F2 News

Former McLaren Autosport Young Driver of the Year Alex Lloyd has revealed that winning the award has not made finding backing for his racing career any easier.

American driver Scott Speed has become the first signing by new GP2 team iSport International, stepping up from Formula Renault for a crack at Formula One's newest feeder series.

British F3 driver Rob Austin made the transition to F3000 power this Wednesday at the Valencia circuit in Spain for the BCN team, and the F3 race winner certainly impressed.

Coloni Motorsport and satellite operation CMS Performance rounded out the 2004 F3000 season on a high with a successful appearance at the annual Bologna Motor Show in Italy on Monday.

Despite no official list yet forthcoming from the series organisers, Hitech Racing and Piquet Sports have revealed a union that will see both teams competing in the new GP2 series as Hitech Piquet Sports.

The newly-appointed organisers of the reborn Italian F3000 Championship have revealed that the series will make its public debut at next month's Bologna Motor Show, with a selection of cars and drivers on hand to demonstrate the series' potential.

Four drivers got track time with reigning Euro 3000 champion Draco Junior Team during the week, with Australian Formula Three star Will Power setting the pace at Misano.

Recently crowned Euro 3000 champion Draco Junior Team will eschew advances from well-known drivers to field a star from another field in the sprint event at next month's Bologna Motor Show.

Despite having only recently lifted the 2004 Superfund Euro 3000 title with Nicky Pastorelli, the Draco Junior Team has already turned its attentions to next season, testing Jonny Reid and Olivier Tielemans at Vairano.

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The Formula Superfund 2005 Championship chassis, the SF01, has been presented to international media and teams and drivers from all Formulas at the Nurburgring circuit in Germany.

Arden International team boss Christian Horner has admitted that Turkish driver Can Artam's recently-completed two-day test at Snetterton went better than he had expected, and could lead to the two parties linking up in next season's inaugural GP2 series.

Coloni Motorsport and satellite operation CMS Performance made the most of its invitation to Slovenia at the beginning of the month, winning a demonstration race around Portoroz airport, which had been closed especially for the occasion.

Venezuelan F3000 graduate Ernesto Viso has revealed that he has lined up two tests with multiple FIA series champions Arden International in the hope of joining its proposed GP2 campaign in 2005.

Norbert Siedler and the ADM Motorsport team finally converted their frontrunning form into Euro 3000 victory at Zolder on Sunday, adding the Austrian's name to a five-man roster of winners this season.

Although he clinched the title at the penultimate round of the season in Belgium, FIA F3000 success is only just beginning to sink in for Arden International's Vitantonio Liuzzi.

The Superfund Euro 3000 series faces two critical back-to-back rounds over the next two weekends, with the races at Dijon and Zolder likely to play a big part in determining who will claim the title.

Nico Verdonck has confirmed that he will be forced to miss the last round of the FIA F3000 Championship, due for Monza next weekend, after running out of money.

Turkish rookie Can Artam faced the latest - and biggest - test of his debut FIA F3000 campaign to date when rain descended on the dramatic Spa-Francorchamps circuit ahead of round nine of the season.

Both Super Nova drivers started at the back of the grid for round eight of the FIA F3000 Championship at the Hungaroring, but the wet conditions which greeted the field at least allowed Jeffrey van Hooydonk to show his potential.

AEZ F3000 driver Raffaele Giammaria has been discharged from hospital in Spain following his heavy accident in testing at Barcelona's Circuit de Catalunya on Tuesday.

Young Belgian star Maxime Hodencq has signed on to contest the 2004 Superfund Euro F3000 Championship with GP Racing, despite being just 17 years of age.

Still chasing his Formula One dream, F3000 driver Sam Hancock has been spotted with one of Britain's leading 'it girls', guaranteeing himself some welcome exposure in the press.

Rookie Olivier Tielemans had his first FIA F3000 test this week, when he took to the track at the Jerez de la Frontera circuit in Southern Spain.