Canadian Son Rise: Robert Wickens, 19-year old Red Bull backed Toronto native, scored his maiden F3 Euroseries victory on Sunday at Le Mans. Robert is rapidly rising through the ranks. After winning two karting championships in three years, he finished third in his rookie season in the 2005 Formula BMW USA series with two victories and five podium finishes. He captured the championship the following year with 3 wins and 7 podium placings. Before crossing the pond he competed in Formula Atlantic series in 2007 and was again an impressive third overall in his rookie season. Representing Canada in the A1GP competition he was third on his debut at Sepang, Malaysia.
For more information on his exciting racing career please visit his website: www.robertwickens.com
Canada dropped from the 2009 schedule.
Ferrari will go back to the old lollipop.
Nick Heidfeld happy to stay at BMW.
2009 FIA Formula One World Championship
29 March Australia 5 April Malaysia 19 April Bahrain 10 May Spain 24 May Monaco 7 June Turkey 21 June Great Britain 28 June France 12 July Germany 26 July Hungary 23 August Europe (Valencia) 30 August Belgium 13 September Italy 27 September Singapore 11 October Japan 18 October China 1 November Brazil 15 November Abu Dhabi