McLaren Electronic Systems, which is part of the Woking, UK based McLaren Group that also includes the McLaren Mercedes Formula One team, has confirmed that it has entered into a ‘a collaborative initiative’ with the American automotive electronics company Freescale to develop ‘next-generation kinetic energy recovery system (KERS) technology for the highest levels of motor racing from 2010 onward.’

Motorsport Development UK’s Energy Efficient Motor Sport initiative is hosting the first of three seminars for its campaign partners on December 10, which will focus on hybrid technology.

The REC is urging the Government to recognise the practical realities of the 12 week deal as new research reveals real concerns over the practicalities of working out equal pay for temps and a possible surge of employment tribunals.

The UK’s Cranfield University has become a campaign partner of Motorsport Development UK’s Energy Efficient Motorsport (EEMS) initiative.

The REC is staging its second Agency Summit tomorrow (Thursday November 27) which has so far attracted more than 300 representatives from all sectors of the recruitment industry and delegates from leading employers.

From today, foreign nationals can apply for identity cards which contain both their facial image and fingerprints, committing them to one identity.

In response to the Chancellor’s Pre-Budget Report, Kevin Green, the REC’s Chief Executive has expressed disappointment that the Chancellor has not acted to remove the VAT staff hire concession.

Ahead of the pre-budget statement on Monday, the REC has called upon Chancellor Alistair Darling to ensure that extra costs are not added to employment at this extremely delicate time for the UK economy.

The UK based Clyde Valley Racing organisation has revealed plans to run a two car team of E85 bioethanol fuelled SEAT Leons in the 2009 British Touring Car Championship.

The 2008 World Motorsport Symposium Awards for the Racecar Aerodynamicist of the Year and the Race Engine Designer of the Year, presented by the UK published Race Tech magazine, have been won by Dialma Zinelli, the head of aerodynamics at Dallara Automobili and Thomas Laudenbach, the head of motorsport powertrain at Porsche AG.