Sports Journalist · 63 articles
Raffaele Marciello was left smiling after making his practice debut in Formula 1 with the Sauber team. Marciello, who became the 100th Italian to take part in a Grand Prix weekend, circulated 13 laps of the Sepang International Circuit, registering a time fast enough for 13th place, half a second behind team mate Marcus Ericsson. […]
Lotus third driver Jolyon Palmer has confirmed via his Twitter account that he will take part in the first free practice session for the Chinese Grand Prix. Palmer, who won the 2014 GP2 Series, got his first taste of F1 machinery at the post-season test in Abu Dhabi with the Force India team at the end […]
The Lazarus GP2 team have confirmed that Zoel Amberg will race alongside Nathanael Berthon for the 2015 season. The Swiss driver switches from the Formula Renault 3.5 Series where he spent three season competing, recording one podium in 2014. Amberg got his first taste of GP2 machinery at the post-season test in Abu Dhabi at […]
Everybody loves a good rain shower when the Formula 1 comes to town. Not only does it make the achievements of each driver all the more impressive, it also can give us results against the script, with smaller teams sometimes triumphing in the face of adversity. With the high possibility of rain affecting proceedings this weekend, […]
The Lotus Formula 1 team have signed former Sauber tester Adderly Fong as a development driver for the 2015 season. The 25-year-old’s main responsibilities will be working in the team’s simulator alongside Carmen Jorda, who is also on Lotus’ driver development programme. The Hong Kong racer was in action for Sauber in free practice at […]
After not turning a wheel in Melbourne, Roberto Merhi will stay on with the Manor F1 Team for the Malaysian Grand Prix. The Spanish driver initially signed up to the Dinnington-based team for only the Australian Grand Prix, with uncertainty surrounding how long he would stay with the team based on his financial backing. However, Manor […]
The FIA has officially confirmed that the 2015 German Grand Prix will no longer go ahead, marking the first time Germany has been absent from the Formula 1 calendar since 1960. As per an agreement reached in 2006, the German round of the Formula 1 World Championship has been alternated between the Hockenheimring and the Nurburgring, with the […]
American driver Alexander Rossi goes into 2015 signed up for his third season of competition in the GP2 Series, this time with Racing Engineering. As most racing drivers do, Rossi began his career in karting, winning the 2004 IKF Grand National Championship in the 100cc Yamaha class. In 2005, he reached the semi-finals of the […]
Scuderia Toro Rosso may sport a change of livery in upcoming Formula 1 season, should Renault step up their involvement within the team, according to Dr Helmut Marko. Renault have recently been looking into the possibility of buying into a Formula 1 team, and are currently in talks with Sauber, Force India and Lotus, as […]
GP2 driver Mitch Evans has signed up to compete in the 2015 24 Hours of Le Mans, and will drive for reigning LMP2 champions Jota Sport. The Kiwi, who is believed to have already tested the LMP2 car, replaces Filip Albuquerque and will be teamed up with Simon Dolan and Nick Yelloly. Evans is already […]
Felipe Nasr and Marcus Ericsson both delivered composed performances in Australia to bring the Sauber F1 team their first points since the 2013 Brazilian Grand Prix. The Swiss team had endured a difficult lead-up to the season-opening Australian Grand Prix, after a legal challenge by former reserve driver Giedo van der Garde threatened to overshadow […]
Nico Rosberg continued his form into Friday afternoon, beating his team mate Lewis Hamilton by a tenth of a second in the second free practice session of the weekend. The German, who lost out to Hamilton in the championship fight at the last race of 2014, laid down a marker of 1:27.697 after a run […]