Turner is Autosport’s Chief Editor. While studying History at the University of York, Kevin began covering UK club events as a freelance reporter for Autosport and Motorsport News. He joined the Autosport staff as Editorial Assistant on the magazine in 2006, winning what is now known as the Motorsport UK Young Journalist of the Year Award. He became National Editor in 2008 and over the next few seasons covered a range of international events, including the Le Mans 24 Hours, as well as the British Touring Car Championship and British GT. Kevin became Features Editor before switching to edit Motorsport News in 2014.

He returned to Autosport in 2016 to become editor of the magazine, a dream job that is still part of his role.

He became Chief Editor in 2020, helping to plan content for autosport.com and Autosport’s podcast as well as seeing the magazine through the coronavirus pandemic. Kevin also led work on the special publication celebrating 70 years of Autosport and has been a judge on the Aston Martin Autosport BRDC Young Driver Award, formerly known as the McLaren Autosport BRDC Award, since 2008. He lives in Warboys with his wife and two children.