Motorsports Mondial

Photo: forceindiaf1 Force India drivers thoughts on Melbourne Paul Di Resta Paul, after three winter tests you must be keen for the season to finally begin… Yes, the build-up to Melbourne has been a while coming, but at the same time it doesn’t feel like there’s been that much testing. In fact, compared to last […]

Motorsports Mondial

LOTUS F1 2012 Australian GP Preview Kimi Räikkönen: Poles, podiums, wins, a World Title; Kimi Räikkönen has been there, and done it all in Formula 1. Now he’s back for more, and hungrier than ever What are your objectives on your return to Formula 1 with Lotus F1 Team? I will try to do as […]

F1Weekly podcast # 559

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 […]

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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 […]

F1Weekly podcast # 558

The Next Super Swede Photo. GP2 Media Marcus Ericsson. Ronnie Peterson’s victory in the 1978 Austrian Grand Prix is, to this day, the last Formula 1 victory by a Swedish driver. The Kumla Kid, Marcus Ericsson, is aiming to change that in the near future. The 21-year-old embarks on his third GP2 season with Paul […]

Motorsports Mondial

Photo: gp2media Lotus GP driver ends final pre-season test with another fastest laptime Esteban Gutiérrez set the quickest laptime again in today’s final pre-season test in Barcelona. The young Mexican set a laptime of 1:29.154 in the morning session ahead of last week’s fastest man in Jerez, Davide Valsecchi. In the afternoon session, it was […]