Whatsapping with Gabriele Mini: ‘I sometimes wasn’t happy with my pace’
It’s fair to say Gabriele Minì is one of Italian brightest stars in feeder series. After taking the Italian F4 title for his maiden single-seater season in 2020, he then stepped up to the very competitive Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine (FRECA) with ART Grand Prix last year. By Perceval Wolff The 16-year-old driver climbed on four podiums during the whole season, fighting several … Continue reading Whatsapping with Gabriele Mini: ‘I sometimes wasn’t happy with my pace’
How PHM Racing (F4 UAE) does things different: ‘We want to develop mechanics the same way we do drivers’
This year’s Formula 4 grid will see a new name on the entry list with the birth of PHM Racing. The team is a non-profit looking to invest into drivers who may not have the means to enter motorsport themselves. Team owner Paul Mueller and team manager Roland Rehfeld sat down with F1 Feeder Series to discuss the new team. By Charlie Parker Motorsport is … Continue reading How PHM Racing (F4 UAE) does things different: ‘We want to develop mechanics the same way we do drivers’
Aditya Patel on Formula Regional India: ‘It becomes attractive when you know Prema is involved’
India and Formula 1 have a rocky past. Now a group of Indian entrepreneurs is aiming to reconcile their country with single-seaters, by creating the Formula Regional Indian Championship (FRIC) and Indian F4. Aditya Patel is one of them. F1 Feeder Series had a chance to talk to the former racing driver about affordable racing, Prema’s support, the postponement of the series and a bright … Continue reading Aditya Patel on Formula Regional India: ‘It becomes attractive when you know Prema is involved’
Fukuzumi’s need for change leaves Honda with squad revamp
What’s better than winning two consecutive Super Formula championships? Winning three consecutive Super Formula championships, obviously. Honda started its quest for a third straight crown by officially naming their 2022 squad at the Welcome Plaza Aoyama – confirming the rumour everyone talked about. By René Oudman Why change a winning team – or therefore, a winning brand? Since Nick Cassidy clinched the 2019 Super Formula … Continue reading Fukuzumi’s need for change leaves Honda with squad revamp
The 2022 Red Bull Junior Team: here’s what we expect
The Red Bull Junior Team is the most successful F1 junior team around, having brought Grand Prix winners and world champions like Sebastian Vettel, Daniel Ricciardo, Pierre Gasly and Max Verstappen to the pinnacle of motorsport. This year, twelve drivers from go-karting to Formula 2 will receive support from Red Bull. Could one (or two) of these drivers step up to AlphaTauri in 2023? By … Continue reading The 2022 Red Bull Junior Team: here’s what we expect
Whatsapping with Hunter McElrea: ‘I know I have the car to win every weekend’
One of the best kept secrets on the Road to Indy, 22-year-old Hunter McElrea finally gets his big break going into 2022. Three years ago, he missed winning the USF2000 championship by only five points, after which he graduated to Indy Pro 2000 with Pabst Racing. It’s been a tough run at times, as McElrea and Pabst adjusted to a series new to team and … Continue reading Whatsapping with Hunter McElrea: ‘I know I have the car to win every weekend’
So, who is sim-racer turned F2 driver Cem Bolukbasi?
The lines between reality and simulation are blurring more and more as we tick off the years in this 21st century, and one field where this is becoming more obvious is motorsport. With the news that 23-year-old Turkish sim racing-turned-real racing star Cem Bölükbasi will be of Charouz Racing System’s FIA Formula 2 drivers for 2022, it’s clearly laying down the marker that being fast … Continue reading So, who is sim-racer turned F2 driver Cem Bolukbasi?
Whatsapping with Nick Gilkes: ‘I’ll have to adjust fairly quickly’
The 2022 GB3 Championship doesn’t get underway until April, but some teams have already announced part of their new driver line ups for this season. One of those teams is Hillspeed, who recently announced that Nick Gilkes would take a seat in the team. We caught up with him to discuss the move, his sim racing and what’s to come in 2022. By Richard Smyth … Continue reading Whatsapping with Nick Gilkes: ‘I’ll have to adjust fairly quickly’
Whatsapping with Gabriel Bortoleto: ‘My goal is to fight for the title’
While the European single-seater season doesn’t restart until March, some drivers will be preparing to return to racing later this month in the Formula Regional Asian Championship (FRAC). One of the drivers competing in this Winter Series is R-ace GP’s Brazilian 17-year-old Gabriel Bortoleto. We caught up with him and chatted about his rookie season in FRECA and what’s to come from him in 2022. … Continue reading Whatsapping with Gabriel Bortoleto: ‘My goal is to fight for the title’
The success of Jacques Villeneuve’s racing school FEED Racing
1997 Formula 1 World Champion Jacques Villeneuve launched his own racing school FEED Racing nearly three years ago, and has paved the way into single-seaters for several drivers, most notably the two winners of the competition they hold every year Marijn Kremers and Robert de Haan. Villeneuve on the success of FEED Racing. By Perceval Wolff It was in January 2019 that Jacques Villeneuve and … Continue reading The success of Jacques Villeneuve’s racing school FEED Racing
Here’s how the Red Bull Junior Team did in 2021
With hundreds of drivers competing in feeder series all over the world, your chances of getting to Formula 1 are slim. If you manage to join the academy of a Formula 1 team though, they increase tenfold. That is, if you perform. In this series we take a look at how the members of F1 academies have performed in 2021. Today: the Red Bull Junior … Continue reading Here’s how the Red Bull Junior Team did in 2021
Here’s how the Ferrari Driver Academy did in 2021
With hundreds of drivers competing in feeder series all over the world, your chances of getting to Formula 1 are slim. If you manage to join the academy of a Formula 1 team though, they increase tenfold. That is, if you perform. In this series we take a look at how the members of F1 academies have performed in 2021. Today: the Ferrari Driver Academy. … Continue reading Here’s how the Ferrari Driver Academy did in 2021
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