Raffaele Marciello

This week’s PaddockScout Roundup features the opening round of the GP2 season, F4 racing from France and Britain, Japanese F3 getting underway and the latest Indy Lights race.

GP2 pre-season favorite Stoffel Vandoorne dominated the opening qualifying, leading an ART 1-2 at Sakhir.

GP2 debutant Jordan King posted the fastest time in free practice at the opening round of 2015 in Bahrain.

PaddockScout previews the 2015 GP2 Series season, which features some exciting prospects at the front of the grid and could be one of the most exciting yet.

Pierre Gasly returned to top spot in a closely-fought morning session on the final day of GP2 pre-season testing in Bahrain.

Honda protege Nobuharu Matsushita recorded the best time so far of the GP2 test in Bahrain, topping the afternoon session on day two.

Status GP2 tester Richie Stanaway showed what he can do as he beat the series frontrunners to top the morning session on the third and final day of the first …

Arden International duo Norman Nato and Andre Negrao went quickest in the afternoon session on day two of GP2 pre-season testing in Abu Dhabi.

GP3 champion Alex Lynn set the pace as day two of GP2 pre-season testing got underway in Abu Dhabi.

Pierre Gasly ended the opening day of GP2 testing for 2015 on top of the times in Abu Dhabi, picking up where he left off in November.

New Racing Engineering signing Alexander Rossi posted the quickest time of the opening session of GP2 testing for 2015 on Monday morning.

Raffaele Marciello will race for Trident in his second campaign in the GP2 Series this year.

GP2 enjoyed a bit of a renaissance in 2014, with four rookie race-winners and a pretty convincing champion. Here, PaddockScout delivers its verdict on the top 20 drivers.

Ferrari protege Raffaele Marciello will hold a test and reserve driver position at the Sauber F1 Team in 2015 alongside a second season in GP2.

The third part of PaddockScout’s countdown of the junior single-seater stars of 2014 feature frontrunners from GP2, GP3 and European F3 as well as F4-level champions of France, Germany, Britain …

GP2 post-season testing came to an end on Saturday night in Abu Dhabi with Pierre Gasly still dominating proceedings.

Pierre Gasly continues to be the man to beat on the final day of GP2 testing in Abu Dhabi.

Pierre Gasly finished his second straight day of GP2 testing with DAMS at the top of the times, with fellow Frenchman and team-mate Esteban Ocon in P2.

Arthur Pic set the pace in the the first half of Friday’s GP2 testing in Abu Dhabi ahead of F3 graduates Jordan King and Esteban Ocon.

Numerous stars of junior single-seater racing in 2014 will take part in this week’s Formula 1 test at Yas Marina after the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.