Australian driver Daniel Ricciardo is facing the biggest weekend of his relatively short racing career. While most his home nation remains firmly fixated on a two make race series on one of the world's great tracks, or the exploits of Mark Webber in Japan. Ricciardo will be locked in battle with Mikhail Aleshin and Esteban Guerrieri for the prestigious 2010 Formula Renault 3.5 Series Drivers’ Championship and the tryout with Renault F1 Team that goes with it. The final in Barcelona will deliver the long-awaited verdict. While the Russian, the Australian and the Argentinean battle it out for the Drivers' title, the Spanish contingent, lead by Epsilon Euskadi’s Albert Costa, will also be hoping to shine in front of their home-crowd. While Aleshin has the advantage of arriving at Barcelona as championship leader, the 23-year old Muscovite is currently not enjoying the form of his rivals. Winner on three occasions, and with six podium finishes since the start of the season, the last two meetings, at Hockenheim and Silverstone, have been less impressive. With his last win this the season at Magny-Cours way back in June, Aleshin will need to return to his winning ways if he is to be sure of the title.
Continue reading...Sunday, September 5, 2010
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.
Continue reading...Sunday, June 20, 2010
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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Friday, October 8, 2010
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