Motorsports Mondial

“Excited Nervous” Photo. Reuters Mumm in Melbourne. Jenson Button goes three in four to win season opener. Two McLaren drivers on the podium. Two Aussie mates in the points. Maldonado meets the wall on final lap. Jenson Button won the Australian Grand Prix with authority; beating teammate and pole-sitter Lewis Hamilton at the start and […]

F1Weekly podcast # 561

F1weekly podcast number 561 Special interview with Tiago Monteiro. Tiago Vagaroso da Costa Monteiro a Portuguese racing driver. He drove for Jordan, Midland and Spyker MF1 teams—all different iterations of the same team as it was bought by new owners during a two year stint as part of the Formula One paddock. In the first […]

Motorsports Mondial

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 […]

Motorsports Mondial

Abdulaziz treats Qatar to Porsche GT3 Cup champion’s display  Doha.  The title race in the Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Middle East has one more leg to run later this month, but Abdulaziz Al Faisal looks every inch a champion after proving again in Qatar that he is the man for the big occasion. He made […]

Motorsports Mondial

Photo: gp2media Davide Valsecchi leads the way in Jerez The GP2 Series paddock gathered in Jerez de la Frontera this week for the first of two official pre-season test sessions. After the winter break, the thirteen teams were eager to hit the track and get back to action. The field welcomed newcomers Venezuela GP Lazarus […]

F1Weekly podcast # 552

Mercedes enjoyed a successful first run of its 2012 Formula 1 car at Silverstone today ahead of its test debut at Barcelona next Tuesday. The Mercedes F1 W03 completed the 100 kilometers of running permitted on a commercial filming day using Pirelli demonstration tires, with both Nico Rosberg and Michael Schumacher taking turns behind the […]