POLE FOR SPENGLER, SETBACK FOR PAFFETT… Nürburg. For BMW and Bruno Spengler, the start of the second half of the season couldn’t have been better. In qualifying for the sixth DTM season round, the Canadian showed himself in an excellent shape at the Nürburgring and claimed pole position for Sunday’s race. Third-placed in the drivers’ […]
THE ROLEX MONTEREY MOTORSPORTS REUNION… Even though the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion is feverishly busy celebrating Shelby Cobra’s 50th Anniversary, it is simultaneously revealing the rich heritage of historic automobile racing as a whole with 17 different period-specific race groups running the road course at Monterey, California’s Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. The event, in its […]
Two German rookies to the fore… In the 13th season round of the Formula 3 Euro Series, Daniel Juncadella (Prema Powerteam) scored a lights-to-flag victory to extend his points’ lead in the drivers’ standings. Currently, he has an advantage of 20.5 points over Raffaele Marciello (Prema Powerteam), who ended up sixth, just behind guest driver […]
F1WEEKLY PODCAST NUMBER 596 WITH SPECIAL INTERVIEW: SPENCER PIGOT US FORMULA 2000 DRIVER Racing Goals: Become an IZOD IndyCar driver and win the Indianapolis 500 Personal Goals: To balance a college life while pursuing my dream of becoming a professional racing driver. Hobbies: Soccer, Tennis, Skiing, Snow boarding, Football, Video Games (Racing), and Hanging out […]
Double pole position for Spaniard Daniel Juncadella… Daniel Juncadella (Prema Powerteam, 1:23.096 minutes) claimed first place in Formula 3 Euro Series qualifying at the 3.629 kilometres long sprint circuit lay-out of the Nürburgring. The Spaniard was 0.193 seconds faster than second-placed Felix Rosenqvist (Mücke Motorsport, 1:23.289 minutes). German Sven Müller (Prema Powerteam, 1:23.337 minutes) ended […]
INSPIRATION, DETERMINATION, DESIGN, GLORY It is said that all things have a beginning, a middle and an end, but that may not be true of the extraordinary Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe, which is one of the star cars at this year’s Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion. There seems to be no end to the excitement […]