British F3 silly season 2010

[GroupOfOne]

You're correct Jon.

[strider]

Originally Posted by GroupOfOne

You're correct Jon.

Indeed and they have also tested Gabriel Dias and Oliver Oakes.

Buller could be a big surprise. He dominated the FBMW race in Macau - pole position, race win and fastest lap - this in a team he had not met before and competing against their regular driver, the highly-rated Felipe Nasr.

[Richard B]

Lotus F1 Racing have also appointed former Malaysian F1 driver Alex Yoong as Head of Driver Development (Asia) alongside Nino Judge, the Team Principal of the UK-based Litespeed Formula 3 team, as Head of Driver Development (Europe).
http://www.lotusf1racing.my/article/...ointments.html

Can only be good news for Litespeed and British F3

[strider]

It's also worth mentioning that Alex Yoong himself is an ex-British F3 driver - you just can't keep them out of the limelight!

I think Nino Judge is more of a financial person (someone in the City) than a motor racing person, but he's a great character and enthusiast and if somehow he's managed to keep Litespeed involved in the F1 team, then good for him.

[Richard B]

Slightly off topic...
Talking of "being in the limelight" has anybody seen "The Season" a "Holyoaks" style ski programme, lunch times Saturday on BBC2 staring ex-Promatecme driver Alex Waters.
He also appears to be dating one of the Sugarbabes! http://angryape.com/news/amelle-is-dating-alex-waters
Who knows where British F3 can land you !

[jab]

Originally Posted by strider

I think Nino Judge is more of a financial person (someone in the City) than a motor racing person, but he's a great character and enthusiast and if somehow he's managed to keep Litespeed involved in the F1 team, then good for him.

Didn't he used to be an engineer for Lotus, though?

[strider]

Originally Posted by jab

Didn't he used to be an engineer for Lotus, though?

That's how he's been described lately, but whenever I saw him at an F3 meeting last year he was keeping well away from the cars and doing the charming host bit instead. He joked to me that he had been warned off!

Steve Kenchingon is the pukka engineer.

[wdj]

Tests at Algarve today, mixing British and F3 Euroseries. Muke, Motorpark and Hitech (Dias and Buller onboard).

[strider]

Any idea who Motorpark were running?

[Francis Albert]

Originally Posted by strider

Any idea who Motorpark were running?

I'd say Adrian Quaiffe-Hobbs and António Félix da Costa. Maybe Matias Laine as well?

[strider]

Originally Posted by Francis Albert

I'd say Adrian Quaiffe-Hobbs and António Félix da Costa. Maybe Matias Laine as well?

Thanks.

[wdj]

Originally Posted by strider

Thanks.

Here the full list (drivers performing yesterday and/or today):

Hitech: Dias and Buller

Motopark Euroseries: Antonio Felix da Costa, Quaife-Hobbs, Mathias Laine.

Motopark Germany F3: Kevin Magnussen, Jimmy Erickson, Pipo Derani, Luis Sa Silva.

Mucke: Nigel Melker, Victor Garcia, Carlos Munoz, Tobias Hegewald, Roberto Mehri.

Yesterday Dias was the quickest, keeping a good gap. Today still running.

[Rf1 Fan]

Melker seems to be in frame to sign with Muecke.

[kerrmanningjarv]

Originally Posted by Rf1 Fan

Melker seems to be in frame to sign with Muecke.

Melker at Mücke, there's an alliterative phrase!

Mika Maki at Mücke was even better though .

[Rf1 Fan]

Originally Posted by kerrmanningjarv

Melker at Mücke, there's an alliterative phrase!

Mika Maki at Mücke was even better though .

He has just made near 10 days of test with Muecke.

Then i don't know but Stopango.tv just said the same....

[sauber11]

from sportmotores.es

F3 Uk/F3 Ger/F3 ES: Collective training in Valencia Data: 15/12/2009 10:30 The circuit of Valencia is welcoming from yesterday Monday collective training of different equipment from Formulates 3, from the English to the German, or Formulates Masters. The best time of Monday corresponded yesterday to Oli Webb, that will be pilot of Fortec in Formula 3 Briton in 2010. To also emphasize the presence in the first positions of Jazemar Jaafar, Raikkonen Robertson Racing, Rupert Svendsen Cook, with Carlin. all of them of Formula 3 Briton, or Daniel Abt with Go Amersfoort Racing and that the ATS 3 Formel German Cup will do. On the part of Formula 3 Spanish was RP Motorsport with David Fumanelli, Kevin Ceccon and Biagio Bulnes, besides Spanish pilots Carmen Jordá and Ferrán Monk. The training will follow throughout today.

I thought Jazemar Jaafar would sign for litespeed because of lotus\malaysia connection , but looks like he will drive for Double R instead.

[Shaddix]

Laurens Vanthoor is also i Valencia, I'm not sure with what team, I think he tests with a car of VW itself

[ivanalesi]

Doesn't he have a Signature deal?

[Shaddix]

some sites where reporting that, but in a small conversation on facebook he told that he dindn't know anything about that

maybe he does, but it isn't official told to the press

[pericu]

I think Hitech with Buller and DÃ*az are testing in Alcañiz and probably other teams (ART is confirmed). But it's a bad week for testing in spain (rain and snow).

[jab]

Originally Posted by Shaddix

some sites where reporting that, but in a small conversation on facebook he told that he dindn't know anything about that

maybe he does, but it isn't official told to the press

You know him quite well, yes?

[EastonNeston]

We are now 10 days after the SRO awards night, in the middle of December and still no dates for F3 next season.

Almost every other professional series organisers, throughout the world, have published their 2010 dates, why is it that SRO find it so difficult?

Have SRO not considered it would be better for their customers, the teams taking part and all the other series stakeholders to publish the information early? Most professional sports organisers would by this stage have finalised the arrangements for 2010 and would be making god progress on the preliminary arrangements for 2011.
Does anyone believe we will see the F3 dates for 2010 before xmas?

[Shaddix]

Originally Posted by jab

You know him quite well, yes?

no, I just added him to FB, I don't know him personally

[GroupOfOne]

Regarding your comments there Easton, on another site (think it was the btcc.net forum) I read that F3 definitely won't be supporting the GT round at Donington in October.

Presumably this means that F3 won't be visiting DP this season (then again, will anything!?) so where will the sixth British round of the series be? It was indicated in Autosport a while back that there'd be a 6/4 split in terms of home and European rounds and we've got five of the home rounds confirmed thanks to the GT calendar.

03-05 April Oulton Park
03/04 July Snetterton
17/18 July Rockingham
14/15 Aug Silverstone Grand Prix
25/26 Sept Brands Hatch Grand Prix

I wonder whether we will see British F3 supporting the Tourist Trophy/FIA GT weekend at Silverstone at the beginning of May again, as it would fill the gap between Oulton & Paul Ricard nicely.

But yes, they really should have announced something by now. If they don't do it this week then I can't see it being done before the New Year.

[wdj]

Originally Posted by pericu

I think Hitech with Buller and DÃ*az are testing in Alcañiz and probably other teams (ART is confirmed). But it's a bad week for testing in spain (rain and snow).

In fact, weather was pretty bad in Motorland last two days. Despite that, Hitech performed with Buller (1:53:00) and Dias (1:52:7). ART performed with Bottas (1:52:8 with Cooper, 1:52:4 with Yokohama and not sure his lap with Kuhmo).
Sims and Pla also tested to ART, but lapping in a slower pace.