Michael Doodson Aintree, 1955. At the age of fourteen Michael is taken to his first motor race by his father. The sound of racing engines would steer him to a career in motorsports; from a flag marshal at Oulton Park to Press Officer at Colin Chapman’s Lotus team to world renowned F1 journalist. In a […]
Photo: caterhamf1 F1weekly friend Alexander Rossi Confirmed as Caterham F1 Team Test Driver Alexander Rossi has today been confirmed as Caterham F1 Team’s Test Driver, joining Race Drivers Heikki Kovalainen and Vitaly Petrov, and Reserve Driver Giedo van der Garde in the Anglo / Malaysian team’s driver line-up. In his F1 role he will be […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Drivers looking towards Melbourne. Kimi Räikkönen: “I was happy with today’s running. We didn’t have any major issues so it was certainly better than yesterday. Everything worked, we tried a lot of set-ups on the car and it all came together well. It was a long time in the car today but I feel fine. […]