Austrian Philipp Eng confirmed in F2 for 2009
Philipp Eng Austrian driver Philipp Eng has signed up for the 2009 FIA Formula Two Championship as he bids to secure a second Formula One test drive. Eng took part … Read More
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Jens Höing secures place in the 2009 F2 line-up
German driver Jens Höing will compete in the FIA Formula Two Championship in 2009. The 21-year-old moves to F2 after competing in the German Formula 3 Cup last season, where … Read More
Mirko Bortolotti joins Red Bull as their third driver in Formula Two
Mirko Bortolotti Red Bull has signed Italian F3 champion Mirko Bortolotti as part of its junior driver program, and placed him in the FIA Formula Two Championship for the 2009 … Read More
Kazim Vasiliauskas makes history by joining F2
Kazim Vasiliauskas 18-year-old Kazim Vasiliauskas has signed up for the 2009 FIA Formula Two Championship, becoming the first Lithuanian driver ever to compete in an international single seater series. Vasiliauskas … Read More
Another young Aussie on the rise
Another Aussie driver, young Daniel Ricciardo, is off to a good start after being chosen as one of eight racers worldwide in the Red Bull young driver program and about … Read More
Team USA Scholarship Graduates Claim Top Honors in Rolex 24
The new North American auto racing season began in style this weekend with an enthralling 47th Rolex 24 at Daytona. The ‘round-the-clock endurance event, which kicked off the 2009 Grand-Am … Read More
Head relishes the ‘engineering challenge’ of F2
Patrick Head Patrick Head, who has led a six-man team in the design of the new F2 car, has declared the project as both ‘exciting’ and a ‘serious engineering challenge’. … Read More
Carlos Iaconelli is the latest addition to F2
Carlos Iaconelli Brazilian driver Carlos Iaconelli has become the first South American racer to sign up to the 2009 FIA Formula Two Championship. Iaconelli joins F2 following 13 races in … Read More
Andy Soucek signs up for Formula Two
Andy Soucek Andy Soucek has become the first Spanish driver to confirm his participation in the 2009 FIA Formula Two Championship. Soucek joins F2 after two seasons competing in GP2 … Read More
Oakes completes Carlin’s British F3 lineup
British racer Oliver Oakes will complete Carlin Motorsport’s lineup for the 2009 British F3 International Series. The 21 year-old driver, who raced in 10 British F3 rounds last year, will … Read More
Only six Formula Two drives still available
With a total of 18 drivers now signed to compete in the 2009 FIA Formula Two Championship and with driver announcements rolling out every few days, time is running out … Read More
Top drivers confirm importance of karting
The Karting Show at Autosport International attracted a record number of celebrity drivers and product launches at Europe’s largest motorsport show at the NEC Birmingham this weekend. The show, which … Read More
Formula Two at Brands Hatch
After a 25 year absence from the tarmac, the iconic Brands Hatch circuit in Kent has the honor of hosting the first UK round of the resurrected 2009 FIA Formula … Read More
F2 engine undergoes successful test
The 1.8-litre turbo-charged Audi engine that will power each Formula Two car next season has undergone a successful dyno test at Mountune Racing's headquarters. A dynamometer or 'dyno' test measures … Read More
F2 grid to expand to 24 cars
MotorSport Vision will manage the new FIA F2 series. MotorSport Vision boss Jonathan Palmer says the relaunched Formula Two field will expand from 20 cars to 24 due to a … Read More
Jack Clarke joins Formula Two entry list
Jack Clarke Jack Clarke has today become the latest addition to the 2009 FIA Formula Two Championship line-up. Clarke has been a frontrunner in Formula Palmer Audi for the last … Read More
13 spots yet to be filled for F2
Eleven drivers have thus far signed up to compete in the new FIA Formula 2 Championship and they come from an eclectic background as it is not yet clear where … Read More
Henry Surtees for Formula Two
John and Henry Surtees Henry Surtees, whose father John remains the only man to win world championships on two and four wheels, has signed up to compete in the 2009 … Read More
Conor Daly ranked #1
In a not unexpected move, the recently announced eformulacarnews.com annual driver rankings placed Conor Daly number one for the Skip Barber National Championship. In what was his first full season … Read More
Karting Shoot-out: Vernon, Karam Win Top Prizes
At the 12th annual Skip Barber Karting Scholarship Shoot-out at Sebring International Raceway, 51 star karters spent three days driving Skip Barber F2000 open-wheel race cars in hopes of winning … Read More
Alex Brundle to compete in F2
Alex Brundle Alex Brundle is the latest driver to confirm his participation in the 2009 FIA Formula Two Championship. Brundle – son of former F1 driver and BBC commentator Martin … Read More
Zipoli and Gandolfi sign up for Formula Two
Marco Zipoli livery Pietro Gandolfi Livery Italian drivers Marco Zipoli and Pietro Gandolfi have become the latest two names to sign up for the 2009 FIA Formula Two Championship. 18 … Read More
Female F2 driver is Buemi’s cousin
Natacha Gachnang (GMM) The first woman in the newly launched Formula Two series, Natacha Gachnang, is likely to have a relative on the F1 grid next season. Gachnang, the 21-year-old … Read More
Wickens to F2
After little success racing in the American Atlantic Series, Red Bull will enter young Canadian driver Robert Wickens in the less difficult Formula Two Championship next season. "For me, the … Read More