|
|
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
Daily Archive: April 11, 2012
Apr 11
F2000 set for 2012
Last year’s Series Champion, Remy Audette, has graduated to sports cars, leaving the Championship wide open for a new title holder.
The 14 race, seven-weekend 2012 F2000 Championship Series is about to get going, with a 30-car-plus field expected at VIRginia International Raceway this Thursday for testing prior to a three-day race weekend. The big story coming into VIR is the sharp end of the field, with most of the top 2011 pilots returning, joined by a crop of new aspiring drivers, in addition to the proliferation of brand new cars throughout the F2000 paddock.
Apr 11
F1600 ready for 2012
Nearly 30 cars and drivers are ready for the 2012 F1600 Formula F Championship Series opening weekend at VIRginia International Raceway.
The 17 twists and turns at VIR led to a nail-biting finish in 2011, and 2012 is promising to be even more competitive, with new drivers, cars and teams entering the Series for the expanded 12-race, six-weekend calendar.
Apr 11
Evans top at Silverstone pre-season test
MW Arden’s Mitch Evans edges out teammate Matias Laine on day one of testing
The GP3 Series headed to Silverstone for the final two-day pre-season test before the season commences in Barcelona next month. There was one new face in the line-up for the test and that was British youngster Alice Powell making her maiden appearance in a GP3 car for Status Grand Prix, hoping to impress to land a drive for the upcoming season and become the third female driver of the 2012 season.
Apr 11
Sauber bans Perez’s father
Apr 11
International Superstars Series: Francesco Sini aims for more podium finishes at Imola for Chevrolet
After ending up in third place in race 2 at Monza, the Solaris Motorsport driver is eager to do it all again at Imola
Francesco Sini is ready to take his season to the next level. The 31-year-old, Abruzzo-based racer, who cruised to an excellent third-place finish in Race 2 at Monza, celebrated the debut of Solaris Motorsport in the International Superstars Series arena, and is now eager to repeat at Imola.
Apr 11
Susie Wolff appointed Development Driver for the Williams F1 Team
The Williams F1 Team (Ticker: WGF1) today confirmed that Susie Wolff will join the team as its Development Driver.
Born in Scotland, Susie Wolff has had the classic racing career, beginning in karting and then moving to junior single-seater series and was twice nominated for the prestigious Young Driver of the Year Award before moving up to DTM. In 2012, Susie will contest her seventh season in DTM.
Apr 11
Shareholder calls on Mercedes to quit F1
A Daimler shareholder has called on the German car giant to pull its works Mercedes team out of formula one.
Fund manager Ingo Speich, of the Daimler shareholder Union Investment, said at Daimler’s annual general meeting that he is disappointed Mercedes has lost ground to road car rivals Audi and BMW.
Apr 11
More passing in 2012 than early last year – report
This year, there were 70 passes in Australia-Malaysia combined.
The 2012 season has kicked off promisingly, with more overtaking moves recorded in the first two races than in the same exciting period last year. The finding is significant, given the highly lauded contribution early in 2011 made by the new passing aid ‘DRS’, and new official supplier Pirelli’s heavily-degrading tyres.
Apr 11
F1′s Bahrain crisis deepens
Apr 11
New York speeds ahead with F1 pit building
New Jersey Formula 1 Race coming soon
Construction of the facilities for the 2013 New York grand prix is speeding ahead. At the same time, there remain grave doubts about the Texas project, despite the permanent Circuit of the Americas venue being scheduled to host its inaugural US grand prix in November.
Apr 11
Top 10 car experts to follow on Twitter
Car journalists offering informed reviews, and racing companies with the coolest videos and latest updates. Enjoy!
Churchill the dog, mascot of the UK’s Churchill insurers, might be more famous for his comprehensive motor insurance policies, love of sausages and his famous friends than his eloquence – but that doesn’t mean he’s not down with the hottest trends in communication. The forward-thinking insurance-touting pup is on Facebook, Youtube and Twitter, and even has his own Flickr stream.
Apr 11
ACT looks to VP Fuel to go “green” in 2012
VP Racing Fuel becomes official fuel of ACT and Thunder Road
The American Canadian Tour (ACT) announced today that VP Racing Fuels (VP) would become the “Official Fuel” of ACT for 2012. The ambitious program will begin a major effort on the part of ACT to create both a more “green” environment, and equally important, to begin to contain fuel expenses for over 400 Late Model race teams in the ACT system, and 100 competitors at Thunder Road Int’l Speedbowl in Barre, VT.