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

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?

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How Marcus Armstrong Got His First Podium In 370 Days

In a year where DAMS driver Marcus Armstrong vowed to fight for the title, the Kiwi finds himself down in 14th place. And while those hopes are probably all but over, he did find himself back on the podium after more than a year without one. By Floris Visman When Marcus Armstrong signed with DAMS in January, he just came off the back of a … Continue reading How Marcus Armstrong Got His First Podium In 370 Days

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Piastri Topples Zhou In Formula 2 Championship Fight

We have a new championship leader in Formula 2: Oscar Piastri took over the reigns from Guanyu Zhou in a solid weekend at Silverstone. But while it was a good showing from the Aussie, he wasn’t completely satisfied. By Floris Visman Before Silverstone came around, Oscar Piastri already had his maiden win, back at Bahrain. He also set a fastest lap with his Prema in … Continue reading Piastri Topples Zhou In Formula 2 Championship Fight

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Is There Anyone As Unlucky As Lundgaard? ‘There Is Not Much To Be Happy About’

Is there anyone unluckier than Christian Lundgaard at the moment? At Silverstone he had one points finish to show for; a podium but even that came after he started from (reverse grid) pole. A look at another bad weekend for the Dane. By Floris Visman The curse of the second ART GP seat is well and living if feeder series fans have anything to say … Continue reading Is There Anyone As Unlucky As Lundgaard? ‘There Is Not Much To Be Happy About’

Formula 2 Field Completes Final Test Before Toughest Race of the Season

While the next Formula 2 round at Monaco is only a little under a month away, the teams and drivers had a last chance to test their machinery at Barcelona. Three days and a ton of mileage later, this is what they had to say. The expectations surrounding Robert Shwartzman are sky high. The Prema driver had a very good (but inconsistent) debut year and … Continue reading Formula 2 Field Completes Final Test Before Toughest Race of the Season