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Alguersuari reflects on Buemi’s success post Red Bull F1 ouster
Jaime Alguersuari is reflecting on how Sebastien Buemi has won accolades after being told he could not win when he was ousted from F1 by Red Bull. Even though Buemi remains as the test driver for Red Bull, it cannot be forgotten that he and Alguersuari were dropped by the stable post the 2011 season…
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Fittipaldi & Binder join Lotus for FV8 3.5 season
Lotus 3.5 Team is delighted to announce the team’s driver roster for the 2017 World Series Formula V8 3.5 championship. After cruising to a brilliant second place in the 2016 team standings with 350 points scored, three wins including a 1-2 finish, three poles and 12 podium finishes, the Lotus stable is looking forward to…
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FIA WEC and Formula V8 3.5 to join forces in 2017
Jaime Alguersuari, President of RPM Racing and Gérard Neveu, CEO of the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC), and, have reached an extremely encouraging agreement that will link the Formula V8 3.5 series to the majority of the 2017 WEC events. The agreement includes a minimum of three overseas rounds in Mexico, Japan and Bahrain, the…
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Alguersuari leaves motorsport career
When Jaime Alguersuari became the youngest ever driver to partake in a Formula One race weekend, all eyes were on the young Spaniard and the exciting racing career that lay ahead of him. Just six years on from his first record-breaking drive in a Formula One car, Alguersuari announced his withdrawal from all motorsports to…
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Alguersuari won’t run with Virgin in 2016
Jaime Alguersuari announced not to participate in the second season of Formula E. Last June, the Spanish rider is absent from the last two dates of the season because of health problems for which the FIA ??suspended his license for medical advice. Thursday in a brief statement that did not participate Alguersuari announces next season’s…
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Jean-Eric Vergne moves to DS Virgin Racing
Jean-Eric Vergne will race for the DS Virgin Racing team for the 2015/2016 Formula E season. The Frenchman, who competed for Andretti last season finishing seventh overall with two podiums, will race alongside Sam Bird at the British squad, which has parted with DS for the forthcoming season. “I am delighted to be joining the…
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Alguersuari, Chandhok and Duval handed 10-place penalty
Karun Chandhok (Mahindra Racing), Jaime Alguersuari (Virgin Racing) and Loic Duval (Dragon Racing) have all been handed 10-place grid penalties for the Monaco ePrix following changes to the RESS system. The Rechargeable Energy Storage System (RESS) is a system that is designed to propel the car via the electric motor. Following a report received from…
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Vergne gets pole in his first Formula E weekend
Jean-Éric Vergne will start from the first position on the grid in his first ePrix. The former Formula 1 driver will be accompanied by Piquet in the first row, followed by the two e.DAMS. Jean-Eric Vergne has not fared badly in his premiere in Formula E, . The French only touched an electric Formula…
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Sam Bird fastest in free practice
The drivers were preparing to begin the practice session. Mechanics put the tuning to achieve the objectives of the practice. The first driver to set a time was Sébastien Buemi, times were very unevenly over the top 10. Gradually the time set by Sébastien Buemi was being improved, it showed that the track was also…