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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

26 laps behind the F1 wheel for Philipp Eng

admin — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 21:41:57 +0000

Austrian Philipp Eng claimed his Formula BMW World Final prize this weekend and drove the BMW Sauber Formula 1 car at Autodromo Hermanez Rodriguez in Mexico City. The eighteen year old driver completed 26 laps.

Eng said: “This has been a fantastic experience. I quickly got used to the car and gained confidence with every kilometre. You soon work out where the ideal points are for gear shifting, and also learn the perfect braking points. It’s a very nice feeling if you can improve lap-by-lap.”

The previous World Final winners to have been given the F1 test prize are 2005 winner Marco Holzer and 2006 winner Christian Vietoris. Other Formula BMW drivers that has had the chance to drive a Formula 1 car with the aid of BMW are Nico Rosberg, Ho Pin Tung and Sebastian Vettel.

Eng gets F1 prize at the World Finals

admin — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 20:47:25 +0000

Last year Philipp Eng won the Formula BMW World Final. The prize for the win is a test with the BMW Sauber Formula 1 team. The 18 year old Austrian will now claim his prize during the 2008 Formula BMW World Final at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez in Mexico City this weekend. Eng has this season run in both the German F3 championship as well as the inaugural European Formula BMW championship.

Also behind the wheel of the BMW Sauber F1.08 will be Robert Kubica and Augusto Farfus. Augusto Farfus, works driver for the BMW WTCC team will make his second appearance in a Formula 1 car. Farfus went down the Touring Car road after he winning both the European Formula Renault and the Euro 3000 single seater championships.