Press Releases from Castrol UK and Ireland (61 total)
WTCC: Priaulx on the podium in Spain
Castrol BMW Team UK driver Andy Priaulx got his World Touring Car Championship campaign back on track after claiming a hard-fought podium finish in the…
European Football Championship 2008: Chopping and changing
The axe continues to fall – but there’s a surprise return for three veterans while two coaches heed the advice of the Castrol Index...
Five becomes…
Moto GP: Castrol riders take points at Le Mans
Both Castrol-backed Team San Carlo Honda Gresini riders Shinya Nakano and Alex de Angelis added to their points tally in the French GP at Le…
European Football Championship 2008: Mind over matter
Castrol Index sports psychologist Andy Barton reveals why goal celebrations, positive thinking and smiling faces could be key to success this summer…
“Getting a player into…
WRC Rally: Ford stays top after Sardinia thriller
Castrol-backed Ford drivers Mikko Hirvonen and Jari-Matta Latvala finished second and third respectively in a thrilling Rallye d’Italia after harrying Citroen-rival Sebastien Loeb all the…
European Football Championship 2008: Science versus nature
For two of this summer’s potential Castrol Index stars, the route to the top couldn’t have been more different…
In the 1980s, Ukrainian winger Andrei Kanchelskis…
European Football Championship 2008 - Ball watching
If you judge a player purely on what he does with the ball, you’ll never appreciate his true quality. Here are five who have impressed…
European Football Championship 2008 - Decisions, decisions
The Frenchman is one of six players who, by Castrol Index’s reckoning, are worthy of starting berths, but they’ve yet to convince their coaches…
Patrice Evra,…
European Football Championship 2008: Coming a cropper
With the announcement of the first Euro 2008 squads, the Castrol Performance Index has experienced its first casualty…
“You have to be positive and not be…
European Football Championship 2008: Castrol Professional
Castrol Professional is designed to help dealerships increase their after sales profit. A number of programmes have been developed to target a variety of dealership…
European Football Championship 2008 - Wish you were here
Eduardo da Silva isn’t the only high-profile player set to miss out this summer, with coaches’ thoughts turning to possible replacements if those currently sidelined…
European Football Championship 2008: Coaches on the couch
Castrol Index’s sports psychologist, Andy Barton, has the inside line on the various Euro 2008 coaches’ differing routes to success…
There’s not a single magic formula…
Moto GP: Castrol rider in the points in China
Castrol-backed Team San Carlo Honda Gresini riders Shinya Nakano and Alex de Angelis had a difficult weekend in the final Chinese Grand Prix at the…
WRC Rally: Ford takes championship lead with victory in Jordan
Mikko Hirvonen regained the WRC lead after a superb tactical victory on the first ever Jordan Rally while team mate Jari-Matti Latvala finished seventh.Dani Sordo…
European Football Championship 2008: The formation game
A traditional 4-4-2 worked for Greece in Euro 2004, but how will coaches organise the talent at their disposal this time around?
Spain coach Luis Aragonés…
European Football Championship 2008: How to win the Euros
The secret to winning this year’s European Championships lies in the stats – which is where the Castrol Index comes in…
Winning the European Championships requires…
European Football Championship 2008: Goals galore
When it comes to goals the old adage says they all count, but when it comes to the CPI standings, some just count more than…
European Football Championship 2008: Like it or lump it
Don\'t concede, clear your lines and send your centre-backs up for corners… it’s as easy as that when it comes to defenders scoring big in…
European Football Championship 2008: Shut out
Clean sheets may be the name of the game, but for goalkeepers shot-stopping is the way to top the Castrol Performance Index rankings. And goals.…
European Football Championship 2008: Cream of the crop
There’s been some movement at the top of the Castrol Performance Index rankings, with some familiar faces coming into form at exactly the right time…
Frenchman…
European Football Championship 2008: The Middle Men
To play in midfield requires a combination of defensive and attacking skill – and for those wanting to make an impact in the CPI, the…
European Football Championship 2008 - Beware the underdog
No major tournament is without its potential ‘banana skins’ and the Castrol Performance Index has identified the likely candidates at this year’s European Championships…
There’s a…
European Football Championship 2008 - The main man?
The last European Championships ended with Cristiano Ronaldo in tears as Portugal lost in the final, but this summer, euro2008. castrolindex.com users reckon the Manchester…
European Football Championship 2008: Respect for statistics
Former international referee and Castrol ambassador Pierluigi Collina was at the Portuguese MotoGP in Estoril last weekend to demonstrate the bearing of motorsport data on…
Moto GP: Portuguese
Castrol-backed Team San Carlo Honda Gresini riders Shinya Nakano and Alex de Angelis made real progress after racing in difficult conditions in the Portuguese Grand…
WTCC: Strong start in Brazil
The Castrol-backed BMW drivers opened the season with a double podium at the Curitiba circuit in Brazil, putting the team in a strong second place…
WTCC: Priaulx fights back in Mexico
Castrol-backed BMW Team UK driver Andy Priaulx put in a stunning performance to claim an against-the-odds top eight finish in the second round of the…
European Football Championship 2008: Movers and shakers
The old adage, ‘You’re only as good as your last game,’ is spot on for the Castrol Performance Index which calculates players’ scores from their…
European Football Championship 2008: Footballers - born or made?
The question is almost as old as football itself, and while it will probably never be answered conclusively, it hasn’t stopped scientists from trying…
Studies have…
Moto GP: Tough start at Qatar for Castrol teamsters
The first ever after-dark grand prix race in any form of motorsport, the opening round of the MotoGP season at Qatar, was a hard night’s…
European Football Championship 2008: Euro-Files- Greece
Check the odds on who the bookies think will win Euro 2008 and you’ll find nine nations ahead of current holders, Greece. But you won’t…
European Football Championship 2008: Wenger ‘inside’ the index
Castrol ambassador Arsène Wenger hits the TV screens to sing the praises of the Performance Index…
During Monday night’s Inside Sport on BBC One, Arsenal boss…
Moto GP: Pedrosa claims right royal win
Spanish racer Dani Pedrosa won an audience with King Juan Carlos of Spain on Sunday, after a copybook start-to-finish victory in his home GP at…
WRC Rally: Castrol-Ford fight hard in Argentina
Castrol Ford Abu Dhabi drivers Jari-Matti Latvala and Mikko Hirvonen both scored points to keep the team at the head of the table after overcoming…
European Football Championship 2008: Romania seize the moment
A patient performance from Euro 2008 hopefuls Romania was ultimately rewarded with a comfortable 3-0 friendly victory against under-strength, fellow-finalists Russia in Bucharest.
The Russians dominated…
European Football Championship 2008: Gomez steals the show
German supporters could be excused for a sense of déjà vû. In another game against one of the co-hosts of this summer’s European Championships, there…
European Football Championship 2008: The Euro-Files: Poland
In the latest instalment of previews ahead of Euro 2008, we put Poland under the microscope...
This summer the Red Eagles will be looking to make…
European Football Championship 2008: Austria 0-3 Germany
Whatever Germany coach Joachim Löw said to his players at half time in their friendly against Austria this week, it worked. As the stats show,…
European Football Championship 2008: Strike Force
Luca Toni is the hottest striker in Europe – at least according to the Castrol Performance Index. But how, precisely, did he get there…?
Take a…
European Football Championship 2008: Euro-Files: Spain
At the European Championships in Austria and Switzerland this summer, Spain coach Luis Aragones will be hoping his side can break their tag of perennial…
European Football Championship 2008: Friendly Previews
At this stage it\'s all about honing your squad. With some respite between qualifying and the tournament proper, here\'s how some of the world\'s finest…
European Football Championship 2008: "I Wanted A Sofa..."
…and they bought me a lamp.” So said Rafa Benítez of Valencia CF’s transfer dealings on his behalf. Which Euro 2008 hopefuls were on the…
European Football Championship 2008: League leaders
It’s a debate that continues to fuel discussions all over Europe: which is the strongest league on the continent? The Castrol Performance Index reveals all…
The…
European Football Championship 2008: And now the end is near
All good careers must come to an end. Here, we feature five national heroes for whom this summer’s Euro 2008 finals might be the final…
European Football Championship 2008: Stars on fire
These eight players are in the form of their life and poised to astonish, impress and dazzle on the playing fields of Austria and Switzerland…
WRC Rally: Ford extends championship lead in Mexico
There was pre-event controversy when the stewards handed Loeb a 5 minute penalty for changing his engine after shakedown and then withdrew it after Citroen…
European Football Championship 2008: The Euro-Files: Germany
Every major international football tournament is now preceded by a familiar refrain: the coaches and players of one of the favourites preparing their alibis by…
European Football Championship 2008: Don’t call us…
They may be big names whose presence at UEFA Euro 2008TM is widely expected, but here are four stars whose coaches may have other ideas...
Deco…
European Football Championship 2008 - The Euro-Files - Italy
National coaches are used to getting flak over their squad selections. But Roberto Donadoni’s continued refusal to select in-form national icon Alessandro Del Piero has…
European Football Championship 2008: Croatia’s unlucky break
Anyone who saw the incident that broke Eduardo’s leg and ended his chances of playing at Euro 2008 may be astonished to hear that his…
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