Formula Racing - motorsport-news.com https://motorsport-news.com/en/news/formula-racing/ News from the World of Motorsport: Formula 1, WEC, touring cars and rally. Tue, 22 Feb 2022 14:22:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.7 https://motorsport-news.com/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2022/02/cropped-united-kingdom-32x32.png Formula Racing - motorsport-news.com https://motorsport-news.com/en/news/formula-racing/ 32 32 Jamie Chadwick wants to defend title again https://motorsport-news.com/en/news/formula-racing/279/jamie-chadwick-wants-to-defend-title-again/ https://motorsport-news.com/en/news/formula-racing/279/jamie-chadwick-wants-to-defend-title-again/#respond Tue, 22 Feb 2022 14:22:10 +0000 https://motorsport-news.com/en/?p=279 Whether this is what the inventor had in mind is questionable – but Jamie Chadwick will be competing in the W Series again in the 2022 season in order to defend her double title once more. As a “development driver” for the Williams F1 Team, Chadwick will appear with the W Series in the supporting program for a total of eight Formula 1 races in 2022, and at the same time will be able to maintain close contact with the Williams Formula 1 Team and take a very close look at the processes at the weekends.

In 2022, Chadwick will compete for the first time for the newly formed Jenner Racing Team. The first W Series race in 2022 will take place as part of the Formula One Grand Prix of Miami on the weekend of May eight, 2022. After that, the team will travel to Spain, England, France, Hungary, Japan, the USA (Circuit of the Americas) and Mexico as part of the Formula 1 supporting program.

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Will Power wins at Indianapolis https://motorsport-news.com/en/news/formula-racing/221/will-power-wins-at-indianapolis/ https://motorsport-news.com/en/news/formula-racing/221/will-power-wins-at-indianapolis/#respond Sat, 14 Aug 2021 21:50:10 +0000 https://motorsport-news.com/en/?p=221 In front of the eyes of Indycar owner and team boss Roger Penske, Will Power manages a deserved victory at the Indianapolis Grand Prix in the infield of the legendary oval race track. With a total of 56 lead laps, Power led the field for most of the 85 laps.

Indycar rookie and Formula 1 veteran Romain Grosjean once again confirmed his good form, taking second ahead of fellow Honda driver Colton Herta.

Formula 2 driver and Indycar rookie Christian Lundgaard at least made it to 12th place in his debut race after starting from 4th place. Pole setter Pato O’Ward was unable to defend his top position and finished in 5th place.

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O’Ward on pole, Lundgaard surprises https://motorsport-news.com/en/news/formula-racing/217/oward-on-pole-lundgaard-surprises/ https://motorsport-news.com/en/news/formula-racing/217/oward-on-pole-lundgaard-surprises/#respond Sat, 14 Aug 2021 08:36:53 +0000 https://motorsport-news.com/en/?p=217 The Mexican goes into Sunday’s race on the Indianapolis road course in third place in the overall standings and thus has the best chance of further reducing his gap in the championship. Will Power secured second place with a gap of just under a tenth of a second.

Already on row two are the rookies Romain Grosjean and Christian Lundgaard. While Grosjean has already completed a number of races in his first Indycar season, for Formula 2 driver Christian Lundgaard it is his first race appearance after only being able to get a feel for his Indycar car during a test at Barber Motorsports Park.

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Helio Castroneves wins Indy 500 https://motorsport-news.com/en/news/formula-racing/207/helio-castroneves-wins-indy-500/ https://motorsport-news.com/en/news/formula-racing/207/helio-castroneves-wins-indy-500/#respond Sun, 30 May 2021 19:44:29 +0000 https://motorsport-news.com/en/?p=207 Brazilian Helio Castroneves has won the 2021 Indy 500 at Indianapolis, claiming his fourth victory in his 21st start at Indianapolis.

While the race belonged to rookies Colton Herta and Rinus VeeKay ahead of polesitter Scott Dixon at the start, the lead changed as the race wore on. The two Chevis of Herta and VeeKay proved too thirsty, and Honda drivers Castroneves and Palou were able to run longer stints to take the lead at the end of the field. In the final laps, the lead alternated between Castroneves and Palou before the veteran was able to prevail after 200 laps.

With only two caution periods, the 2021 Indy 500 was the fastest race ever, with the first caution period taking pole sitter Scott Dixon out of the race. Briton Stefan Wilson crashed on pit lane and Dixon had to come in for an emergency yellow flag pit stop for fuel, but in the process his car didn’t restart right away and Dixon lost a lap.

The second yellow was caused by Graham Rahal. During his pit stop, the rear left wheel was not bolted down, which then came loose in the first corner after the pit exit.

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Scott Dixon secures Indy 500 pole position https://motorsport-news.com/en/news/formula-racing/197/scott-dixon-secures-indy-500-pole-position/ https://motorsport-news.com/en/news/formula-racing/197/scott-dixon-secures-indy-500-pole-position/#respond Sun, 23 May 2021 21:13:44 +0000 https://motorsport-news.com/en/?p=197 With an average speed of 231.685 miles per hour, the New Zealander was just ahead of Colton Herta at 231.655 miles per hour.

Third place on the grid – and thus still on the front row – was secured by Dutchman Rinus VeeKay, who only a week ago secured his first Indycar victory on the Indianapolis Grand Prix circuit.

Ed Carpenter secured fourth on the grid with the second Chevi ahead of Brazilian legend Tony Kanaan and Alex Palou.

The remaining places in the top 9 were taken by Ryan Hunter-Reay, Helio Castroneves and ex-Formula 1 driver Marcus Ericsson.

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Simona de Silvestro qualified for Indy 500 https://motorsport-news.com/en/news/formula-racing/191/simona-de-silvestro-qualified-for-indy-500/ https://motorsport-news.com/en/news/formula-racing/191/simona-de-silvestro-qualified-for-indy-500/#respond Sun, 23 May 2021 18:51:34 +0000 https://motorsport-news.com/en/?p=191 Together with Sage Karam and Will Power, Simona de Silvestro grabbed the final grid spot for the 2021 edition of the Indycar classic in the second Indy 500 qualifying session, known as Bump Day.

Under the banner of the “Paretta Autosport” team, Penske provided a 700-horsepower Dallara Chevrolet for the project, which Indycar owner Roger Penske hopes will continue to promote female racers in the Indycar series.

Retired on Bump Day today were Charlie Kimball and R. C. Enerson. The Indy 500 starts next Sunday, May 30.

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Pourchaire becomes the youngest F2 race winner ever https://motorsport-news.com/en/news/formula-racing/188/pourchaire-becomes-the-youngest-f2-race-winner-ever/ https://motorsport-news.com/en/news/formula-racing/188/pourchaire-becomes-the-youngest-f2-race-winner-ever/#respond Sat, 22 May 2021 18:06:23 +0000 https://motorsport-news.com/en/?p=188 He was able to convert pole position into victory on the famous street circuit and, at just 17 years of age, became the youngest winner in the history of the championship, ahead of PREMA Racing rookie Oscar Piastri.

It was a dominant victory as the Sauber junior looked almost completely unfazed during the 42-lap race, keeping his former Formula 3 rival Piastri at bay.

UNI-Virtuosi’s Felipe Drugovich took advantage of the alternative strategy to finish third from ninth and take his second podium of the weekend, ahead of Robert Shwartzman who recovered from a slow pit stop to take P4.

Championship leader Guanyu Zhou didn’t pit until lap 37 and overtook his rivals to finish fifth from 10th.

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Lawson disqualified, Ticktum wins https://motorsport-news.com/en/news/formula-racing/185/lawson-disqualified-ticktum-wins/ https://motorsport-news.com/en/news/formula-racing/185/lawson-disqualified-ticktum-wins/#respond Sat, 22 May 2021 13:10:57 +0000 https://motorsport-news.com/en/?p=185 Dan Ticktum was promoted to first place after Lawson’s disqualification after finishing second on the track.

The disqualification also sees Oscar Piastri climb to second and Jüri Vips onto the podium. Further back, Robert Shwarztman jumps to P10, earning the two bonus points for fastest lap.

Drivers must use a defined throttle progression map programmed in position 1 of the steering wheel throttle curve knob for all formation lap starts and race starts until a speed of 50 km/h is reached.

After a post-race investigation, the stewards determined that Lawson was using a different throttle curve at the race start, which is a violation of Technical Regulations, Article 3.6.5.

Earlier, Lawson had won the race with a spectacular overtaking maneuver ahead of Dan Ticktum.

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Guanyu Zhou wins first F2 race in Monaco https://motorsport-news.com/en/news/formula-racing/179/guanyu-zhou-wins-first-f2-race-in-monaco/ https://motorsport-news.com/en/news/formula-racing/179/guanyu-zhou-wins-first-f2-race-in-monaco/#respond Fri, 21 May 2021 20:48:41 +0000 https://motorsport-news.com/en/?p=179 Guanyu Zhou extended his lead in the drivers’ championship after the first sprint race in Monte Carlo. He survived a late safety car and won ahead of Felipe Drugovich. The UNI-Virtuosi driver led from the lights to the flag, while the Brazilian finished second after Christian Lundgaard was forced to retire with smoke coming from the rear of his ART Grand Prix in second place.

Roy Nissany said in the run-up to the race that it was all about the “mental game” in Monaco. The DAMS driver finished ahead of Campos Racing’s Ralph Boschung to claim his first Formula 2 podium.

David Beckmann finished 12th after the first race, Lirim Zendeli finished 15th, and title contender Robert Shwartzman retired after contact with the guardrails.

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Rinus VeeKay wins ahead of Romain Grosjean https://motorsport-news.com/en/news/formula-racing/154/rinus-veekay-wins-ahead-of-romain-grosjean/ https://motorsport-news.com/en/news/formula-racing/154/rinus-veekay-wins-ahead-of-romain-grosjean/#respond Sat, 15 May 2021 20:35:10 +0000 https://motorsport-news.com/en/?p=154 The 20-year-old Dutchman Rinus VeeKay (Rinus van Kalmthout) takes his first victory at the Indianapolis Grand Prix on the circuit of the legendary Indy 500 race track.

Ex-Formula 1 driver Romain Grosjean, who started the race from pole position, secured his first podium in his third race in the USA, bringing his Dale Coyne Racing Honda home in second place.

The European podium is completed by Alex Palou, the Spaniard driving for Chip Ganassi Racing.

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