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22.01.15
The unique essence of the Macau Grand Prix has always been to bring the top junior drivers from around the world together to compete in a one-off ultimate challenge. The event has historically been a rite of passage for some of the sport’s greatest talents, and the latest chapter of that history will be written in the FIA FR World Cup. The switch to Formula Regional cars has been driven by a number of key factors that relate to the global landscape of junior single-seater racing. Today, the position of FIA Formula 3 has changed in the wider framework of championships, and now within the FIA single-seater pyramid the Formula Regional category essentially occupies the same position as Formula 3 Championships have done in the past. Formula Regional Championships – Certified by FIA, are a high-level platform that represent a key step for young drivers who are gearing up for global competition, and therefore provides the ideal opportunity to muster the best drivers of the year in a legendary race – the Macau Grand Prix. Riccardo Patrese, Ayrton Senna, Michael Schumacher, David Coulthard, Ralf Schumacher and Lucas di Grassi have all won this special race, and each year it is with great anticipation that we watch this historic race as new talents emerge onto the world stage.
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Sport
22.01.15
Formula 3 has an incredible history spanning seven decades and fostering some of motor sports most famous talents. World Champions Nelson Piquet, Alain Prost, Nigel Mansell, Mika Häkkinen, Michaël Schumacher, Damon Hill, Jacques Villeneuve, Lewis Hamilton, Jenson Button and Sebastian Vettel all...
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Sport
12.01.15
After a short off-season and an intense winter testing programme, Formula One’s much-anticipated 2015 campaign gets underway this weekend with the sport’s now traditional curtain-raiser, the Australian Grand Prix at Melbourne’s Albert Park circuit. The temporary track is a tricky test for new machinery and drivers alike. As with street circuits, the rarely raced surface initially provides little grip and evolves steeply over the weekend. It’s therefore important for drivers to feed performance in gradually as the surface ‘rubbers in’ and they come to terms with the latest developments to machines that are almost fresh off the drawing board. And with the barriers close and expectation high at the season start, Melbourne’s grand prix is always one of the season’s most unpredictable. With a number of key driver moves and team developments occurring towards the end of last year, the new season also throws up a host of intriguing questions. Will four-time champion Sebastian Vettel be the man to revive Ferrari’s fortunes? Will a new look McLaren team, propelled by Honda power, become a force to be reckoned with? And which team, if any, will be able to challenge the might of last season’s dominant outfit, Mercedes? The winter test programme appeared to confirm that the Silver Arrows are once again the team to beat, with defending world champion Lewis Hamilton and teammate Nico Rosberg in ominously imperious form during the three four-day tests that took place in Spain over recent weeks. However, testing isn’t racing. It’s a chance to establish a platform, build reliability and to perhaps shield the true performance potential of a new car before the action begins in earnest. That ‘phoney war’ ends here in Melbourne, where the real battle begins. It should be another epic contest.
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