R31 Launch: BLACK TO THE FUTURE The world’s media got their first glimpse of Lotus Renault GP’s 2011 challenger this afternoon as the R31 was presented in the pit lane of the Circuit de la Comunitat Valenciana Ricardo Tormo. Robert and Vitaly joined Gerard Lopez (Chairman of LRGP) and Eric Boullier (Team Principal and Managing Director) […]
Ganassi takes Daytona Glory! With 23 hours logged at the 2011 Rolex 24 At Daytona it would be natural to assume the drivers would be looking to preserve their equipment in order to make it to the finish, but here at Daytona International Speedway it is the exact opposite. With four DP cars in the […]
Faces Going Places Photo: Tom Blomqvist Tom Blomqvist. Quick & Confident Tom Blomqvist burst upon the racing scene last year taking the title in the very competitive Michelin Formula Renault UK series. The 16-year old son of Stig, of Audi Quattro and world rally championship fame, grew up racing karts in New Zealand. Call him […]
Photo: Peter Brazier F1weekly podcast number 483 Motorsports Mondial with Nasir Hameed and… This weeks special repeat interview: Force India driver Paul Di Resta. And from our friends at Lotus Renault GP: As the F1 launch season gets into full swing, here’s recap of plans for the unveiling of the team’s new challenger in Valencia, […]
FACES GOING PLACES Marco Wittmann Photo courtesy: Marco Wittmann Q: In 2010, your second year in F3 Euro Series, you finished second in the Championship, on a scale of 1-10 how would you rate your season? A: Well difficult to say, cause I had ups and downs during the season. But at the end I […]
Gilles Villeneuve Passion for Performance Painting: John Ketchell January 18, 1950: Gilles Villeneuve is born on this day. The son of a piano-tuner played his own racing rhapsody, starting with snowmobiles in his native Quebec. Hauling his family race to race he set new standards in Formula Atlantic. Waves he made with gutsy and relentless […]