Sports Journalist · 63 articles
Alexander Rossi has signed with the Racing Engineering GP2 team for the 2015 season. The American will enter his third season in the category, having previously competed for Caterham Racing and Campos Racing, taking a win with the former. Rossi has also had test roles with the Caterham and Marussia Formula 1 teams, and is […]
Carmen Jorda has signed for the Lotus Formula 1 team as a development driver, it has been confirmed today. The Spaniard spent the last three years competing in the GP3 Series, registering a best race finish of 13th place at Valencia in 2012, and a best championship finish of 28th the same year. Her role […]
Marco Sorensen will contest his first full season of GP2 in 2015, after joining the series halfway through 2014 with MP Motorsport. He will challenge for the title with Carlin alongside Julian Leal. The Danish driver made his racing debut back in 1998 when he joined the karting circuit. He began single seater racing in […]
ART Grand Prix have signed Japanese driver Nobuharu Matsushita to partner Stoffel Vandoorne for the 2015 GP2 season. Matsushita, 21, won the All-Japan Formula Three champion with six victories and nine podiums, on top of the 2012 Formula Challenge Japan title. The Japanese driver sampled GP2 machinery for the first time at the post-season test […]
British duo Dean Stoneman and Callum Ilott have both joined the Red Bull Junior Team ahead of the 2015 season. Stoneman, 24, finished runner-up in the 2014 GP3 season, and will move to Formula Renault 3.5 with the DAMS team, while Ilott, 16, will compete in the European Formula 3 championship with Carlin. French driver […]
Felipe Nasr will be in action for Sauber on the opening day of the second pre-season test in Barcelona. The Brazilian, who set the fastest time on the third day in Jerez, will pilot the C34 on the first and fourth days of the test, while team mate Marcus Ericsson will drive on the second […]
Alex Lynn has insisted that he won’t let his new role with the Williams Formula 1 team distract him from his aim of winning the GP2 title. Lynn, 21, was recently named as the development driver for the Grove-based outfit, and will share duties with his debut GP2 season, where he will compete for reigning […]
Giedo van der Garde will drive a GP2 car in a private test on Monday, after an invitation from Campos Racing. The Dutchman will be in action at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo in Valencia, and will mark the first time he has driven a GP2 car since 2012, before his graduation to Formula 1 in […]
Nothing can be concluded from the opening pre-season test, as is the norm in Formula 1, but this particular one has certainly raised a few eyebrows over the first four days of the 2015 season. After enduring their first winless season since 1993, Ferrari have laid down the initial benchmark by topping all but one day […]
The Marussia Formula 1 team is set to exit administration later this month through a Company Voluntary Arrangement, according to administrators. The team went to administration after the Russian Grand Prix in October, and as a result missed the final three rounds of the championship. Despite this, the team still lodged an official entry for […]
Sebastian Vettel once again posted the fastest time of the day, following on from his performance on the opening day to continue what has been a very strong start for Ferrari. The German completed almost 90 laps around Jerez, with a fastest time of 1:20.984 set early on. Rain later in the session ensured he […]
The Lotus E23 has made its first public outing on the second day of the opening pre-season test at Jerez. The team released computer renders of the E23 in January, but a delay with the development of the car meant they could not do any running on Sunday, as the car was being flown to […]