Arjun Maini is set for a first full GP3 season at Jenzer in 2017 after being announced as its first driver for the new season of racing. The Indian driver began his career in the series in the third round of 2016 in Silverstone with the team after starting his year in European Formula Three. He went […]
GP3 driver and Dare to be Different ambassador Tatiana Calderon has joined Sauber as a development driver for the 2017 Formula 1 season. The 23-year-old will take part in simulator work and will be coached by the team’s staff during certain race weekends as part of her role. Calderon made her debut in GP3 during […]
ART Grand Prix has revealed a new livery for its GP2 and GP3 cars for the 2017 season on its social media channels. The team changes from a white and red design to a black and red combination which will be used on the GP2-11 and GP3-16 chassis in both series. Twitter: Introducing our 2017 […]
Anthoine Hubert has been announced as the final driver in ART Grand Prix’s line-up for the 2017 GP3 season. The 20-year-old Frenchman is set to drive their number #4 machine, joining Jack Aitken, Nirei Fukuzumi and George Russell at the team. Hubert tested with the outfit for two days during post-season testing in Abu Dhabi […]
GP3 race-winner Jack Aitken has joined ART Grand Prix for the 2017 season. He will drive their #1 car and joins Nirei Fukuzumi (#2) and George Russell (#3) at the team. Aitken will also remain with the Renault Sport Academy for a second season of support from the French manufacturer. The 21-year-old makes the step up […]
Formula 1 engineer Christian Silk has joined NextEV as chief race engineer ahead of the third round of the 2016/17 season in Buenos Aires. Silk’s appointment is the latest by the team after Gerry Hughes was promoted to the role of team principal. This will be Silk’s first role outside of F1 since undertaking work […]
Honda junior driver Nirei Fukuzumi will stay with ART Grand Prix in GP3 in 2017, the Japanese manufacturer has announced in a YouTube livestream. YouTube: 2017年Honda国内モータースポーツ活動計画発表会 He will race in their #2 car for his second season in the series, the same number he competed with in 2016. The driver lines up alongside Mercedes-backed George […]
Arden has confirmed that Leonardo Pulcini and Steijn Schothorst will join the team to partner Niko Kari for the 2017 GP3 season. Pulcini is promoted from Euroformula Open, where he won the championship in 2016, taking seven wins throughout the year, including three on tracks on the GP3 calendar including Monza and Jerez. Schothorst takes […]
Dare to Be Different ambassador and motorsport marshal Carole Brackley hopes that Formula E will return to the Battersea Park Street Circuit in the future. The host venue for the London ePrix is missing from the 2016/17 calendar after four races at the circuit took place during the ’14/15 and ’15/16 seasons after controversy around the hosting of the event. This […]
Former chief race engineer and acting team principal Gerry Hughes has been named as the new team principal for NextEV. Hughes succeeds Dr. Martin Leach, the former team principal, who passed away at the beginning of November. He previously filled the position during the second race of the 2016/17 season at the Marrakech ePrix later […]
GP3 champion and GP2 race winner Alex Lynn has joined DS Virgin Racing as a reserve and development driver on a multi-year deal. The 23-year-old joins the all-electric series after leaving GP2 after two seasons. He raced for DAMS in 2015 and 2016, finishing sixth in the Drivers’ Championship standings in both years. Lynn also previously held a development […]
Former McLaren Autosport BRDC Award winner George Russell has been confirmed as the first driver at the ART Grand Prix team for the 2017 GP3 Series season. The news was confirmed alongside Russell joining former series’ champion Esteban Ocon and Pascal Wehrlein as a Mercedes junior driver. He took part in the first and third […]