F1Weekly podcast # 558

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 […]

Motorsports Mondial

Photo: gp2media Lotus GP driver ends final pre-season test with another fastest laptime Esteban Gutiérrez set the quickest laptime again in today’s final pre-season test in Barcelona. The young Mexican set a laptime of 1:29.154 in the morning session ahead of last week’s fastest man in Jerez, Davide Valsecchi. In the afternoon session, it was […]

Motorsports Mondial

 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 […]

Motorsports Mondial

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 […]

Motorsports Mondial

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 […]

Motorsports Mondial

Marussia unveils the MR01 The MR01, the Marussia F1 Team’s contender for the 2012 season, has made its on-track debut. The Anglo-Russian team is running its new car for the first time today at Silverstone in the UK for a promotional event ahead of the season-opening Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne next weekend. The MR01 […]