Sam Bird

The talented duo are a welcome addition for GP2, and great news for their own Formula 1 aspirations too, as PaddockScout looks ahead to round two of the championship.

PaddockScout takes a look back at the first weekend of the 2013 season proper, as title races begin in GP2 in Malaysia and the F3 European Championship and Auto GP …

Fabio Leimer started his GP2 title bid with victory in the opening race of the season in Malaysia.

Johnny Cecotto has been excluded from the results of qualifying for the opening round of the GP2 Series in Malaysia after stewards deemed his manoeuvre that put Sam Bird on …

Stefano Coletti scored his first GP2 pole position in an extremely close qualifying session for the opening race of the season in Malaysia, with just eight thousandths of a second …

It’s is still not entirely finalised, but after a winter of upheaval, we take a look through a largely improved GP2 grid with the 2013 season starting in Malaysia this …

GP2 Series race winner Sam Bird has returned to the championship on the eve of the 2013 season to drive for the new Russian Time outfit.

Antonio Felix da Costa and Stoffel Vandoorne were again the quickest men in Formula Renault 3.5 Series testing at Paul Ricard, except it was the former on top on Saturday.

Formula Renault 3.5 Series rookie Stoffel Vandoorne showed again he could be a threat for the championship as he beat favourite Antonio Felix da Costa to the fastest time on …

British F3 vice-champion Jazeman Jaafar will get his first taste of a Formula 1 car on 17 March when he partakes in an exhibition run along the streets of Kuala …

We review the 2012 Formula Renault 3.5 season, in which a rookie Formula Renault 2.0 graduate prevailed against a better-than-ever grid full with proteges of Formula 1 teams and other …

Part 3 of our end-of-season countdown takes a look at the drivers on the cusp of the top 20…

Red Bull ace outperforms – if not upstages – FR3.5 title contenders in a dramatic end-of-season weekend in Barcelona and beyond…

Three drivers have emerged from an extremely competitive field, and one of them will be crowned Formula Renault 3.5 Series champion after two last races at Barcelona this weekend…

All the action from Paul Ricard and much, much more on a hectic weekend as several series come to a conclusion for 2012 and others reach a critical point…

Red Bull Junior’s stunning season continues as Danish ace is robbed of victory in second Hungaroring FR3.5 race, having come second in opening encounter to Robin Frijns, who extends his …

Bird and Bianchi take to the French circuit to undertake further testing for their F1 teams, before heading to Hungary to resume their FR3.5 title battle with Robin Frijns this …

Experienced pair boost title chances in frantic British races, while Daniel Juncadella escapes a bruising F3 Euro Series weekend at Zandvoort with an extended points lead…

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 …

Spaniard adds dominant victory in Zandvoort race to his Macau crown, while elsewhere the World Series by Renault takes to the brand new Moscow Raceway…