Ahead of this weekend’s Formula 1 season opener, we analyse the careers-to-date of each of the category’s five new drivers…
Giedo van der Garde
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Dutchman finally gets an F1 race drive after plying his trade in the junior categories for ten seasons. Whether he has truly earned his chance over the years is another question…
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After narrowly missing out on setting the fastest time yesterday, the Portuguese driver did just that in his second day of testing for Red Bull…
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Danish youngster tops timesheets on his F1 debut, edging out Red Bull’s Antonio Felix da Costa even though he only contested the morning session…
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It’s been a very long road, but ten years after becoming the karting world champion, Giedo van der Garde is finally on the verge of a race seat in F1 as he takes part in a run of Friday outings with Caterham…
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We look at who impressed and who didn’t in the latest season of the premier Formula 1 feeder series…
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F1 reserve driver duo boost aspirations with their second wins of the season at the final round of the season, held in Singapore for the first time…
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Two second-places boost Portuguese star’s chances, as rivals struggle in race two. Meanwhile, the two GP2 title rivals are tied for the standings lead…
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F1’s summer break provides the opportunity to look at the driver market for next season, and from PaddockScout’s point of view it’s all about the young drivers looking to make that breakthrough…
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Portuguese driver moves into title contention after becoming the first double winner in GP3 history. In GP2 there were wins for Max Chilton and Esteban Gutierrez…
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There were off-weekends for the title rivals in GP2 at Hockenheim, while in GP3 Patric Niederhauser grabbed another win and Mitch Evans extended his advantage…
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The bumper weekend of racing in Monaco didn’t produce the best racing we’ll see all season, but as always the tight streets provided a great test of the F1 hopefuls’ talent and bravery…
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GP3 joins GP2 and Formula Renault 3.5 on the streets of Monte Carlo, creating a bumper weekend of junior action featuring some of the most promising racers around…
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GP3 title favourite heads the standings after round one, Giedo van der Garde ends his GP2 winless streak, while a Ferrari protege dominates in Pau..
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Valsecchi wins again in GP2 as Dillmann also tastes victory, Bacheta remains unbeaten in F2, Juncadella makes a double winning start to the Euro F3 season, and more…
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While experienced campaigners led the way in the first race of the GP2 season in Malaysia, it was the turn of three rising stars in Race 2…
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Half of the current F1 grid raced in GP2. With the season beginning in Malaysia this weekend, here’s your essential lowdown on all 26 drivers in the class of 2012…
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The GP2 and GP3 seasons come to a conclusion at Monza this weekend, with the title still up for grabs in the latter after a highly competitive season…
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PaddockScout looks ahead to a bumper weekend of action, featuring GP2, GP3, FIA Formula 2 and Formula Renault NEC…