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The head offices of the Carlin racing group were broken into on Thursday night, with thieves making off with hard-won race trophies from the team's reception area.

Arriving at Brands Hatch this weekend, Brendon Hartley had gone seven races in the 2009 F3 Euroseries without scoring so much as a single point.

He may have only competed in ten races in the Cooper Tires British F3 International Series to-date, but Oliver Oakes made enough of an impression on the regular contenders over the second half of 2008 to send out a solid warning for 2009 - when, he acknowledges, there will be 'no excuses'.

Henry Arundel will join Carlin Motorsport for the 2009 Cooper Tires British F3 International Series, it has been confirmed. The 20-year-old is the first driver to be announced in Carlin's 2009 line-up and will complete his second year in British F3 with the Hampshire-based squad.

Despite mounting media speculation, it seems that teenage sensation Brendon Hartley is not yet ready to make a move up into Formula 1 - be it in either a racing or testing role - his manager has insisted.