From Kart to F1
As part of preparation for the long F1 2023 season of the Japanese Alpha Tauri’s driver, karting cannot be missing as a form of training: «It is very close to driving a single-seater, it is the best training, together with the gym, for a single-seater driver» he told us. (fm)
Throughout the year, the Red Bull drivers (and therefore also those of Alpha Tauri) are involved, through the Team Intrepid Driver Program, in a series of karting days. The category chosen, as...
As many as 4 of the drivers on the current F1 World grid have raced for Intrepid: Verstappen, Russell, Leclerc and Albon. We talked about it with the founder of Intrepid Driver Program, on a scrapbook full of memories. (fm)
MAX VERSTAPPEN
«Max I believe is the most naturally talented driver I’ve ever seen. He has always put into practice with absolute ease, any notes inherent in driving, and from the way he...
On the eve of his birthday, we had a chat to reminisce about the good times we shared from the late 1980s and early 1990s, but without losing touch with the current state of next-generation Motorsport on which he expressed his interesting point of view. Meanwhile, he continues his motorsport adventure, still making his mark.(cgg)
Giancarlo Fisichella, Fisico to his friends, i.e. Physique, celebrates his 50th birthday on Jan. 14. Long married to Luna, he is the father of Carlotta, Christopher, and Carolina. The Roman is among...
The first victory in Formula One is always a milestone. In George Russell's case, it is yet another confirmation of a generation of top kart drivers but also of how knowing how to drive is not the only skill to work on. (f.marangon)
We do not yet know if current karting will produce as many talents as are now competing on the most prestigious stage of motorsport. The crescendo, but above all the great consistency of results,...
The Frenchman brand new F3 Champion has a less common background than most of the modern “racing kids”. But in his palmares he still boasts a Karting World Championship, in 2016
Scrolling through the final standings of the first OKJ World Championship held in Bahrain at the end of 2016, you will find in 6th place Oscar Piastri, the ‘object of desire’ of two...
Rather than the much-discussed race ending, we like to focus on the more than positive, long-hoped-for debut of one of the best drivers of his generation, a great kart racer, Nyck De Vries. Hard, at this point, to deny him a steering wheel for next season.
Several times in recent years we have pointed out that the Dutchman was one of the drivers who, on balance, based on his own track record as a professional driver, deserved a place in Formula 1. We...
Richard Mille and All Road Management are pleased to announce the expansion of their search for young motorsport talent in the Richard Mille Young Talent Academy.
Since its launch in 2018, the RMYTA has continued to perfect its approach and support in the search for future high-level motorsport drivers. Now for their fifth year of operation, the RMYTA is...
Andrea Kimi Antonelli is the dominator of the main Formula 4 championships; let's analyze his journey at this early part of the season. (M. Tremolada)
Ten victories in the last twelve races. An almost perfect scorecard, Andrea Kimi Antonelli’s, achieved in the last four rounds held in the Italian and German Formula 4 championships. The driver...
The President of Tatuus, introduces us to the F.4 T-021 and shares with Vroom some considerations about the Motorsport industry. (F.M.)
It's the icon of the passage to car racing and an increasingly greater flow of drivers are pouring into the F4 championships. You, on the other side of the "barricade", what do you...
George Russell is forging himself a truly promising season in Formula 1, so much so that one can now doubt his role as "second driver." Know, however, that the British lad had already been going strong in his karting days!
George Russell went fast from his very debut in Mercedes. From that moment on, he has always been part of the debate: how much money could you spend - as a team owner, even if you are one of the...
The Emirati female racer, who secured her maiden overall podium finish in the Italian Formula 4 Championship in 2021, the first and only female to achieve that result, will stay with PREMA Racing as she makes the switch to the next step of her professional career.
Despite her young age, Al Qubaisi is considered the most competitive racer of her country, and one of the world’s most competitive female racers, coming from a racing family that includes her...
A stunning hat-trick for the Monegasque in 1st 2022 season GP in Bahrein: don’t forget that this guy started winning the day he sat on a kart. (F.M.)
«The 2011 World Cup is by far my best karting race ever. In the final I didn’t have the best start and I was overtaken, but after I managed to take the lead back and win the title. Truly...
A new chapter of the W Series is about to begin, the 20 drivers have already started their season in Barcelona with the days dedicated to collective testing.
A taste of the new season has already been given by the large W Series team, present at the Montmelò circuit in Barcelona for official testing before the official start in Miami (6-8 May 2022...
The fifth round in Abu Dhabi brings the Asian series to an end by awarding the titles to Charlie Wurz in Formula 4 and Arthur Leclerc in Formula Regional.
F4 UAE
A very open weekend and a finale with a bang, these are the characteristics of the last round scheduled on the Abu Dhabi circuit for F4. Five intense rounds with a continuous succession of new...
Round 4 hosted once again by the Dubai Autodrome, this time with a different layout. Camara shows in F4, in the regional it's a runaway for Leclerc.
F4 UAE
Formula 4 crowns a new leader in the four races between Saturday and Sunday. A weekend under the sign of Brazil thanks to the great proof of constancy and maturity of Rafael Camara. The FDA...
The Asian F4 and Formula Regional calendar continues, once again on the Dubai circuit. Unprecedented victories in the rich race program.
Formula 4 UAE
The face of the F4 UAE continues to change with different results and protagonists. In the first race of the weekend, after taking pole position, it was Rafael Camara (Prema) who won...
The two categories also sent the second round of the UAE Championship to the archives, this time on the circuit of Dubai.
Just a few kilometers away were enough to resume the discussion that had just begun in Abu Dhabi the week before. All the protagonists of the two categories challenged the first values on the field...
With the first weekend completed in Abu Dhabi, F4 and F.Regional uncover the first cards of 2022 in the sign of the former karters.
F4 UAE
The sixth edition of the series kicked off from the track that only last month decided the Formula 1 World Championship with Verstappen's victory.
A first approach for many, a way to...
The Red Bull Junior Team formalizes commitments and talents with Arvid Lindblad ready to debut in Formula 4.
Last season saw the English talent among the absolute protagonists of the FIA Karting season and beyond. Lindblad ended the season one step away from the World Championship dream with a second place...
The 23-year-old Turk will be the first gamer driver (with real racing experiences, however, editor's note) to take part in the FIA Formula 2 Championship. An epochal event that makes us reflect on the concept of motorsport’s supply chain.
Since the establishment of the FIA Digital Motor Sport Working Group, the world of motorsports simulation and E-racing has almost completely cleared customs, or the dividing line, which today sees...