F2 News

Having produced their first ever double points finish at the Nurburgring, Trident Racing are setting themselves lofty aspirations for the coming GP2 Series round at the Hungaroring, with a win very much the aim.

Sebastien Buemi will get a second chance to impress the GP2 Series fraternity further when he steps in for Michael Ammermuller once again for the latest round of the championship at the Nurburgring.

iSport International has proven itself to be the class of the GP2 Series field in 2007 but, after the first race at Magny-Cours over the weekend, drivers Timo Glock and Andi Zuber were left standing in the corner with dunces' caps placed firmly on their heads.

Ernesto Viso's horrifying smash during last weekend's opening GP2 race at Magny-Cours was the talking point of the paddock throughout the meeting.

Like Robert Kubica in Montreal, it would appear that initial reports concerning the extent of Ernesto Viso's injuries after his accident at Magny-Cours erred on the side of caution.

Pastor Maldonado may have topped the times in opening GP2 Series practice on Thursday, but he still surprised the paddock by bouncing back to the top of the timesheets when it mattered in qualifying.

Pastor Maldonado will chase an unprecedented double when the GP2 Series race in Monaco gets underway on Saturday, looking to add victory to the success he enjoyed in the bill-sharing World Series by Renault last season.

Although he was able to take to the track at GPlive to run demo laps for Red Bull Racing, Michael Ammermuller will once again be watching on from the sidelines as the GP2 series heads to Monaco this weekend.

David Price Racing is bidding to build on a solid start to its season in the second round of the 2007 GP2 campaign in Barcelona this weekend, as its rookie drivers seek to edge closer to the points-scoring positions.

As has been widely expected since he turned out with the team in pre-season testing, Karun Chandhok will occupy Durango Corse's second seat when the GP2 Series kicks off its 2007 campaign in Bahrain next month.

Filipe Albuquerque is refusing to hide behind his status as a rookie when the World Series by Renault season kicks off in April at Monza, Epsilon Euskadi's newcomer claiming he is setting his sights on the title at his first attempt.

Days after letting slip that Marco Bonanomi will fill one of their seats, RC Motorsport have completed their World Series by Renault line-up by confirming Adam Khan will race for the team in 2007.

The World Series by Renault grid continues to take shape after Eurointernational announced it has acquired the services of Celso Miguez for 2007, as the team seeks to establish greater stability following a troublesome 2006.

Carlin DPR has confirmed that Venezuelan driver Ernesto Viso will join the team for the final GP2 test of 2006 in Valencia later this week.

Carlin Motorsport has announced a partnership with David Price Racing to move into GP2 for the 2007 season.

Antonio Pizzonia admits that he could be facing a tough choice when it comes to deciding where to race next season, having topped the time sin the most recent day of GP2 Series testing at Jerez.

Racing Engineering is to give two Brazilian youngsters their first taste of GP2 Series action at next week's Jerez group test, having confirmed that Sergio Jimenez and Luiz Razia will run alongside Javier Villa.

Reigning GP2 Series champion ART Grand Prix has shelved plans to join this week's group test at Paul Ricard after hearing that engineer Steeve Marcel had lost his battle with cancer.

Sean McIntosh denied Alx Danielsson a crucial point for the fastest time in qualifying for the 18th and final round of the World Series by Renault at Barcelona, the Canadian celebrating his first ever pole position.

Michael Patrizi claims he has come away from his two-day post GP2 season test a better driver having been invited by David Price Racing to test his mettle against some of the finest up and coming drivers in Europe at Paul Ricard.

Following the surprising news that Giorgio Pantano was to run with Campos Racing at next week's Paul Ricard GP2 test, FMS International has revealed that another veteran of the former FIA F3000 series would be joining its ranks in France.

With Adrian Zaugg's brief but impressive stint in the World Series by Renault earning him the role as nominated driver for South Africa at this weekend's A1 Grand Prix season opener, Carlin Motorsport will turn to his countryman Gavin Cronje for the penultimate round of the championship at Le Man

Lewis Hamilton has been crowned GP2 Series champion for 2006 after gaining a crucial extra point hours after the race had finished following the decision to strip Giorgio Pantano of his fastest lap.

Despite making further inroads into Alex Premat's third-place points total, GP2 Series frontrunner Timo Glock admitted that he feared for his chances at Monza after being out-paced on the straights in Turkey at the weekend.