I may not be in Hungary this week for the Formula One Budapest In Season Tests 2018, but there is plenty of information available, including plenty through the Motorsport Extra hasthag, #HappyTesting. In season testing is a great opportunity to get an early look at some of the next generation of Formula One drivers getting […]
I may not be in Barcelona this week for the Formula One Barcelona In Season Tests 2018, but there is plenty of information available, including plenty through the Motorsport Extra hasthag, #HappyTesting. In season testing is a great opportunity to get an early look at some of the next generation of Formula One drivers getting […]
Thirty-five years ago today, on the 13th March 1983, there was a rather unusual finish to a motor race, it was the Formula One race where no one finished second. The Brazilian Grand Prix was being held at Jacarepaguá, a circuit that hosted the race ten times, as the opening round of the World Championship […]
Sergey Sirotkin was born in Moscow in 1995, and began karting in 2008. In 2010, he moved to Formula Abarth season where he raced in the last six events, showing impressive form. In 2011, he won the Formula Arbath European Series and came second in the Formula Abarth Italian Series. 2012 was a busy year, […]
Pierre Gasly was born in 1996 in Rouen, and like many racing drivers started his career in karting at the age of ten, where he made a name of himself first in the French and then the European championships. In 2011, Pierre moved to the French F4 championship, where his performance improved through the course […]
Brendon Hartley was born in New Zealand in November 1989, the son of a racing driver. He started karting at the age of six, before moving to Formula First at the age of twelve. The following year he won the New Zealand Formula Ford Festival which saw him getting a drive in the Formula Ford […]
Charles Leclerc is the son of former Formula Three driver, Hervé Leclerc, and the Monégasque driver started his racing career in karting, at the Brignoles circuit which was managed by the father of his friend, the late Jules Bianchi. Charles had an impressive karting career, taking the PACA championship in France for the first of […]
Lance Stroll was born in 1998, and like many racing drivers, started his career in karting at the age of ten. In 2014, at the age of 15, Lance competed in the Italian Formula Four championship, and impressively saw thirteen podium finishes in the eighteen rounds in which he competed. He took the championship with […]
I blogged last week about Formula One winter testing at the Circuit de Catalunya just outside Barcelona with a live feed from MotorsportXtra’s #HappyTesting updates. I’m in Barcelona this week, so here are some updates from Formula One Pre-season testing 2018 as it happens. Below is the live feed of the #HappyTesting tag, and below […]
The new motor sport season is starting, with various series completing pre-season tests, and some already up and racing. Friday saw the last of Formula One Winter Testing 2017, after two test sessions at the Circuit de Catalunya near Barcelona in Spain. Winter Testing is the first opportunity to see the new season’s cars on […]
This week sees the second of the two test weeks ahead of the 2017 Formula One season, so here are some of my photos from Formula One Pre-Season Testing: 10th March 2017. There are a few photos from yesterday here. I’ll add more photos to this through the course of the day, so if you […]
This week sees the second of the two test weeks ahead of the 2017 Formula One season, so here are some of my photos from Formula One Pre-Season Testing: 9th March 2017. I’ll add more photos to this through the course of the day, so if you hit refresh, you should see some more images as […]