JOSE FROILAN GONZALEZ The other “Maestro” from Argentina SILVERSTONE. July 14, 1951. The Alfas are finally beaten in Formula 1 motor racing. Beaten by team owned by a man who once ran their racing department, Enzo Ferrari. The man driving the Ferrari 375 into history books, José Froilán Gonzalez, from Arrecifes, near Buenos Aires. The […]
Coming to America. Axcil Jefferies from Zimbabwe is a young man in a hurry. His early racing career in karting was lubricated by Castrol and Toyota. Championship success led to sampling single seater racing in Formula BMW Pacific series after winning a scholarship from BMW. Last year he won a scholarship to join the MSA […]
KAAN ÖNDER Turkish Delight in Karting Kaan Önder is a 14-year karting talent from Istanbul. He finished seventh in the 2011 Rotax Euro Challenge and is now aiming to clinch the championship next year. With backing from BMW’s Turkish importer, Borusan Otomotiv, Önder is on his way to becoming a successful WTCC driver. F1Weekly […]
Lole “Lucky to be alive.” Photo. Carlos and Moi Carlos Alberto Reutemann Feature interview Podcast 529 Little “Lole” rode a horse to school as a kid growing up on a farm in Santa Fe, Argentina. Then rode a prancing horse to Grand Prix glory, giving Michelin their first success in Formula 1 and scoring […]
Italian Grand Prix facts and figures Approximately 75% of the 5.793km Autodromo Nazionale di Monza is spent at full throttle. That equates to 4.345km spent at close to max rpm. Monza has the highest wide open throttle time of the year; Spa-Francorchamps, the next highest, is around 70%. Dependant on the aerodynamic package used, top […]
2011 GP2 Series Champion Romain Grosjean reflects on his season and future GP2 Series: Romain, congratulations. You are the 2011 GP2 Series Champion. How does that sound? Romain Grosjean: Finally! It’s just fantastic. We’ve had a really hard season with such a high level of drivers and teams. I think that professionally and personally, this […]