Mick Schumacher tops F2 testing on final day

Mick Schumacher ended the last day of testing in Formula 2 on top. Jordan King topped the afternoon session. Rookie Rookie Mick Schumacher ended an excellent testweek with his PREMA machine on top with a quickest time of 1:24.028. Earlier this week ART’s Nyck de vries topped the first and second day of testing. Veteran teammate 19-year old Schumacher’s teammate Sean Gelael ended down in … Continue reading Mick Schumacher tops F2 testing on final day

Simo Laaksonen moves to MP Motorsport in Formula 3

Finnish driver Simo Laaksonen switches teams as he moves to MP Motorsport in the new Formula 3 Championship. Podium Simo Laaksonen had a great end to his inaugural GP3 season, scoring a podium at Yas marina which was the final race of the season. He finished 14th in the championship collecting 36 points, with third at Yas Marina being his only podium. Teammates His teammate … Continue reading Simo Laaksonen moves to MP Motorsport in Formula 3

Trident sign Pedro Piquet for 2019 Formula 3 season

Pedro Piquet is back in Formula 3 as he signs with Trident. The Brazilian impressed in GP3 last season. Last year Piquet had a good rookie season in GP3, finishing 6th in the championship, taking two wins and four podiums for Trident. Now he is back at the Italian team for a second season. Teammate The 20-year old meets a new teammate with Niko Kari. … Continue reading Trident sign Pedro Piquet for 2019 Formula 3 season

De Vries leads day two of F2 testing as Fuoco makes surprise return

Nyck de Vries continues to dominate Formula 2 testing as he set the fastest time of the morning session on day two at Jerez. Fuoco Nyck de Vries setting the quickest time was not a surprise as he also did that twice yesterday. The temporary return to F2 of Antonio Fuoco was. He took place in the Trident and set the 17th fastest time, two … Continue reading De Vries leads day two of F2 testing as Fuoco makes surprise return

F2’s Jack Aitken and Guanyu Zhou get Renault F1 roles

Formula 2 drivers Jack Aitken and Guanyu Zhou will join the Renault F1 team as test and development driver respectively, as Renault complete their driver line-up. Zhou Guanyu Zhou, who will participate in his inaugural Formula 2 season with UNI Virtuosi Racing, will take on the role of development driver at Renault F1. The Chinese driver was a Ferrari Junior until this year. The 19-year … Continue reading F2’s Jack Aitken and Guanyu Zhou get Renault F1 roles

Joey Alders moves to BlackArts Racing for year of Asian Formula Renault

BlackArts Racing have signed Joey Alders for their Asian Formula Renault (AFR Series) season. The Dutchman debuted for them in the Asian F3 Winter Series. Quick rise Things are moving rather quick for young Joey Alders. He only made his car racing debut last year at 18-years old. He did a year of ADAC F4 and finished 11th in the standings and 4th as a … Continue reading Joey Alders moves to BlackArts Racing for year of Asian Formula Renault

De Vries tops F2 test as Schumacher impresses

Nyck de Vries showed his class as he topped testing in Jerez. After acing the morning test he also bagged the afternoon session. Mick Schumacher was the quickest rookie. Gap ART driver De Vries was quicker than anyone in Spain at the first official Formula 2 test of the year. His time, 1:25.358 was four tenths quicker than DAMS pilot Nicholas Latifi who finished in … Continue reading De Vries tops F2 test as Schumacher impresses

Rinus Veekay gets experienced Indy Lights teammate in Dalton Kellett

Dalton Kellett joins Juncos Racing in Indy Lights as he partners Indy Pro 2000 and Asian F3 Winter Series champion Rinus Veekay. Indy Lights veteran Canadian driver Kellett already has three seasons of Indy Lights under his belt. All three seasons he spent with Andretti Autosport with the 2018 season being his best to date, scoring two podiums and a pole position. He ended the … Continue reading Rinus Veekay gets experienced Indy Lights teammate in Dalton Kellett

Nyck de Vries tops F2 testing as Calderon gets all times deleted

ART’s Nyck de Vries tops the timing table after the first part of Formula 2 testing at Jerez. Tatiana Calderon got all her times deleted because of an underweight car. Quickest time Dutchman De Vries did only 17 laps as he drove the quickest time, the first times the Formula 2 cars went out this year. Not far behind him were the DAMS cars of … Continue reading Nyck de Vries tops F2 testing as Calderon gets all times deleted

Venditti, Delli Guanti and Berets join Italian F4

The Italian F4 Championship gained three drivers as Fabio Venditti, Pietro Delli Guanti (both Scuderia DF Corse) and Ivan Berets (DRZ Benelli) signed a contract for the 2019 season. Fabio Venditti Venditti is not new to Italian F4. The new Scuderia DF Corse driver drove a Corbetta Competizione car and finished 42nd in the standings with a highest finish of 19th at Vallelunga. Pietro Delli … Continue reading Venditti, Delli Guanti and Berets join Italian F4

King and Verschoor test for MP Motorsport at Jerez

At the first Formula 2 test of the year in Spanish Jerez, Jordan King and Richard Verschoor will take the wheel at MP Motorsport. The team still has two empty seats. Verschoor again Dutchman Richard Verschoor already tested MP Motorsport’s car last year and last week he was behind the wheel of their Formula 3 car. In 2018 he drove a couple of F3 races … Continue reading King and Verschoor test for MP Motorsport at Jerez