Renate Jungert

Renate Jungert

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Stanaway racing with Status GP in Bahrain
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Stanaway racing with Status GP in Bahrain

After impressive results in both pre-season tests, Status GP sign 23-year old Richie Stanaway for the first race weekend of 2015 in Bahrain. Stanaway has already competed in GP3 with the Status GP team in 2014. Being among the frontrunners throughout the entire season, he has proven to be capable of winning races and challenging for […]

Gasly fastest on final day of GP2 Test
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Gasly fastest on final day of GP2 Test

DAMS driver Pierre Gasly was fastest in the last session of testing before the start of the 2015 GP2 season. The final sessions took place under clear skies, and the drivers used the morning to practice fast laps on their soft tyre compunds. After ART’s Stoffel Vandoorne headed out first, the laptimes began to tumble […]

Matsushita tops Day 2 of GP2 Test
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Matsushita tops Day 2 of GP2 Test

Nobuharu Matsushita was fastest ahead of Arthur Pic and Raffaele Marciello in today’s session of pre-season testing. After a heavy sand storm had hit the Sakhir international Circuit during the night, the morning session of the second day of pre-season testing had to be delayed by an hour in order to can the track and […]

King fastest on first GP2 test day
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King fastest on first GP2 test day

Teams and drivers have started their last test before the 2015 GP2 season, in which a new DRS system will be introduced. The line-up is similar to that of the first pre-season test, with only three changes: Nigel Melker returns to the series with Hilmer Motorsport for Days 2 and 3, partnered by GP3 graduate […]

Yelloly joins Hilmer for Bahrain test
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Yelloly joins Hilmer for Bahrain test

Hilmer Motorsport announced today that Nick Yelloly will test for the German team in the second pre-season test in Bahrain from April 1st to 3rd. The young Brit took part in the GP3 Series in 2013 with Carlin and 2014 with Status Grand Prix, where he scored one win and eight podiums in two years, and finished […]

GP2 Graduates: Nasr impresses in debut race
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GP2 Graduates: Nasr impresses in debut race

In an extraordinary race with a surprising amount of retirements the Mercedes duo of Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg proved once again that they drive in an entirely different world than the rest of the field, taking an undisputed 1-2 finish, while Sauber’s rookie Felipe Nasr and his team mate Marcus Ericsson gave the Swiss […]

Binder: You can’t automatically expect to excel in GP2
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Binder: You can’t automatically expect to excel in GP2

  Rene Binder satisfied, and happy faces all round at Trident Motorsport: After three days of pre-season testing at the Yas Marina Circuit, Rene Binder flew back from Abu Dhabi on Thursday to his home in the Austrian province of Tyrol. The 23-year-old newcomer to the Milan-based outfit was buzzing with excitement after making a […]

GP2: Stanaway fastest on Day 3
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GP2: Stanaway fastest on Day 3

Status Grand Prix’s Richie Stanaway set the fastest laptime of the final day of pre-season testing in Abu Dhabi. The final sessions of the GP2 pre-season test took place under windy conditions today. Alexander Rossi was the first out on track, followed by his Racing Engineering team mate Jordan King. ART’s Stoffel Vandoorne set the […]

GP2: Gasly fastest on Day 1
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GP2: Gasly fastest on Day 1

Frenchman Pierre Gasly tops the time sheets after the first day of pre-season testing at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi. The opening session of the tests took place under a sunny sky. Racing Engineering’s Alexander Rossi was the first man out on track, but a dirty track and wind meant that most drivers […]

Stockinger to compete with Status Grand Prix
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Stockinger to compete with Status Grand Prix

Status Grand Prix has announced their first driver for the upcoming season: Lotus F1 reserve driver Marlon Stockinger will step up to GP2. The Filipino-Swiss driver has already contested a successful season with the team: in 2012 he competed with Status in the GP3 Series, scoring a race win at the prestigious Circuit de Monte Carlo. He […]

Berthon remains with Lazarus for 2015
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Berthon remains with Lazarus for 2015

Italian team Lazarus retain Nathanael Berthon for the upcoming season. It will be Berthon’s fourth season in Formula 1’s official feeder series, making him one of the most experienced men on the grid. The Frenchman has already contested the 2014 GP2 Series season with Lazarus, building a foundation for success especially during the second half of […]

Binder: I am confident that this was the right step!
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Binder: I am confident that this was the right step!

  Rene Binder has decided to make his third attempt in the official F1 feeder series joining forces with Trident Motorsport. The 23-year-old Austrian completes the successful Italian squad as a team-mate of Sauber test and reserve driver Raffaele Marciello and feels honoured for being selected after the GP2 Post Season Tests in Abu Dhabi […]