Valsecchi to Drive for Team Lotus in Malaysia Practice
6 Apr 2011, 07:30 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Davide Valsecchi will make his first official outing in Formula 1 this Friday, in the first practice session of the Malaysian Grand Prix. Although it doesn't come as a surprise to many people, ...
Virgin Signs Yamamoto for Reserve Role
23 Mar 2011, 09:51 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Marussia Virgin has appointed a new reserve driver a couple of days before the 2011 season opening Australian Grand Prix, Japanese racer Sakon Yamamoto. The deal between the two parties has been ...
Hulkenberg Will Drive VJM04 in Australian GP Practice
22 Mar 2011, 13:25 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Nico Hulkenberg will start off his second consecutive Formula 1 campaign from a different position as compared to last year, as he will only get to drive an F1 challenger through selected Friday pra...
Team Lotus Signs Chandhok as Reserve Driver
22 Mar 2011, 07:20 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Finally, after weeks of speculation of endless talks, Team Lotus has confirmed Karun Chandhok as their new reserve driver for the 2011 season of Formula 1. The Indian racer will therefore join Luiz ...
De la Rosa Back to McLaren as Reserve
10 Mar 2011, 09:11 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Pedro de la Rosa has returned “home” to McLaren Mercedes and will be test and reserve driver for the British squad for the 2011 season of Formula 1. The Spaniard had hoped to return t...
Alguersuari Will Be at War with Buemi in 2011
17 Feb 2011, 09:58 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Jaime Alguersuari may not be in the same tough spot as Sebastien Buemi prior to the 2011 Formula 1 campaign, but things are hardly too different when it comes to his position within the Scuderia Tor...
John Hopkins Lands Reserve Deal in MotoGP with Suzuki
10 Feb 2011, 14:22 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / We might not have seen the last of John Hopkins in the MotoGP. And once again, his potential return in the saddle of a MotoGP bike is subject to a Suzuki decision, as the Japanese constructor confir...
Nationality Does Not Help Hulkenberg - Manager
9 Feb 2011, 11:50 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Having a whole bunch of drivers of the same nationality compete at the same time in Formula 1 usually plays well for the country in question. And that's because it creates a motor racing cultur...
Hulkenberg Targets Force India Seat in 2012
9 Feb 2011, 10:00 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Force India Mercedes presented its single-seater for the 2011 Formula 1 campaign yesterday, a car with which they are targeting a bold 5th place in the constructors' classification. What this m...
Angolan Driver to Debut in F1 for Team Lotus?
7 Feb 2011, 08:44 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Angola is the next country which could debut a driver in Formula 1 in the near future. We're talking about the prospect of seeing Portuguese born Angolan driver Ricardo Teixeira in Team Lotus&#...
Hulkenberg Will Drive F1 Car Each Friday in 2011
3 Feb 2011, 14:05 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Nico Hulkenberg may be the luckiest unfortunate driver in Formula 1 recently. Despite having missed out on securing a driving deal for the 2011 campaign, the German racer will drive an F1 car in eac...
Mercedes Deny Interest in Hulkenberg, Could Sign Davidson
1 Feb 2011, 14:07 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Mercedes GP has once again confirmed, through the voice of Merc's motorsport director Norbert Haug, that the Brackley based squad is not interested in the services of German driver Nico Hulkenb...
Bruno Senna Signs Reserve Driver Deal with Lotus Renault
31 Jan 2011, 14:58 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Information about Bruno Senna hasn't surfaced in the media for some time (until today), and that led to the conclusion that the Brazilian's future in Formula 1, as shady as it was, is pret...
Mercedes GP 2011 Reserve Driver Will Not Be German
28 Jan 2011, 13:42 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Mercedes GP did not have a reserve driver during the later stages of the 2010 Formula 1 campaign, after Nick Heidfeld was offered a shot back into the series with BMW Sauber Ferrari. After the Grand...
Chandhok Eyeing Team Lotus Friday Driver Role
24 Jan 2011, 07:51 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Karun Chandhok might return to Formula One racing for the 2011 season, but not as an official race driver. According to the PTI press agency, it seems that the Indian driver is very close to landing...
Filippi Aims for F1 Spot in 2011
27 Dec 2010, 11:01 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Former Honda tester and GP2 driver Luca Filippi is still aiming for a seat in Formula One next year. However, as the list of vacancies gets shorter by the day – the real spots left for a drivi...
Hulkenberg's Future to Be Decided This Week
30 Nov 2010, 06:56 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Nico Hulkenberg's future in Formula One – at least as far as the 2011 season is concerned – will hopefully be decided this week. According to a member of the 23-year old's mana...
Mercedes GP Boss Denies Hulkenberg Link
23 Nov 2010, 09:35 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / As soon as Williams F1 team offered Nico Hulkenberg a racing seat with Hispania Racing F1 Team for the 2011 season of Formula One, the negotiations between the two parties ceased. Willi Weber turned...
Sauber Signs Esteban Gutierrez as 2011 Reserve
20 Sep 2010, 14:47 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / BMW Sauber-Ferrari has made the first step into securing their future – from a drivers standpoint – by signing the newly-crowned champion of the GP3 Series, 19-year-old Mexican Esteban G...
Mercedes GP Will Not Replace Nick Heidfeld
18 Aug 2010, 06:35 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / As we've mentioned before, Mercedes GP has released its former test and reserve driver Nick Heidfeld from his contract, allowing the German driver to become official tester for Pirelli tire man...