Fairuz Fauzy converted pole position into victory in the wet sprint race at Sentul. But he was helped by the fact that so few laps were completed at race speed. Little had apparently been done to correct the numerous embarrassing organisational problems evident in yesterday’s race – cars were left in gravel traps for laps … Continue reading Fauzy wins another shambolic race at Sentul
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Luca Filippi wins bizarre Sentul GP2 Asia race
Posted onJust watched the first GP2 Asia race from Sentul – it verged on farce at times but the closing stages were pure drama. Luca Filippi won from Sebastien Buemi, but they were so absorbed on their battle they completed an extra lap, which leaves me wondering if they might be disqualified. The GP2 Asia cars … Continue reading Luca Filippi wins bizarre Sentul GP2 Asia race
Grosjean dominates on GP2 Asia debut
GP2 Asia
Posted onNew ART Grand Prix driver Romain Grosjean took a dominant double win in the first ever GP2 Asia round in Dubai.
The four drivers fighting for a 2009 F1 drive
Posted onThese are the four drivers who have landed the most desirable seats in GP2, the top feeder category for Formula 1: Romain Grosjean, Luca Filippi, Karun Chandhok and Bruno Senna. For the past three years the GP2 champion has gone straight into F1: Nico Rosberg, Lewis Hamilton and, in 2008, Timo Glock. So who will … Continue reading The four drivers fighting for a 2009 F1 drive
F1 in the blogs 43: Visiting Fuji
Posted onWant to find out what the Fuji Speedway is like to visit? Check out this week’s top post. Plus, David Coulthard is wearing Colin McRae’s helmet as a tribute – check out the design, Stepneygate the film and history repeating itself in Macau.
GP2 Spa-Francorchamps sprint: Chandhok wins for Durango
Posted onKarun Chandhok scored his first GP2 win in the sprint race after an excellent pass on Andy Soucek. But the dramatic development in the championship saw Timo Glock fail to even start the race after his was hit by Ricardo Risatti’s car on the way to the dummy grid. With rival Lucas di Grassi finishing … Continue reading GP2 Spa-Francorchamps sprint: Chandhok wins for Durango
GP2 Spa-Francorchamps feature: Lapierre’s perfect drive
Posted onNicolas Lapierre cruised to victory in the GP2 race at Spa-Francorchamps in a manner that made you wonder why he hasn’t been doing it all year. In the fight for the championship Lucas di Grassi finished third but title rival Timo Glock was 17th after yet more reliability problems for iSport. Luca Filippi was second … Continue reading GP2 Spa-Francorchamps feature: Lapierre’s perfect drive
GP2 Turkey Sprint: Glock back on top
Posted onTimo Glock took the lead of the GP2 championship back off Lucas di Grassi with an untroubled win the sprint race at Istanbul. Having won yesterday’s feature race di Grassi failed to score after picking up a drive-through penalty in the sprint event.
GP2 Nurburgring feature: Home win for Glock
Posted onTimo Glock ended his run of poor results and became the first driver this year to win two races with a consummate drive in front of his home crowd. Glock was beaten into the lead by Lucas di Grassi but easily took the lead later in the race and won with a comfortable margin. It … Continue reading GP2 Nurburgring feature: Home win for Glock
British GP preview extra: What else to do
Posted onIf you’re heading off for a full three days at Silverstone make sure you get your money’s worth. There’s a lot more to an F1 weekend than just the Grand Prix. From the best support races to freebies and sneaking into the posh areas – this is your Silverstone action check-list.
GP2 France spint race: Villa’s maiden win
Posted onJavier Villa became the seventh different GP2 winner in as many races with a cool win in damp conditions at Magny-Cours. Villa took the win after early leader Nicolas Lapierre crashed out – and gave his Racing Engineering team a boost after team mate Ernesto Viso’s frightening crash yesterday.
GP2 France feature race: Pantano wins messy race
Posted onGiorgio Pantano became the sixth driver to win in as many races after a fraught encounter at Magny-Cours. The race was stopped after a frightening crash that Ernesto Viso was extraordinarily lucky to escape from. The Venezuelan struck the rear of Michael Ammermuller’s ART car, barrel rolling along a section of barrier and landing on … Continue reading GP2 France feature race: Pantano wins messy race
F1’s famous names return
Posted onThe classic names of F1 are all returning to the sport: Senna, Mansell, Prost, Piquet, Lauda and more could all be a feature on the grid one day. A quick search threw up 20 such drivers in the lower echelons of motor sport that could break into F1. Can you think of any others? Two … Continue reading F1’s famous names return
Bruno Senna wins at Silverstone in a Ferrari
Posted onWhile Lewis Hamilton was writing a new page of motor racing history at Montreal, Silverstone was in thrall to a driver with a great name from F1’s past. Ayrton Senna’s nephew Bruno attended the Challenge Trofeo Pirelli European event as a one-off and won both rounds. Admittedly, this was not against the same kind of … Continue reading Bruno Senna wins at Silverstone in a Ferrari
GP2 Barcelona sprint: Glock to the front
Posted onTimo Glock took the GP2 victory he’s been threatening all year by scorching through to first from eighth at Barcelona. He became the fourth different driver to win in the first four rounds of GP2. Behind him Javier Villa impressively kept pace with the leaders to hold second.
GP2 Bahrain 1: First for Filippi
Posted onThe first race of the GP2 season got off to a slightly chaotic start as three cars stalled on the dummy grid and another three failed to get going at the start, forcing another formation lap and a restart. When the race finally got going Timo Glock scorched forward from seventh on the grid to … Continue reading GP2 Bahrain 1: First for Filippi