Race Incident » Alex Brundle http://www.raceincident.com the motorsports blog Wed, 11 Jan 2012 11:36:24 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 Wickens tops F2 testing at Snetterton http://www.raceincident.com/2009/05/wickens-tops-f2-testing-at-snetterton/ http://www.raceincident.com/2009/05/wickens-tops-f2-testing-at-snetterton/#comments Wed, 06 May 2009 19:31:23 +0000 admin http://www.raceincident.com/?p=269 The Formula 2 drivers got their first taste of their new car yesterday and today when pre-season testing started at Snetterton. During the sessions on Tuesday there was no official time keeping, but today we could get our first glimpse on what to expect from the inaugural FIA Formula Two season.

Morning times:
1. Andy SOUCEK ESP 59.817s
2. Philipp ENG AUT 59.963s
3. Milos PAVLOVIC SRB 59.970s
4. Mirko BORTOLOTTI ITA Red Bull 1m00.032s
5. Alex BRUNDLE GBR Sen, GAC, Nasstar 1m00.077s
6. Robert WICKENS CAN Red Bull, Lukoil 1m00.149s
7. Carlos IACONELLI BRA 1m00.187s
8. Sebastian HOHENTHAL SWE Mafi 1m00.220s
9. Julien JOUSSE FRA E. Leclerc 1m00.327s
10. Armaan EBRAHIM IND JK Racing 1m00.341s

Afternoon times:
1.    Robert WICKENS  CAN  Red Bull, Lukoil  59.433s
2.    Mirko BORTOLOTTI  ITA  Red Bull  59.601s  +0.168
3.    Alex BRUNDLE  GBR  SEN, GAC, Nasstar  59.655s  + 0.222
4.    Andy SOUCEK  ESP  FK-Automotive  59.763s  +0.330
5.    Philipp ENG  Aut  59.963s  +0.530
6.    Milos PAVLOVIC  SRB  59.970s  +0.537
7.    Julien JOUSSE  FRA  E.Leclerc  59.974s  +0.541
8.    Sebastian HOHENTHAL  SWE  Mafi  1:00.070s  +0.637
9.    Mikhail ALESHIN  RUS  Red Bull, Lukoil  1:00.147s  +0.714
10.  Tobias HEGEWALD  GER  Hegewald  1:00.164s  +0.731

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]]> http://www.raceincident.com/2009/05/wickens-tops-f2-testing-at-snetterton/feed/ 0 Jolyon Palmer joins Formula Two http://www.raceincident.com/2009/01/jolyon-palmer-joins-formula-two/ http://www.raceincident.com/2009/01/jolyon-palmer-joins-formula-two/#comments Thu, 15 Jan 2009 11:10:52 +0000 admin http://www.raceincident.com/?p=190 Jolyon Palmer, son of the 1983 Formula 2 champion and Formula 1 racer Jonathan Palmer, has joined the Formula Two championship. Jolyon has been racing in the Formula Palmer Audi series, a series organised by his father and Motorsport Vision – which also organises the FIA Formula Two Championship. Last season he finished third in the championship and has gathered three Formula Palmer Audi wins in his two years in the championship. Before joining Formula Palmer Audi in 2007 he raced in the T Cars touring car championship.

“I am really excited to be moving up to F2; it is a fantastic opportunity,” said Jolyon. “The cars will be a lot faster than anything I’ve driven before, but I’m confident I will adapt pretty quickly. It is going to be a great experience, but I do not want to put too much pressure on myself. There are a lot of quality drivers out there so I’m sure this will be a two year programme for some of us.”

Jolyon Palmer is now the third driver in the championship who has a father who’s raced in Formula 1 (Alex Brundle and Henry Surtees being the other two). F2 driver Jack Clarke is also the step-son of Julian Bailey, so it’s more like 3.5 drivers with F1 fathers.

There are now only six drives available in the Formula Two championship. 18 seats are occupied, which means three more drivers will be revealed shortly.

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Henry made his car racing debut in the Ginetta GT Junior championship where he finished thrid in his rookie year. He then moved on to single seaters in the UK Formula BMW championship where he finished the year in sixth with one win to his credit. Last year he had a pretty tough year in the British Formula Renault 2.0 championship where he only managed 12th place, but the year ended on a high note with second place in the Winter Series.

John Surtees comments: “I won my last race in Formula Two and we are using the same colours on Henry’s car as I did back in 1972 and 1973.”

As a side-note Race Incident would just like to mention that John Surtees was actually 57 years old when his son Henry was born. Quite an achievement. :D

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]]> http://www.raceincident.com/2009/01/henry-surtees-confirmed-for-formula-two/feed/ 0 Alex Brundle next driver to sign for Formula Two http://www.raceincident.com/2008/12/alex-brundle-next-driver-to-sign-for-formula-two/ http://www.raceincident.com/2008/12/alex-brundle-next-driver-to-sign-for-formula-two/#comments Mon, 29 Dec 2008 09:40:36 +0000 admin http://www.raceincident.com/?p=124 Former Formula 1 drivers Martin Brundle’s son Alex has signed for the inaugural FIA Formula Two season. Alex Brundle started his racing car career in 2006 in the T Cars touring car series and participated in the 2006 Formula Palmer Audi Autumn Trophy. He now has two full Formula Palmer Audi seasons behind him and finished this year in sixth place after a season with three podium finishes and a pole position as the high points.

“The level of competition will be huge but I see that as an opportunity not a threat. I just can’t wait to get in the car!”

The drivers currently signed up to race are:

  • Robert Wickens
  • Julien Jousse
  • Armaan Ebrahim
  • Jason Moore
  • Tobias Hegewald
  • Natacha Gachnang
  • Sebastian Hohenthal
  • Marco Zipoli
  • Pietro Gandolfi
  • Alex Brundle

The championship will consist of double headers at eight tracks around Europe.

29/30/31 May – Valencia (WTCC)
19/20/21 June – Brno (WTCC)
26/27/28 June – Spa-Francorchamps (GT Open)
17/18/19 July – Brands Hatch GP (WTCC)
15/16 August – Donington Park GP
4/5/6 September – Oschersleben (WTCC)
18/19/20 September – Imola (WTCC)
30/31/1 October-November – Barcelona (GT Open)

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