Archive for January, 2009
Sebastien Buemi has now finally been confirmed for a 2009 race seat at Scuderia Toro Rosso after months of him being as close to confirmed one can be without actually being it. “I am naturally very happy to be driving for Scuderia Toro Rosso this year,” said Buemi. “Being a Formula 1 driver has always [...]
The Daily Telegraph are reporting that the former Formula 1 world champion Jacques Villeneuve is rumoured to be joining Super Cheap Racing in the Australian V8 Supercars championship. He is the top choice for getting the seat next to Russell Ingall, according to newly retired Paul Morris. “This is real. Absolutely. He is pretty keen [...]
The preliminary race schedule for the inaugural Swedish Formula Renault 2.0 championship has now been released. The series will consist of five rounds, tow of which will be together with the Finnish championship. There are also plans for a couple of NEZ (Northern European Zone) events. Preliminary schedule: Karlskoga – 22-23 May (together with the [...]
The Vauxhall factory BTCC team has now confirmed their three drivers for the 2009 season. Reigning champion Fabrizio Giovanardi will continue with the team as will Matt Neal, who finished fifth last year. A newcomer to the team will occupy the third seat though as 19-year-old Andrew Jordan makes the move from Team Eurotech’s Honda [...]
Tomas Engström’s Honda Racing lost Thed Björk to Flash Engineering in the beginning of the year but the team have now confirmed that they will continue as a two car team for 2009. Tomas Engström will occupy one seat and the other is still up for grabs. According to TouringCarTimes they are still considering a [...]
Earlier today I wrote about the signing of Esteban Gutierrez for the ART Grand Prix Formula 3 Euro Series team. The team’s fourth driver has now been confirmed and it is no other than Finnish mega-talent Valtteri Bottas. This means the ART line-up for 2009 is filled to the brim with insane amounts of talent. [...]
Autosport are reporting that Mexican driver Esteban Gutierrez has been confirmed for top F3 Euro Series team ART Grand Prix for the 2009 season. Gutierrez won the European Formula BMW championship last year in dominant fashion and tested for ART at the end of the year. “I feel very happy to have come to an [...]
Henry Surtees, son of former Formula 1 World Champion John Surtees, has signed up for the FIA Formula Two championship. As Alex Brundle confirmed his 2009 F2 entry a while ago Surtees now becomes the second driver in the series with a familiar F1 last name. Henry made his car racing debut in the Ginetta [...]
Former Formula 1 race driver Jos Verstappen has been fined €1650 and handed a suspended three month prison sentence for threatening his ex-wife Sophie Kumpen. His wife claimed Verstappen has threatened her by text message, assaulted her, and slashed the tyres on her car three times, the Dutch radio Omroep Brabant said.
Scuderia Toro Rosso has yet to announce its lineup for 2009. That didn’t stop former co-owner and team boss Gerhard Berger for naming Buemi as one of the 2009 drivers in Swiss magazine Blick though. In the magazine he said: “I personally made the right decision I think at the right time to sell my [...]
