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Wickens tops F2 testing at Snetterton

admin — Wed, 06 May 2009 19:31:23 +0000

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

Italian F3 champion joins Formula Two

admin — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 09:22:20 +0000

The Spanish F3 champion joined last week and now the 2008 Italian Formula 3 champion Mirko Bortolotti joins the F2 championship. Mirko finished the championship ahead of Italia’s A1GP driver Edoardo Piscopo and managed to score no less than nine wins and fifteen podiums in the 16 races that were held. He got a nice early Christmas present as well when he got to test the Ferrari Formula 1 car as the Italian F3 championship prize.

He joins the championship as a Red Bull Junior and is the third Red Bull driver in the series after Robert Wickens and Mikhail Aleshin were confirmed earlier.

“Having already driven a Formula One car, I am desperate to have this experience again in my career. Through this chance in F2 and my relationship with Red Bull, I hope this dream can be realised in the future.”

Red Bull Junior Aleshin signs up for Formula Two

admin — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 10:03:06 +0000

Russian driver Mikhail Aleshin becomes the second Red Bull Junior to be signed up for the Formula Two championship. Robert Wickens was one of the first signings for the series and now Aleshin joins him.

Aleshin was team mate to Wickens in the 2008 World Series by Renault where both drove for Carlin Motorsport. Aleshin ended the year as fifth in the championship with three podium finishes to his credit. Aleshin also brings som A1GP experience to the F2 grid as he did a few races for the Russian team in the 2005-06 season.

Mikhail Aleshin said: “It is great to be competing in F2. The return of the championship has created a lot of excitement and it is great that all the cars are equal. I know Rob Wickens really well and having seen some of the other drivers announced, I know that it is going to be highly competitive. I am confident in my ability however, and feel that I can challenge at the top. I would like to thank Red Bull for their continued support in my career.”