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With the opening round of the 2017 FIA Formula 2 Championship around the corner, the 20-strong grid has now been finalised with 16 different nationalities represented. Previously known as GP2, the series was rebranded in order to bring it more in line with the natural progression up to Formula 1 as drivers begin their single-seater careers […]
Since Formula 1’s inauguration in 1950, 30 constructors have enjoyed the spoils of victory and taken to the rostrum to receive the winners’ trophy. Alfa Romeo was the first constructor to win an F1 race, followed by its drivers Nino Farina and Juan Manuel Fangio fighting for that year’s drivers’ championship. However, which of these drivers […]
Nicholas Latifi has ended the second day of the Formula 2 Bahrain test fastest of all with a time of 1m40.541s, leading the Russian Time of Luca Ghiotto by a tenth of a second. Latifi set his fastest time in the morning session, with the afternoon seeing little improvements to lap time as Rapax rookie […]
Nobuharu Matsushita topped the timesheets on the opening day of the second test for the 2017 FIA Formula 2 season, held at the Bahrain International Circuit. The ART Grand Prix driver, who also topped the first day of the opening test in Barcelona, lapped the Bahraini circuit in 1m41.165s, beating the Prema of Charles Leclerc, who was […]
Norman Nato ended the third and final day of Formula 2 testing quickest, setting the fastest time of the three-day test in the process. The Frenchman, driving for Pertamina Arden, circulated the Barcelona circuit in 1m27.834s, about half a tenth of a second ahead of his closest rival, Oliver Rowland. Day two pacesetter Alexander Albon was third on the […]
Nobuharu Matsushita topped the timesheets in the opening test ahead of the 2017 FIA Formula 2 Championship, with team-mate Alexander Albon making it a perfect day for the ART squad with the second fastest time. Times continuously tumbled throughout the day, with Cecotto topping the morning session before trading the fastest time with the likes of […]
It has been announced that Nabil Jeffri will compete for the Trident team in the upcoming GP2 season. Jeffri, 23, collected two points in his rookie campaign with Arden following a seventh place finish in Baku and will now enter his second season in the series as he moves over to Italian squad Trident. The Malaysian […]
Scuderia Toro Rosso has unveiled the STR12 at the Circuit de Catalunya in Spain where testing is due to get underway on Monday, with 2017 drivers Carlos Sainz Jr and Daniil Kvyat on hand to take the covers off the car. The new car sports a brand new livery, with a more simplistic yet effective […]
Oliver Rowland has been announced at DAMS for the upcoming GP2 season alongside Nicholas Latifi, who competed for the French team in 2016. The 24-year-old driver will contest his second full campaign in Formula 1’s feeder series, having made his debut with MP Motorsport at Silverstone in 2015 where he took a double points finish before participating […]
Nobuharu Matsushita will contest a third season of the GP2 Series after being retained by the ART squad. Matsushita made his GP2 debut in 2015, starting on the front row on his debut before taking his first victory later in the season in the Hungarian sprint race. The Japanese driver took his second series win at […]
Since the dawn of Formula 1 in 1950, 22 countries have been recognised as having a Grand Prix winner and given the honour of having their national anthem played out around the circuit. While some countries have had multiple winners, topped by the United Kingdom with 257 victories, others have had less regularity with The Netherlands […]
Sean Gelael and Norman Nato will both race for the newly-branded Pertamina Arden team in the 2017 GP2 season. Nato will return to the team with whom he made his series debut in 2015. Gelael moves from the Campos team and will bring Indonesian backing in the form of Pertamina, who specialise in oil and […]