Baku Red Bull preview 2018
The castle section looks great on TV and is also a lot of fun to drive. It is really tight so you have to be precise turning in as there is no room for error, especially with the wider cars we have now.
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Claman De Melo Looking to Pick Up Where He Left Off at Barber Test
For the first time this season, Dale Coyne Racing rookie and driver of the #19 Paysafe Car, Zachary Claman De Melo, will be racing at a track at which he has prior experience aboard an Indy car, having had a successful test at the Barber Motorsports Park with the team in March.
James Roe Jr. to make F2000 debut for ArmsUp Motorsport
ArmsUp Motorsports is pleased to announce it will field James Roe Jr. for the 2018 F2000 season. James Roe Jr., of Naas, Kildare County, Ireland will drive the #66 Mazda powered car for ArmsUp Motorsports. The F2000 season opener at Road Atlanta will launch James’s US open wheel career.
F1600, F2000 and Atlantic Set for 2018 Opener
The F1600, F2000 and Atlantic Championship Series are set to begin with an action-packed two-day weekend at Road Atlanta, April 21-22. For Series organizer Formula Race Promotions, it marks the 13th consecutive season of racing operations, with a bright seven-weekend season ahead.
FORMULA E DRIVERS AND BILLY MONGER TO HELP RAISE FUNDS FOR CHARITY WITH ELECTRIC KART RACE IN PARIS
Some of the stars competing in the ABB FIA Formula E Championship will get behind the wheel of electric karts alongside Billy Monger to raise funds and awareness for disabled aspiring drivers looking to make it into motorsport. Taking place ahead of the Qatar Airways Paris E-Prix at the RKC karting track outside of Paris … Continue reading → ...
Tales from the paddock – Thomas Jäger
Preparations for the 24-hour race at the Nürburgring have gone exceptionally well, with Mercedes-AMG Motorsport taking P1 and P3 in the ADAC qualification race. We talked to Thomas Jäger, one of the drivers of the winning number 5 car entered by Mercedes-AMG Team BLACK FALCON.
Customer Racing: ADAC Qualification Race for 24h Race: Victory and third place for Mercedes-AMG Motorsport
Mercedes-AMG Motorsport enjoyed a perfect conclusion to its preparations for the 24-hour race: Victory and third place for the number 5 and 47 Mercedes-AMG GT3 at the ADAC Qualification Race for the 24-hour race at the Nürburgring. The remaining Mercedes-AMG GT3 ended the six-hour race at the Nürburgring-Nordschleife in eighth and tenth place to round off a fine team result. The Mercedes-AMG GT4 also tasted success at the final test before the 24-hour race.
Williams reviews the Chinese Grand Prix
Although these aren’t great results, and certainly not in the points, compared to where we were in Bahrain it’s fantastic get two cars to the finish in 14th and 15th
Mercedes reviews 2018 Chinese Grand Prix – Sunday
Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport take the lead in the Constructors’ Championship
Formula 1 Heineken Chinese Grand Prix – Race – Sunday
In an eventful and hectic 2018 Formula 1 Heineken Chinese Grand Prix, the Alfa Romeo Sauber F1 Team experienced two different sides to the race. Starting with a one pit stop strategy (from soft to medium tyres), Charles Leclerc showed a good and consistent pace in the first stint on soft tyres, and recovered positions, while Marcus Ericsson showed a strong midfield pace in the second part of the race on medium tyres. The Alfa Romeo Sauber F1 Team leaves Shanghai with Marcus Ericsson having finished in 16th and Charles Leclerc in 19th place. The young Monegasque driver experienced some issues with the balance of his car, after spinning off during his second stint and picking up damage to his floor. The team is analysing the collected data and starting their preparations for the next race which will take place on the Baku City Circuit.
RENAULT E.DAMS SIXTH IN THE STREETS OF ROME
The first Rome ePrix enjoyed huge popular success, which was not the case for Renault e.dams as Sébastien Buemi and Nicolas Prost could only manage sixth and fourteenth-place finishes. Buemi was one of the five drivers who qualified for the SuperPole shoot-out and he felt confident that he could do the job. But he missed … Continue reading → ...
BIRD HOLDS OFF LATE CHARGE FROM RIVALS TO TAKE FORMULA E VICTORY IN ROME
Sam Bird held his nerve in the closing laps of the CBMM Niobium Rome E-Prix presented by Mercedes EQ and fended off multiple attacks from both Lucas di Grassi and Mitch Evans to etch his name in the history books as the first-ever winner on the streets of the Italian capital. The DS Virgin Racing … Continue reading → ...
SUCCESSFUL FORMULA E PREMIERE FOR AUDI IN ROME
Lucas di Grassi and Daniel Abt clinched positions two and four for Team Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler in the first Formula E race in Rome and thrilled the spectators in the Italian capital with fightbacks. Following a less than perfect qualifying, the two Audi drivers had to settle for grid positions six and nine on … Continue reading → ...
STRONG RECOVERY PERFORMANCE ON THE STREETS OF ROME GOES UNREWARDED FOR MS&AD ANDRETTI FORMULA E TEAM
BMW works driver Félix da Costa (POR) put in an impressive recovery performance in the seventh race of the ABB FIA Formula E Championship in Rome (ITA). Watched by Klaus Fröhlich, Member of the Board of Management of BMW AG, Development and BMW Motorsport Director Jens Marquardt, the MS&AD Andretti Formula E team Portuguese driver … Continue reading → ...
Williams Chinese Grand Prix Qualifying
To be honest I am not happy with the result of Q1.
2018 Chinese Grand Prix – Saturday
Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport to start Chinese Grand Prix from second row
Williams Chinese Grand Prix Practice
We know where we are and we know there’s a lot of work to be done. So far, it’s looking quite good. We are not the fastest car, but the way we work is good.
2018 Chinese Grand Prix – Friday
Lewis ends both practice sessions on top of the timesheets
MS&AD ANDRETTI FORMULA E SET TO ELECTRIFY THE STREETS OF ROME
The ABB FIA Formula E Championship heads to Europe this Saturday, 14th April, for the first Rome (ITA) E-Prix. BMW works drivers António Félix da Costa (POR) and Tom Blomqvist (GBR) return to the cockpits of the MS&AD Andretti cars. Blomqvist was behind the wheel of the BMW iFE.18 in Maisach (GER) last Tuesday and completed the roll-out for the car, which BMW will be using for the works entry in Season 5 of Formula E.
Squad of drivers now complete: Christian Vietoris becomes test and reserve driver
Another DTM comeback: Christian Vietoris completes driver line-up for the 2018 season as test and reserve driver
