Felipe Nasr has used sponsorship money to secure a Sauber seat, but he’s deserving of an F1 opportunity on merit, despite a GP2 campaign that didn’t quite match expectations.
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PaddockScout reviews all the contenders from another season of Formula Renault 3.5 where top racers staked a claim to a future in F1, and Red Bull Juniors finished first and …
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PaddockScout reviews a bumper weekend of junior racing as titles are won and seasons concluded across numerous categories and continents.
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We profile Dean Stoneman, the 2010 F2 champion whose impressive racing return in GP3 continues to get even more remarkable, with an enforced team switch almost yielding a double win …
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This week’s Roundup includes the inaugural trip to Russia for GP2 and GP3 as well as the penultimate European F3 round, and action from Italian F4, Formula Ford GB and …
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This week’s roundup takes a look at the final rounds of German F3, ADAC Formel Masters and Formula Renault 2.0 Alps, as well as the penultimate Formula Renault 1.6 NEC …
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A race winner in Formula Ford earlier in 2014, third-generation racer Sam Brabham is now looking ahead to 2015 and was present at the final round of the British F3 …
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In addition to reviewing the penultimate World Series by Renault event of the year, this week’s Roundup also looks at Euroformula Open, Protyre Formula Renault, Formula Ford and F4 action.
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There’s seven championships in this week’s Roundup, including five series that had their title races settled and two with battles their hotting up.
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Norman Nato has had quiet times while in Formula Renault 3.5, but has now followed a Monaco victory with another win at the Hungaroring. We profile the Frenchman with a …
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Two years ago, PaddockScout selected ten karters that we fancied might be worth keeping an eye on, and nine of them are now making waves in single-seaters. Now, we pick …
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This week’s Roundup features the resumption of Formula Renault 3.5 and Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 action after the summer break, as well as British F3, German F3, Italian F4 and …
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PaddockScout takes a look at the turbulent career of Jimmy Eriksson, who unexpectedly emerged as a frontrunner in GP3’s 2014 season…
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Eurocup: The series that gave us Ricciardo, Bottas and future F1 stars
by Peter Allenby Peter AllenPaddockScout looks at Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0, which saw new F1 stars Daniel Ricciardo and Valtteri Bottas fight it out for the title in 2008, and has continued to produce …
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PaddockScout reviews another dose of GP2 and GP3 action, as well as Euroformula Open, Formula Renault Alps, French F4, Formula Ford and more.
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The GP2 season resumes at Spa-Francorchamps this weekend following the summer break, with Jolyon Palmer taking a 43-point lead into the four-round run-in over his nearest rival Felipe Nasr.
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We profile Italian racer Antonio Giovinazzi, who’s recently established himself as one of the frontrunners in European F3…
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After the news that Max Verstappen will race in Formula 1 for Toro Rosso next year, Peter Allen weighs up the positives and negatives of giving an F1 seat to …
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This week’s roundup features an action-packed weekend of Formula 3, our first regular season champion of 2014 and the first ever hat-trick in BRDC F4.
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Formula 1’s summer break means it’s time for PaddockScout’s annual look at the junior single-seater stars who could feature in silly season and have a place on the grid come …