Michael Doodson Aintree, 1955. At the age of fourteen Michael is taken to his first motor race by his father. The sound of racing engines would steer him to a career in motorsports; from a flag marshal at Oulton Park to Press Officer at Colin Chapman’s Lotus team to world renowned F1 journalist. In a […]
Photo: caterhamf1 F1weekly friend Alexander Rossi Confirmed as Caterham F1 Team Test Driver Alexander Rossi has today been confirmed as Caterham F1 Team’s Test Driver, joining Race Drivers Heikki Kovalainen and Vitaly Petrov, and Reserve Driver Giedo van der Garde in the Anglo / Malaysian team’s driver line-up. In his F1 role he will be […]
The Next Super Swede Photo. GP2 Media Marcus Ericsson. Ronnie Peterson’s victory in the 1978 Austrian Grand Prix is, to this day, the last Formula 1 victory by a Swedish driver. The Kumla Kid, Marcus Ericsson, is aiming to change that in the near future. The 21-year-old embarks on his third GP2 season with Paul […]
Shahaan Éngineer Photo. Shahaan Éngineer Facebook page Shahaan Engineer is a 16-year-old racer from Mumbai. He is currently testing with Fortec Motorsports in preparation for the Michelin Formula Renault UK Series. F1weekly would like to wish him continued success in his racing career, and thank him for answering our questions while on active racing service […]
Photo: gp2media Fabrizio Crestani sets the pace in Barcelona GP2 Series 2012 pre-season testing resumed this week at Circuit de Catalunya. Four new faces joined the field: Giancarlo Serenelli at Venezuela GP Lazarus, Ricardo Teixeira and Sergio Canamasas at Rapax, and Jon Lancaster at Ocean Racing Technology. Fabrizio Crestani proved today that new team Venezuela […]
The F112 makes its debut at Montmeló All the hard work has finally paid off today as the F112, the car with which HRT Formula 1 Team will compete this season, completed its first laps at the Circuit de Catalunya, in Barcelona. Since the car passed the last crash test and was homologated, the team […]