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Formula Renault 3.5 champion Oliver Rowland is in contact with two Formula 1 teams, according to Derek Warwick, who has been assisting the youngster in 2015. Rowland swept to this year's title in the Renault championship, racking up a record haul of wins and points to succeed current Toro Rosso driver Carlos Sainz Jr. as champion. "Oliver dominated the season with style," explained BRDC president Warwick. "We are speaking with a lot of people about his future. Many are convinced about his incredible talent. "Several […]
Indonesian GP2 racer Rio Haryanto will drive for Caterham at the post-British Grand Prix test, the team has confirmed. Haryanto, who is currently in 10th place in the standings, will drive on the second day of the test next Wednesday [9 July] at Silverstone. It will be the third time that the youngster has sampled Formula 1 machinery. "I can’t wait to be back in an F1 car and I’m delighted it’s with Caterham," said Haryanto, who races for Caterham's sister squad in GP2. "The […]
Reigning GP2 champion Fabio Leimer will test for Lotus at Paul Ricard next Tuesday. The Swiss racer, who is competing in the World Endurance Championship this season, will test an E20 courtesy of tyre supplier Pirelli. Leimer has previously tested a Formula 1 car during the young driver test, when he sampled a Sauber. "We’re delighted that Fabio will get the chance to drive a Formula One car as part of his prize for winning GP2, underlining our commitment to do everything we can to […]
Williams reserve driver Felipe Nasr is targeting winning the GP2 title this season after confirming that he will continue to race for Carlin in the series. Nasr made his GP2 debut in 2012 and finished in fourth place in last year's championship after switching to Carlin. The Brazilian will dovetail his GP2 duties with his commitments in Formula 1 with Williams. Nasr tested the Williams FW36 during the final pre-season test in Bahrain and is set to participate in five free practice sessions for the […]
Felipe Nasr said he was very happy after driving a Formula 1 car for the first time. The Brazilian driver has joined Williams as the team's official test and reserve driver. Nasr took to the track on Saturday and completed 87 laps on his way to setting the fourth fastest time. "I am very happy to have driven a Formula 1 car for the first time, and reaching 87 laps made it also a very productive day," he said. "There were so many things going […]
Williams has announced the appointment of Brazilian Felipe Nasr to the position of Test and Reserve Driver for the 2014 season. In this role Nasr will attend all Grands Prix during the 2014 season and take to the wheel of the Williams Mercedes FW36 in three tests and five FP1 sessions. This will be combined with factory based work in the team's simulator to support the continued development of the team's cars. Nasr finished in fourth place in last year's GP2 campaign. "I'm really happy […]
Reigning GP2 champions Russian Time have revealed that Mitch Evans and Artem Markelov will race for the team in 2014. Russian Time won the teams' title in their debut season last year and came close to winning the drivers' championship with Sam Bird. But the squad was rocked by the sudden death of founder Igor Mazepa earlier this month and the withdrawal of Motopark from the team earlier this week. Russian Time confirmed that they will be operated by the management from iSport International that […]
Ferrari protege Raffaele Marciello has joined Racing Engineering for this season's GP2 championship. Marciello, 19, won the Formula Three European championship last season. Racing Engineering took Fabio Leimer to the GP2 title in 2013. Marciello tested for Racing Engineering at the end of last season and had already been confirmed in GP2, but had yet to reveal with which team he would race. "I'm really happy to be a part of Racing Engineering," said Marciello. "It is one of the strongest teams and I feel […]
Motopark, which operated GP2 team Russian Time, has split with the team. Motopark ran Russian Time to the GP2 teams' title in 2013 and came close to winning the drivers' title with Sam Bird. But after the sudden death of Russian Time team principal Igor Mazepa earlier this month, Motopark has withdrawn from the collaboration due to the changed circumstances. Mazepa founded Russian Time ahead of the 2013 season after taking over iSport's entry and roped in Timo Rumpfkeil's Motopark outfit. Rumpfkeil says that he […]
Organisers of the GP2 Series have confirmed that Formula 1's feeder series will adopt the rule stating that both tyre compounds must be used in the feature race. The GP2 drivers race twice across a weekend, with the feature race usually taking place after Formula 1's qualifying session. Drivers must make a pit stop during the feature race, but from 2014 the option and prime tyre must be used in the feature race. During 2013, several drivers claimed victory in the feature race by running […]
Force India has teamed up with Hilmer Motorsport in GP2, Formula 1's feeder series. Hilmer joined the GP2 grid in 2013 and for this season their two cars will race in Force India's livery. GP3 runner-up Facu Regalia and Daniel Abt will race for the team in 2014. "As a team we’ve always placed great emphasis on nurturing young drivers so I’m delighted to announce our partnership with a GP2 team," said Force India co-owner Vijay Mallya. "It’s the logical next step as we look […]
Jenson Button thinks GP2, F1's second-tier support series, will run the premier category close for pace in 2014. As the sport's all-new energy-recovery and V6 turbo-powered era kicked off at Jerez last week, drivers were impressed with the torque but concerned that the big reduction in downforce had slowed the cars too much in the corners. The initial laptime gap compared to the same Jerez test last winter was a disastrous 10 seconds, but McLaren rookie Kevin Magnussen ultimately got the gap down to under […]