Ferrari are running a winter series in Florida and the drivers taking part include kids from karting and Jules Bianchi! Should be fun to see how the kids compare to Bianchi. I hope there's live streaming available for this. Drivers: Raffaelle Marciello, 19, from FIA F3 Antonio Fuoco, 17, from FR 2.0 ALPS Lance Stroll, 15, from Karting Vasily Romanov, 17, from Karting Nicholas Latifi, 18, from F3 Dennis Van De Laar, 19, from FIA F3 Alex Bosak, 20, from FR 2.0 ALPS Tatiana Calderon, 20, from FIA F3 Max Verstappen, 16, from Karting Takashi Kasai, 17, from Karting Ed Jones, 18, from F3 Open Simona De Silvestro, 25, from IndyCar (one race only) Jules Bianchi, 24, from F1 (one race only)
Two days after Gerard Lopez said he'd ended Quantum talks, another Genii shareholder says they're ongoing. Sort it out Lotus! http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/112169
The fastest single-seater outside F1? Closely guarded behind the garage doors of two of the world's largest automotive manufacturers, a car with a claim to being the fastest racer outside Formula 1 was rolled out last year. If you missed it, so did many others - and that is precisely the problem Super Formula hopes its new 550bhp monster will crack. It's a creation based around a simple mantra: to re-establish Japan's premier open-wheel series as an international force. To do that, Dallara was recruited to build a chassis compliant with 2010 FIA F1 safety standards around two briefs: quicker and lighter. As a consequence, weight has dropped by more than 50kg, while a new two-litre turbocharged powerplant has been adopted, offering similar top-end performance but far greater torque and driveability. After early tests, it's already proving around one second faster than its predecessor - genuine GP2 territory, if not quicker. "It's a boost for the championship, no doubt," says Hiroshi Shirai, president of series promoter Japan Race Promotion. "It's a world-class chassis, a very good overall package - and it's also cheaper than other categories like GP2 and Formula Renault 3.5. "We hope that combination reinvigorates the series, and attracts the attention of more international drivers." Could see drivers taking new routes into F1 soon, especially if the series proves successful.
Bernie Ecclestone's daughter Tamara has lost a custody battle with an ex-boyfriend over a £380,000 "super car". Poor lamb.
damn, if only I'd known she had pay older guys to sleep with her I could've offered her my services for a mere Mitsubishi GTO twin Turbo MR
Stoffel Vandoorne will become McLaren's Formula 1 reserve driver in 2014 and race in GP2 with ART. The deal is part of a wider tie-up between McLaren, its 2015 F1 engine supplier Honda and ART, which also involves Japanese driver Takuya Izawa joining ART's GP2 line-up. Vandoorne was already part of McLaren's junior programme, though he has yet to test its F1 car. The 21-year-old Belgian finished second to 2014 McLaren F1 driver Kevin Magnussen in last year's Formula Renault 3.5 series. GP2 continuing to beef up
FOM must be giving more money to Ferrari and McLaren to make their drivers suffer in a ****ty series like the GP2...
UK motorsport trying to outdo the FIA for silly rules. From this season the following is illegal please log in to view this image http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/112242
Verstappen on pole for races 2 and 3, and 3rd for race 1. Incredible performance from him, never raced single seaters before.
Maldonaldo's new logo couldn't really scream Super-Maldo Kart any louder if it tried: please log in to view this image
