Hitech GP terminates its long-term agreement with Uralkali
Hitech GP has decided to terminate its long-term agreement with Russian company Uralkali in the wake of the country's invasion of Ukraine.
Hitech GP and Uralkali came together around 2018 and have since been partners...
Leclerc wins 2022 FR Asia title; Wurz takes F4 UAE championship
Arthur Leclerc clinched the 2022 Formula Regional Asia title with races to spare, while Charlie Wurz took the F4 UAE series.
Arthur Leclerc hit all his targets, taking pole position, the win and the championship...
Mercedes shares list and programmes of its seven F1 academy drivers
Mercedes has revealed its new-look junior programme line-up for 2022, with each subsequently invited to the F1 team’s W13 launch this Friday.
The young driver programme has only been in operation since 2016, and since...
W Series team bought by Caitlyn Jenner for 2022 season
W Series announced that Caitlyn Jenner has bought a team in the championship named 'Jenner Racing Team' which will enter the 2022 season.
W Series, the international single-seater motor racing championship for female drivers, today...
Garcia reveals anxiety for W Series miss; Chadwick/Powell get WEC test
Marta Garcia missed the final race of the W Series due to her anxiety issue as Jamie Chadwick and Alice Powell get FIA WEC test.
Having seen through all of the races in the 2021...
Capito has praise for Chadwick successfully defending her W Series title
Williams F1 chief Jost Capito has good words for Jamie Chadwick after she successfully defended her W Series title at Circuit of the Americas.
Having won the W Series in 2019, Chadwick returned to retake...
W Series crash sparks further debate around Spa-Francorchamps’ safety
The W Series qualifying at Spa-Francorchamps was stopped after six cars crashed out at the much-talked Eau-Rouge-Raidillon corner.
The rain made it damp conditions at Spa-Francorchamps, but a six-car pile-up at Eau Rouge-Raidillon was certainly...
‘No joy’ forces young racer Thomas ten Brinkle to quit racing
Thomas ten Brinkle has announced a departure from racing after he did not feel any joy in competing following his latest weekend at Zandvoort.
In a surprise announcement from ART Grand Prix, it revealed that...
Isack Hadjar announces Red Bull junior team move for 2022
French racer Isack Hadjar has announced himself to be part of the Red Bull Junior Team from 2022 onward, where he will race in their special livery.
In an interesting announcement from 16-year-old, Hadjar, via...
Williams keeps Chadwick for 2021 F1 season, more sim sessions planned
Williams Racing has retained the services of Jamie Chadwick in a developmental role for the 2021 F1 season.
Having joined Williams in 2019, Chadwick remained part of the F1 team in 2020 and will continue...
Zhou beats Chovet, Daruvala for ’21 F3 Asia title; #26 G-Drive wins ALMS
Alpine junior Guanyu Zhou has clinched the 2021 FIA F3 Asia title to score handy superlicense points, as #26 G-Drive wins ALMS championship.
Being one of the four F2 drivers to enter the championship, Zhou...
Ilott to have GT races with F1 role as Ferrari firms 2021 academy line-up
Callum Ilott will compete in GT races in 2021 alongside his F1 role, as Ferrari announced eight drivers in their academy line-up.
Having been named as the Ferrari F1 test driver last month after finishing...
F1 reveals names for British Virtual GP; Mercedes’ Aron to race in FRECA
The names for this weekend's F1 Virtual GP to be held at Silverstone has been revealed, as Mercedes junior Paul Aron joins Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine grid.
After the success in Round 1...
Petecof leaves Ferrari Driver Academy despite winning 2020 FREC
Gianluca Petecof announced his departure from the Ferrari Driver Academy despite having won the 2020 Formula Regional European Championship.
Even though Petecof beat Arthur Leclerc for the 2020 Formula Regional European Championship as teammates at...
Zhou to race in F3 Asia; Honda joins FR Americas with SF, IndyCar prize
Renault junior Guanyu Zhou will compete in F3 Asia in 2021, as Honda's HPD ties up with Formula Regional Americas with Super Formula and IndyCar prize.
As expected, Renault junior Zhou has been announced to...
RB: Vips, Daruvala & Lawson to race in F2, Crawford, Iwasa & Edgar in...
Red Bull juniors Juri Vips and Liam Lawson will race for Hitech GP in 2021 F2 season, while Jak Crawford and Ayumu Iwasa in F3, whereas Jehan Daruvala sticks with Carlin in the former...
Red Bull’s Daruvala recovering from COVID-19, likely to race in F3 Asia
Red Bull Junior Team's Jehan Daruvala is recovering from COVID-19, as he is likely to compete in 2021 F3 Asia Championship.
Daruvala reveled about a positive COVID-19 result through his social media on Monday morning,...
F2/F3 2020: Drivers categorised in ‘tier’ system for their performances
With the 2020 F2 and F3 done, FormulaRapida.net decided to draw out a ranked list in a new ‘Tier’ system, moving away from a traditional, individual ranked order.
The shortened 2020 season had its share...
Barrichello to race in FR Alpine; Trulli reveals F4 plans; FE, WEC news
The sons of Rubens Barrichello and Jarno Trulli - Eduardo and Enzo - announced their 2021 racing plans plus Formula E and WEC/ELMS news added.
Having finished second in Road to IndyCar's USF2000 championship in...
Kimilainen: Road to Indy contract staggered on inapt photo proviso
W Series racer Emma Kimilainen says her Indy Lights contract talks for a 2010 ride floundered on the clause that she'd have to take topless photos.
Finnish racer Kimilainen was forced to take a sabbatical...
Renault academy not happy with 2020 results; Yamamoto wins SF title
Renault Sport Academy head was not overly happy with the results of their junior drivers in 2020 as Naoki Yamamoto secures the Super Formula title.
It was indeed a mixed run for the six Renault...
Tsunoda will test AlphaTauri in Abu Dhabi; W Series reveals 2021 calendar
Yuki Tsunoda has been formally confirmed to take part in F1 Young Driver test in Abu Dhabi with AlphaTauri as W Series reveals 2021 calendar.
While it is not the confirmation of a F1 drive...
Saudi Arabia open to W Series, wants better overtaking track than Monaco
Saudi Arabia organisers are fine to include W Series alongside F2 series for 2021 as they detail on the new F1 circuit, to be designed by Hermann Tilke.
Though the government abolished its law prohibiting...
W Series confirms to be F1 support event for 2021 season
W Series - as FormulaRapida.net revealed - has confirmed to be a support event to F1 from the 2021 season onward.
As FormulaRapida.net reported few days back when the FIA revealed the F2 and F3...
FREC merges with Formula Renault to become a new series from 2021
The FIA Formula Regional European Championship, backed by ACI Sport, will merge with Formula Renault, backed by the French manufacturer, from 2021 onward.
The news series is named as 'Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine...
Vips Q&A: F2 drive, Super Formula goal, F1 future, Tanak & more
Red Bull Junior driver Juri Vips talked with FormulaRapida.net at Paul Ricard last weekend, about his future in F1, and his expectations in F2 and Super Formula.
After a good debut F3 year in 2019...
Red Bull junior Vips to race in Formula Regional amid travel restrictions
Red Bull Junior Team's Juri Vips will compete in Formula Regional European Championship in 2020 amid travel restrictions to Japan.
Having finished fourth in 2019 FIA Formula 3 Championship drivers' standings, Vips moved to Super...
AlphaTauri combines filming with test, Sauber lists names of junior drivers
AlphaTauri combined filming day with a test run with 2018 and 2020 F1 cars at Imola as Sauber Motorsport revealed names of its junior drivers.
AlphaTauri played a smart game as it combined its lone...
Williams junior Chadwick joins Prema for 2020 Formula Regional season
Williams F1 junior Jamie Chadwick has joined Prema Powerteam to compete in the 2020 Formula Regional European Championship.
With the cancellation of the W Series in 2020, Chadwick was left with no competition as reports...
W Series cancels 2020 season as it eyes bigger year in 2021 with F1
The all-female W Series has decided to cancel its 2020 season due to COVID-19 pandemic as it eyes a bigger series in 2021 with F1.
What was supposed to be its second season, W Series...