2017 Formula Renault eurocup - Page 2

**bella** · 3 Dec 2016, 13:35 (Ref:3693324)

there's a market for it for sure, there's a couple of drivers who do nec with some eurocup wildcard entries as a precursor to a full eurocup year, there's people like bm racing and a few others that fell out of my head who run single cars, and teams who own the cars but don't often find people to run in them. it's the only series offering somewhere to race those cars in europe that isn't the eurocup, and it's not a bad calendar at all.

you'd hope they'd be able to average 15 cars a race at least, even if it makes it hard for all but the biggest teams to do both that and eurocup for different drivers.

10TENTHS · 3 Dec 2016, 19:32 (Ref:3693376)

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Originally Posted by bella

it's the only series offering somewhere to race those cars in europe that isn't the eurocup, and it's not a bad calendar at all.

Incorrect. http://www.vdev.fr/

They generally averaged above 20 cars as well, with the finale at Estoril having 22 current-gen FR2.0s: http://www.vdev.fr/datas/media/581dc...ce-1-cumul.pdf

peebee2 · 3 Dec 2016, 20:55 (Ref:3693398)

Yes but NEC is a low level series for aspiring pro racers.

With all due respect Vdev is club racing with a mix of young and old pilots.

**bella** · 4 Dec 2016, 01:29 (Ref:3693441)

agree, it's not really the same though in fairness there were several teams who swapped between nec and the vdev series this year, from that timesheet formula motorsport, ts corse and possibly gsk all did at least one nec race.

10TENTHS · 4 Dec 2016, 10:42 (Ref:3693518)

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Originally Posted by peebee2

Yes but NEC is a low level series for aspiring pro racers.

With all due respect Vdev is club racing with a mix of young and old pilots.

I was correcting the statement about those cars not being used elsewhere.

Call it "club" if you wish, but they do a better job of cost-effective racing. Peroni didn't have any problems being competitive in Eurocup.

NaBUru38 · 5 Dec 2016, 14:16 (Ref:3693891)

I attended the final round of the South American Formula 4 Championship at El Pinar. There were 11 cars.

Photos and videos (to be updated)

Formulahistory · 7 Dec 2016, 21:07 (Ref:3694619)

Josef Kaufmann
1) Robert Shwartzman
2) Sacha Fenestraz

Tech 1
3) Max Fawtrell
4) Gabriel Aubry
5) Thomas Neubauer
6) Thomas Maxwell

R-ace
7) Marcus Armstrong
8) Sun Yue Yang
9) Yi Fei Ye

AVF
10) Rafael Martins
11) Xavier Lloveras

Fortec
12) Alex Quinn
13) Alexey Korneev
14) Frank Bird

JD
15) Jean Pierre Alexandre
16) Nikita Lochstochkin

GAMMA
17) Ghislain Cordeel
18) Amaury Cordeel

TS
19) Alex Peroni

Arden
20) Luis Leeds
21) Ayrton Simmons

MP
22) Jarno Opmeer
23) Sebastián Fernández

Hutchison
24) Finlay Hitchison

Burdett
25) Tristan Chrpentier
26) Julia Pankiewicz

Racing Harz · 12 Dec 2016, 19:21 (Ref:3695591)

Ye Yifei 2017 at Josef Kaufmann Racing.

10TENTHS · 13 Dec 2016, 15:56 (Ref:3695854)

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Originally Posted by Racing Harz

Ye Yifei 2017 at Josef Kaufmann Racing.

Not seeing this anywhere on their website or twitter, what's your source?

Palmer back with R-Ace for Eurocup only: http://www.paddockscout.com/will-pal...for-2017/36049

gert · 13 Dec 2016, 18:43 (Ref:3695909)

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Originally Posted by 10TENTHS

Palmer back with R-Ace for Eurocup only: http://www.paddockscout.com/will-pal...for-2017/36049

Confirmed on autosport: http://www.autosport.com/news/report...eurocup-season

Racing Harz · 14 Dec 2016, 05:14 (Ref:3696027)

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Originally Posted by 10TENTHS

Not seeing this anywhere on their website or twitter, what's your source?

Yifei posted that on Facebook

**bella** · 14 Dec 2016, 11:27 (Ref:3696095)

renaultsport tweeted about it this morning, also mentioning sacha fenestraz as a teammate.

**bella** · 19 Dec 2016, 01:45 (Ref:3697054)

another one not on the list

luis leeds says he's doing the eurocup with kaufmann - source

Formulahistory · 19 Dec 2016, 14:15 (Ref:3697135)

and one who stands on my list

http://www.paddockscout.com/alexey-k...-renault/36158

but it's okay, you don't want my work, I will not work again.

Racing Harz · 18 Jan 2017, 10:41 (Ref:3703328)

Dan Ticktum at Arden and Neil Verhagen and Richard Verschoorat MP Motorsport - all are Red Bull Juniors.
http://www.motorsport.com/frenault/n...roster-866437/

Stardust · 21 Jan 2017, 12:22 (Ref:3704049)

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Originally Posted by Racing Harz

Dan Ticktum at Arden and Neil Verhagen and Richard Verschoorat MP Motorsport - all are Red Bull Juniors.
http://www.motorsport.com/frenault/n...roster-866437/

Ticktum dodged a bullet there. He should thank RedBu. Wouldn't have looked too good against Norris in F3... let's see how he does against the reigning British F4 champion in the midfield of the Eurocup...

JD Media · 15 Feb 2017, 07:46 (Ref:3712314)

Arden has completed its line-up, with Zane Goddard and Ghislain Cordeel.

Makes 22 confirmed drivers, with 3 Formula 4 champs (Fewtrell, Yifei & Verschoor), some good other talented drivers (Ticktum,Fenestraz & Schwartzman) it should be a good season again. Let's see if there is a new Lando Norris out there to win it in the rookie season, but i'll put my money on Schwartzman or Fenestraz.

Really bad to see the NEC FR2.0 has 2 clashes with the Eurocup.... doesn't make sence to do both series this year..

**bella** · 15 Feb 2017, 12:21 (Ref:3712379)

Quote:

Originally Posted by JD Media

Really bad to see the NEC FR2.0 has 2 clashes with the Eurocup.... doesn't make sence to do both series this year..

i think the eurocup expanding made a joint programme irrelevant anyway, and imo time will show pushing out the nec as being the start of the end for 2.0.

10TENTHS · 15 Feb 2017, 12:22 (Ref:3712380)

Thing is Renault decided to add triple-headers for all of the NEC rounds but only a few Eurocup ones. Odd decision given the scheduling.

Quote:

Originally Posted by JD Media

Really bad to see the NEC FR2.0 has 2 clashes with the Eurocup.... doesn't make sense to do both series this year..

It's 3, actually, which is why everyone has signed for Eurocup. Looks like a stronger field than European F3 though.

Stardust · 19 Feb 2017, 09:14 (Ref:3713111)

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Originally Posted by 10TENTHS

Thing is Renault decided to add triple-headers for all of the NEC rounds but only a few Eurocup ones. Odd decision given the scheduling.

It's 3, actually, which is why everyone has signed for Eurocup. Looks like a stronger field than European F3 though.

I don't agree with your last comment. I think the drivers doing Renault 2.0 are there because they are not ready for FIA F3, not because they decided Eurocup was a better championship. You can go to DTM or GP2 from FIA F3, but never from Eurocup!

JD Media · 28 Feb 2017, 14:37 (Ref:3715315)

Good to see Max Defourny in at R-ACE GP again. Will not be easy for all the rookies...

Juntos · 1 Mar 2017, 00:49 (Ref:3715407)

@JD Media I’d expect nothing less.

What is Eurocup Formula Renault budget nowadays?

Racing Harz · 2 Mar 2017, 11:48 (Ref:3715774)

30 Cars!
https://www.renaultsport.com/Thirty-...t.html?lang=fr

10TENTHS · 3 Mar 2017, 07:18 (Ref:3716020)

Not bad, but it seems their choice of scheduling has killed off NEC in the process.

10TENTHS · 30 Mar 2017, 13:39 (Ref:3722606)

Renault have realised the folly of clashing rounds, and adjusted the NEC schedule to boost the grid with Eurocup crossover entries: http://necup.com/nec-presents-amende...amme-calendar/

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