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WICKENS LEADS CARLIN ONE-TWO AT SPA

Sunday, May 1, 2011

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WICKENS LEADS CARLIN ONE-TWO AT SPA

Carlin team drivers Robert Wickens and Jean-Eric Vergne were the stars of the opening Formula Renault 3.5 Series race at the Spa-Francochamp circuit in Belgium. Saturday morning’s qualifying session in light aerodynamic setup was a lively affair on the fast and challenging circuit. Jean-Eric Vergne was the first to hold provisional pole, as Australia's Daniel Ricciardo lost his car at the Raidillon hitting the fence hard and bringing out a red flag. At the end of the session it was the turn of Robert Wickens and Albert Costa to shine. Driving in F1 Marussia Virgin Racing team colours, Wickens claimed his second pole of the season ahead of Costa, Vergne and KMP Racing’s Nelson Panciaticci. In the race itself Wickens took the lead at the la Source hairpin with Costa and Vergne trailing. Costa tried to snatch control of the race under braking at Combes but the Spaniard left it too late and a split second later left the track. The situation played into the hands of Vergne who now found himself in second place. The tone of the race was already set even in the opening laps, as  Wickens held court over teammate Jean-Eric Vergne.

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ANOTHER AUSSIE ON THE WAY TO F1 ?

Thursday, November 18, 2010

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ANOTHER AUSSIE ON THE WAY TO F1 ?

Australian race fans might soon have two locals to cheer on in Formula One after the stunning performance this week of Daniel Ricciardo. The Western Australian dominated both days of the 2010 young driver test at the Yas Marina circuit taking his Red Bull RB6 to a quickest time of 1:38.102, .700 faster than Renault driver Jerome D'Ambosio and over a second faster than Sam Bird in the McLaren. Ricciardo's time would have been fast enough to have put the Australian on pole for the series final race. The time was set however on light tanks, soft tyres and after four days of F1 rubber on the track. Red Bull head of race engineering Ian Morgan said that the team was delighted with Ricciardo's performance.

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RICCIARDO ROCKS RENAULT

Sunday, September 5, 2010

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RICCIARDO ROCKS RENAULT

Australian driver Daniel Ricciardo is back in the hunt for this year's World Series by Renault 3.5 series after winning the first race of the weekend at Hokenheim. The win closes the gap to series leader Mikhail Aleshin, to just two points. currently fifth. Ricciardo was joined on the podium by ISR’s Esteban Guerrieri and Comtec’s Jon Lancaster. The Red Bull F1 reserve driver, Ricciardo showed his intentions during qualifying, claiming his sixth pole position of the season. Esteban Guerrieri and Mikhail Aleshin also put on an impressive turn of speed, starting in second and third place respectively.

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ALESHIN STRENGTHENS LEAD AT MAGNY-COURS WSR

Sunday, June 20, 2010

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ALESHIN STRENGTHENS LEAD AT MAGNY-COURS WSR

Carlin Racing's Mikhail Aleshin has strengthened his lead Formula Renault 3.5 Series championship with a win at a wet Magny-Cours in France. The talented young Russian star leads ISR’s Sebastian Guerrieri and Comtec Racing's Stefano Coletti. Guerrieri took advantage of disappointment for Tech 1 Racing’s Daniel Ricciardo, Fortec Motorsport’s Sten Pentus and Tech 1 Racing’s Brendon Hartley to carve himself a solid second place in the championship. Conditions were tough for the drivers s they lined up on a track still wet from a morning of incessant rain. Fortec Motorsport’s Jon Lancaster stalled even before the warm-up lap and had to start from the pits.

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