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The FW41 looks significantly different to its predecessor, the FW40, following input from the team’s Chief Technical Officer, Paddy Lowe, and Head of Aerodynamics, Dirk de Beer, who were both appointed at the beginning of last year, to join forces with Chief Designer Ed Wood.

FORMULA 1

#BeBrave: the noughties

February 15, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

The last instalment in our brave history

FORMULA 1

Williams Heritage to feature at Thruxton’s 50th Anniversary

February 15, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

The car raced to Monaco Grand Prix glory by Keke Rosberg in the 1983 Formula One World Championship is set to return to the track as part of Thruxton Circuit’s eagerly-anticipated 50th Anniversary Celebration this spring.

Formula 2

Fruitful shakedown for new F2 2018 car

February 14, 2018 Charles Côté

The F2 teams got their first taste of the brand new F2 2018 car today at a shakedown on the Magny-Cours circuit in France. Only one car per team was used, with the main focuses on reliability and on the teams learning how to operate their new machines. Newcomers Carlin and Charouz Racing System also made their first appearance in the Championship at the shakedown.

Formula E

How Street Circuits Are Made

February 14, 2018 Charles Côté

Take a look at the Santiago E-Prix circuit from before the busy streets were closed to traffic.

Indy lights

My Mazda Road to Indy: Victor Franzoni

February 14, 2018 Charles Côté

Victor Franzoni burst onto the Mazda Road to Indy Presented by Cooper Tires scene in 2014, winning his first-ever race in the Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship Powered by Mazda on the streets of St. Petersburg, Fla. With his irrepressible grin and unfailingly positive attitude, Franzoni made fans on and off the racetrack.

Formula E

Possible Season Five Brake-By-Wire Disparity Raises Concerns

February 14, 2018 Charles Côté

DS Performance director Xavier Mestelan-Pinion worries that significant differences in the manufacturers’ brake-by-wire systems next season could increase gaps between teams.

Formula 3

Carlin signs Nikita Troitskiy

February 14, 2018 Charles Côté

Following a successful EuroFormula Open season, Nikita Troitskiy now switches to the FIA Formula 3 European Championship. The 18-year-old will contest the 2018 season for the British Team Carlin.

FORMULA 1

Haas VF-18 First Out the Gate

February 14, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

New Haas challenger first to the scene.

News

JM CORREA GAINS MORE EXPERIENCE IN CASTROL TOYOTA RACING NEW ZEALAND PROGRAM

February 13, 2018 Charles Côté

With some down time before any schedule racing series kick off in 2018, American driver JM Correa, along with his race engineer, would enter and compete at the Castrol Toyota Racing Series in New Zealand with M2 Competition. With the goal to gain valuable seat time and develop a high quality working relationship, the duo went on to score a pair of victories and one pole position as they competed through New Zealand for the past five weeks.

FORMULA 1

Gene Haas Q&A

February 13, 2018 Charles Côté

Back-to-back eighth-place finishes in the constructors standings of the FIA Formula One World Championship has earned Haas F1 Team respect in the paddock. In its 2016 debut, the American team outperformed the factory Renault team (ninth), Sauber (10th) and Manor (11th) and then bettered McLaren (ninth) and Sauber (10th) as the Formula One grid shrank to 10 teams in 2017.

Formula E

‘Boost Mode’ Format Possible for Season Five

February 13, 2018 Charles Côté

The ABB FIA Formula E Championship is close to defining a potential new boost mode system for the new race format which will be implemented in the 2018-19 season.

Formula 3

Mick Schumacher to keep on racing for Prema Powerteam

February 13, 2018 Charles Côté

Prema Powerteam announced its fifth driver for the 2018 FIA Formula 3 European Championship season: Mick Schumacher. The 18-year-old German who finished third in the rookie ranking last year will contest his second season for the Italian squad.

Formula 2

Maximilian Günther joins F2 with Arden International

February 13, 2018 Charles Côté

Arden International today announce that leading European FIA Formula 3 driver Maximilian Günther has moved a step closer to his Formula 1 path by graduating into FIA Formula 2 for 2018 with British based powerhouse team Arden International.

FORMULA 1

WILLIAMS MARTINI RACING and Acronis Announce Strategic Technology Partnership

February 13, 2018 Charles Côté

WILLIAMS MARTINI RACING announced a new technology partnership today with Acronis, a global leader in hybrid cloud data protection and storage. As part of the agreement, Acronis will deliver innovative data protection solutions, including backup, disaster recovery, software-defined storage, and file sync and share.

Formula 4

2017-18 F4 SEA Finals Confirmed

February 12, 2018 David Martin

Formula 4 South East Asia – fueled by Petron – has just confirmed 13-15 April as the date for the final event in the 2017-18 Championship, supporting the Malaysia Championship Series (MCS), at the Sepang International Circuit.

OPEN WHEEL

Hedge Secures Mazda Road to Indy USF2000 $200K Shootout Invitation

February 12, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

Callum Hedge is the New Zealand Formula 1600 Championship title winner after the final round at Manfeild Circuit Chris Amon over the weekend, in support of the New Zealand Grand Prix.

F1600

Formula Race Promotions Opens 2018 Registration

February 12, 2018 Charles Côté

Salem, NH - Race entry for the 2018 Atlantic, F2000 and F1600 Championship Series season is now open, as Formula Race Promotions is now accepting entries for its 2018 seven-weekend season, which starts at Road Atlanta, April 21-22.

Formula E

Ex-F1 Designer Gascoyne Working with Dragon Racing

February 12, 2018 Charles Côté

Dragon Racing has hired former Formula 1 designer Mike Gascoyne’s company MGI Consultancy as a design resource advisor for Season Five of the ABB FIA Formula E Championship.

Indycar

Kaiser, Juncos Racing Find Success in First IndyCar Test

February 12, 2018 RNW Staff

After a nine-month hiatus in the Verizon IndyCar Series, Juncos Racing recorded its first laps for the 2018 season at the ISM Raceway test with rookie Kyle Kaiser.

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