S5000
Rising star Thomas Randle, diagnosed with testicular cancer late last year, will postpone his chemotherapy and return to motor sport, contesting the 2020 S5000 and Super2 series. “My doc had made a booking for me to undergo chemo, and we’re both as happy as each other to be ringing
S5000
ROKiT Williams Racing F1 test and reserve driver Jack Aitken has confirmed that he will take part in the S5000 championship debut at the Australian Grand Prix next week. The 24 year-old driver will drive for Team BRM in a brand-new S5000 car, one of three new cars for 2020.
S5000
Giancarlo Fisichella has announced his return to Albert Park to take on the opening round of the Australian S5000 Championship at the Formula 1 Rolex Australian Grand Prix. Fisichella, the winner of the 2005 Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix, will compete against former F1 rival Rubens Barrichello and a host
FIA Formula 2
Luca Ghiotto has claimed the fastest time overall in FIA Formula 2 pre-season testing in Bahrain. Day Two Jehan Daruvala was fastest on day two, followed by Guanyu Zhou and Pedro Piquet. Zhou was fastest out of the blocks on day two, with all drivers out on track in a
FIA Formula 3
Aussie Alex Peroni has come out of the FIA Formula 3 pre-season testing in Bahrain on top, capping off a top-three time every day by setting the fastest lap of the entire test on day three. Day Two Liam Lawson was fastest on day two of the test, followed by
FIA Formula 2
Piedro Piquet was fastest in day 1 of the FIA Formula 2 pre-season test in Bahrain, ahead of Nobuharu Matsushita and Jehan Daruvala. Piquet was the first top to the time sheets, setting the time of 1:44.331 to start the first FIA Formula 2 track day of 2020.
FIA Formula 3
Devlin DeFrancesco was fastest in Day 1 of FIA Formula 3 testing in Bahrain, followed by Alex Peroni and Richard Verschoor. The FIA Formula 3 class of 2020 made their debut in the cool, early morning sunshine of Bahrain on Sunday, with Bent Viscaal immediately setting the benchmark with a
FIA Formula 3
Formula 1 legend Mark Webber has signed Australian rising star Oscar Piastri to Jam Sports Management, on the eve of his FIA Formula 3 debut. Piastri commenced his FIA F3 campaign today in Bahrain, driving in the pre-season test for Prema Racing. The 18 year-old has graduated to the world
S5000
Australian Formula 4 champion Luis Leeds has announced that he will undertake a full season for Garry Rogers Motorsport in the 2020 S5000 championship. The Indonesian-Australian driver made the announcement at the S5000 test and media day at The Bend Motorsport Park. “These cars are insane. I only did a
S5000
A class of eleven drivers have taken part park in the S5000 pre-season test and filming day at The Bend Motorsport Park ahead of the category’s championship debut at the Formula 1 Rolex Australian Grand Prix. The eleven drivers, who took part in six 20 minute sessions, were Indy
USF2000
Aussie Cameron Shields has confirmed he will return to the USF2000 series, moving to Legacy Autosport for his second year in the Road to Indy series. Shields, a race-winner in the USF2000 last year, won “best overtake” and “most spirited driver” for his 2019 efforts, but saw his season cut
Formula One
As the sun set on the final day of Formula One pre-season testing, Aussie Daniel Ricciardo said he could be “pretty happy” with his contribution. Over the six days of testing, the Renault Sport F1 team posted 743 laps, with Daniel in the driver’s seat for 367 of them.